Hello, I’m Steve!

I am the owner of Comvert Marketing and hold many hats here, but I am not alone and certainly couldn’t do everything on my own!

I began work as an umpire, officiating T-Ball, 3-pitch and eventually softball games for the KW Optimist Club.

However, I needed something that would keep me busy year-round. This led me to a retail position selling Hockey & Baseball equipment, specializing in Goaltender’s gear. It was here where I began doing Graphic Design, making Signs, Web Design, Email Marketing & E-Commerce management. I was often discouraged from putting effort into making the internal store signs and price tags attractive, being told this wasn’t “arts and crafts class”. But boy, did that store look good, was easily read, and customers did notice. This seemed obvious to me, but only to a few others there.

During my time working retail, I went to Conestoga College for Electrical Engineering, but later changing my focus to Business Marketing. I’ve always been more logical, analytical (ISTJ) and a great problem solver, but to be creative was always my goal.

I then began working in Signs & Vehicle Graphics, further honing my skills in Branding & Graphic Design. I worked in this industry for over 5 years before my desire to follow my dream became too intense to ignore, but in many ways, I still do!