Stevens is a journalist, posting regularly on health and alcohol issues for online news services and is a founding influencer at the world's largest medical portal, HealthTap. Many popular alcohologists on air and on bookshelves have stellar credentials, but few have had to eat their own cooking. Stevens blends his stunning personal 86-proof-two-liters-a-day story with thorough research into alcoholism, sobriety, relapse and recovery. A former mutual fund industry executive, Stevens blends wit, journalistic objectivity, blunt personal dialogue and no-nonsense business perspective in his three books, 2010's What the Early Worm Gets, 2013's Indie Book Awards finalist, Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, and 2015's Adding Fire to the Fuel. He regularly addresses conferences around the country -- including the REEL Recovery Film Festival -- on the latest trends in the field of alcohol use disorders. Among his life experiences, Stevens has met seven Presidents of the United States, flown with the Navy's Blue Angels, piloted a Los Angeles Class nuclear submarine and driven a NASCAR at 140mph on a one-mile oval. The football fan and avid golfer holds a Master's in Public Affairs Journalism from the University of Illinois - Springfield and lives in the Midwest with his children.