Stephen Underwood

Education & Training

Published Works

• Raising Your C.I.Q: Sharpening Your Global Cultural Intelligence To Thrive In The Global Marketplace Today! — 2017
  In the globalized world of today, it behooves each and every one of us to sharpen and hone in on our global cultural intelligence. In today's global marketplace there are many trans-generational, multi-cultural, cross-cultural, and multi-national businesses being conducted today more now than ever before in human history. If you are in the business, entrepreneur, or dealing with anything having to deal with people engagement, it would be in your best interest in becoming and increasing your global cultural intelligence in today's global economy. There are all kinds of transactions, business deals, and contract acquisitions happening more on a regular basis now than ever before since the world is moving more toward a multi-national ethnic community than any other time in human history. To be able to function and operate in today's multi-national, multi-cross-cultural society of today it will benefit you to know more about global cultural intelligence now than ever before because this is where the economy and the world are moving to. In this article, we will be dealing with ways that you can raise your global cultural intelligence by understanding your own CQI, which stands for Cultural Intelligence Qualitative comprehension of the world around you and your own space within the world. Writing this article will help us grasp a better understanding of the world around us and how vastly it is changing right in front of our very eyes. Either we change with it or we'll all be left behind. Here is the article link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/raising-your-ciq-sharping-global-cultural-thrive-stephen-underwood-/
• Global Leadership: The Difference Between A Boss vs. A Leader! — 2019
  As we look to go forward into the future of singularity and pluralism as a whole the main ingredient to being able to thrive within this global culture will be based on the way we chose to lead versus that of being bosses. We will have to distinguish between the two because of the idealism of Ocean blueprint ideas that are helping liberate people from the status quo. The question will be. How will you and I choose to either lead as bosses or as true leaders in the global economy of today? Here is the article link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-leadership-difference-between-boss-vs-leader/
• Spiritual Intelligence: The Global Cross-Cultural Intelligence Factor! — 2019
  Here is an article that we did on Spiritual intelligence known as (SQ) for short. It highlights the impact that Spiritual Intelligence can and does have upon our own culture. Here is our article link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/spiritual-intelligence-global-cross-cultural-factor/
• MONEY MATTERS & YOU: FOUR WAYS TO FUTURE-PROOF YOUR OMNICHANNEL STRATEGIES! — 2016
  AS TECHNOLOGY BECOMES MORE ADVANCED AND INTEGRATED INTO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. FROM OUR HOMES, CARS, JOBS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND EVEN DOWN TO THE WAY WE DO AND CONDUCT BUSINESS ON A REGULAR DAILY BASIS WILL ALL BE DETERMINED BY HOW WELL WE CAN ADAPT TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE. ACCORDING TO SIMPSON, IN OTHER WORDS, AS MORE SOPHISTICATED TECH TOOLS, HAVE EVOLVED, SO HAVE CUSTOMERS' EXPECTATIONS FOR BRANDS-AND SO HAVE THE SOPHISTICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MARKETERS' OMNICHANNEL STRATEGIES. TECHNOLOGY, HOWEVER, CONSTANTLY CHANGES. ROI CAN DIMINISH QUICKLY. BUT TIMELY CONCEPTS, TESTED STRATEGIES, AND DEFINED MARKETING GOALS HAVE A LONGER SHELF LIFE, ARE MORE PLIABLE, AND WILL EVOLVE AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES. SO MARKETERS NEED TO FUTURE-PROOF THEIR OMNICHANNEL STRATEGIES AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES.[1] THIS MEANS WE NEED TO BE ADJUSTABLE AS WELL AS ADAPTABLE TO THE FLUCTUATION OF CHANGES THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AND WILL CONSTANTLY GO THROUGH. HOW WELL SOMEONE ADJUSTS TO THE MARKETPLACE WILL MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING ARCHAIC OR RELEVANT IN TODAY'S GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL BEING ABLE TO DO THE 4 MARKETABLE ADAPTATIONS OF TODAY'S MARKETPLACE. Here is the article link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-matters-you-four-ways-future-proof-your-sales-marketing-trai/
• Economic Alchemy: The Power of Online Shopping — 2015
  The world of online shopping has hit an all-time high. Just in 2013 e-commerce internet retail sales alone in the U.S. hit on average 14.80% that's just in U.S. internet retail sales. This world of online shopping is exploding due to the advanced technology of Social Media. This medium has revolutionized the world of online shopping so much that between the years 2011-2015 it will more than tripled to 93%. Just the year prior to 2012 e-commerce had grown by 12%. Online shoppers in the U.S. spent more than $225 billion last year. "The official online spending numbers are in for 2012. U.S. e-commerce. Here is the article link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/economic-alchemy-power-online-shopping-reverend-stephen-l-underwood/
• ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY — 2014
  REVEALED: DISCOVER THE SECRETS TO WEALTH CREATION FROM HOME TO GENERATE 6 TO 7 FIGURES IN A INCOME ONLINE OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL CREATE FINANCIAL FREEDOM. WORK WITH THE FASTEST GROWING SUCCESSFUL TEAM OF INTERNET MARKETING PROFESSIONALS IN THE DELMARVA & DC AREA. Here is the link to our article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140905142206-48207218-economic-opportunity/
• Excuses, Excuses, Excuses! Why Many Do Not Survive in a Online Business? — 2014
  Here is the link to our article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140620160351-48207218-excuses-excuses-excuses-why-many-do-not-survive-in-a-online-business/
• The Power of Online Shopping! — 2014
  This is a brief synopsis of the expansive growth of online shopping. Here is the article link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/economic-alchemy-power-online-shopping-reverend-stephen-l-underwood/
• Money Matters and You: Helping You Thrive in Today's Globalize Economy! — 2015
  This article just simply helps existing business owners, business professionals, and entrepreneurs how to leverage each other's successes by having 100% invested interest in each other's success. It is a brief summary of how people can thrive in today's globalized economy. Here is the article link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-matters-you-four-ways-future-proof-your-sales-marketing-trai/

