Steve Eriksen:

Purpose Over Paycheck

He walked away from a six-figure CTO role to chase something deeper. This is the story of how he found clarity — and courage — in a moment of uncertainty.

Bio

Steve Eriksen is the Founder of EventRaptor – the BEST solution for making Virtual Event Management easy!

He’s also a tech integration specialist and automation enthusiast.

In his previous role as the Chief Technology Officer for Mary Morrissey, a life coach certification organization with an 8-figure revenue, he was responsible for all the tech that went into their events with thousands of attendees. When Steve hosted a summit for his own coaching business, he couldn’t find a good system to help him run his event.

So he took his technical background in the events space, combined it with his real-world experience as an event host, and created EventRaptor, a system that makes virtual event management easy.

Everything you see on this site was born out of Steve’s frustration trying to use other event management software, and wanting to create a solution that makes it EASY to host your own virtual event.

Steve is happy to come to your virtual event to talk about EventRaptor, virtual events in general, how to make your virtual event successful, how you can eliminate 90% of the effort involved in setting up your own virtual event, and how that can transform your business.

Note that affiliates are already earning thousands of dollars in commission from EventRaptor. This presents a great opportunity to generate additional income and add value to your event.

Of course, Steve will follow your rules and guidelines, and he has an excellent lead magnet for attendees interested in virtual events. He can also offer strategy sessions, demos and more, as well as a free entry into the EventRaptor Speaker Directory.

More about Steve: over 20 years of studying effective marketing techniques such as Direct Response marketing and NLP (language patterns). Fan of marketing experts Dan Kennedy and Jay Abraham. Former CTO of a major life coach certification and personal development company, self-confessed tech nerd, developer, father, husband, and scuba diver.

Topics

  • The emotional weight of leaving a high-paying, high-status role
  • Navigating uncertainty when you’re multi-skilled
  • The surprising power of virtual networking
  • Creating clarity in a sea of options
  • Lessons from being both CTO and coach
  • Transitioning from employee mindset to entrepreneur
  • Why “figuring it out” takes time—and how to stay the course
  • Tuning your story to resonate with your ideal audience
  • How to test your idea in real time
  • What to expect emotionally after handing in your notice

Guiding Questions

  • What made you realize it was finally time to leave your CTO role?
  • How did it feel to let go of a six-figure salary?
  • With so many possible paths, how did you narrow your focus?
  • Can you walk us through that pivotal networking weekend?
  • What internal doubts did you face during the transition?
  • How did your tech background shape the business you built?
  • What surprised you most after leaving corporate life?
  • How do you help others find clarity in their own careers?
  • Looking back, what do you wish you knew before making the leap?
  • What would you say to someone standing where you once stood?

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