Hi, I'm Stephen.

Stephen Shortt is the HAPPY People Guy, a global keynote speaker, author, and entrepreneur who helps people answer the question that keeps them up at 2am on a Sunday night: is this it? He's CEO of CareerFit, Talent Select, and Successful Succession, and founder of the HAPPY People Project. He's delivered keynotes and workshops in 57 countries. Officially, a Disney Princess.

Stephen Shortt is the HAPPY People Guy, a global keynote speaker, author, and entrepreneur on a mission to make the world a better place with happy people in fulfilling, rewarding careers. He works across three worlds. He helps people stop doing jobs they hate without blowing up their life. He helps managers hire the right people without first hiring the wrong ones. And he helps entrepreneurs build a killer family business without killing their family, drawing on his own experience buying two businesses from his parents and nearly walking away from one. At the heart of his work is the HAPPY framework, a five-dimension model covering Highlights, Appreciation, Progress, People, and Your Contribution, built during a genuinely difficult stretch of his own life. He's delivered keynotes, workshops, and facilitated conversations in 57 countries, and is, officially, a Disney Princess.

Stephen Shortt is the HAPPY People Guy, a global keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, and founder of the HAPPY People Project. He helps people answer the question that keeps them up at 2am on a Sunday night: is this it? What am I doing with my life? Can I get out of this? He's CEO of CareerFit, a psychometric career assessment platform for career changers and schools; Talent Select, an assessment-led hiring company for SMEs and growing businesses; and Successful Succession, a coaching and consulting practice for family businesses navigating leadership transitions. All three sit under the HAPPY People Project, the philosophy and framework he founded. At the heart of his work is the HAPPY framework, a five-dimension model covering Highlights, Appreciation, Progress, People, and Your Contribution, which helps people reverse-engineer the future they actually want into steps they can take today. He built it during a genuinely difficult stretch of his own life, not as a product. Stephen works across three intersecting worlds. For individuals, he helps people stop doing jobs they hate without blowing up their life, through CareerFit and the Finding Your IDEAL Career framework. For organisations, he helps managers hire the right people without first hiring the wrong ones, through Talent Select. For family businesses, he helps entrepreneurs build a killer family business without killing their family, drawing on his own experience buying two businesses from his parents and nearly walking away from one, through Successful Succession. He has delivered keynotes, workshops, and facilitated strategy conversations in 57 countries. His most requested talks include Why You HATE Your Job, Hiring The Right People, Build a Killer Family Business Without Killing Your Family, and What's Your Leadership Style? He is also a sought-after MC and strategy facilitator, particularly within the Entrepreneurs' Organisation (EO). Stephen is currently writing three books: The HAPPY Entrepreneur, Your Future Career, and Build a Killer Family Business, Without Killing Your Family. He is, officially, a Disney Princess.