Professional Affiliations

• GCU Magna Cum Laude Alumni
  Fellow
• CQ Cultural Intelligence Advocate
  Member
• iGNLP Elite Master NLP Practitioner
  Member
• Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni
  Member
• Toastmasters International, Inc.
  Fellow
• Business Development - The Missing Link between Marketing & Sales
  Member
• HR Professionals - International
  Member
• Organization of Women in International Trade
  Member
• IDIQ Affiliate Partner Program
  Partner
• DKL Leadership Forum
  Member

Honors & Awards

• Alignable's Local Business Person Of The Year Contest Winner 2022 — 2022
  I was nominated and winner of the Alignable Network Platform Business of the Year Award Contest.
• Contributing Author at Thrive Global — 2021
  Thrive Global is another brilliant platform by Arianna Huffington. Thrive Global’s mission is to end the stress and burnout epidemic by offering companies and individuals sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance well-being, performance, and purpose, and create a healthier relationship with technology. Recent science has shown that the pervasive belief that burnout is the price we must pay for success is a delusion. We know, instead, that when we prioritize our well-being, our decision-making, creativity, and productivity improve dramatically. Thrive Global is committed to accelerating the culture shift that allows people to reclaim their lives and move from merely surviving to thrive.
• Magna Cum Laude — 2014
  I graduated with High Distinction with my Bachelor's degree as Magna Cum Laude from Grand Canyon University out of Phoenix, AZ while attending there.
• Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni — 2017
  I have been inducted into the WWANA (Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni) for the years of 2017-2018 due to my academic work at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ.

Community Service

• Annual Contributor — 2021
  Friend of Gideon helping take the Bible to the lost and around the world.
• Voice of the Martyr's — 2019
  Helping those suffering from religious persecutions, pain, and even death as well as provision of Bible's too.
• Teen Challenge, Inc. — 2008
  Helping to assist youth, young adult men get their lives back on track with themselves, families, and friends.