Steve Riddell is a Christian homeschooling father of four daughters and grandfather of four to-be-homeschooled grandchildren. He is an award-winning speaker, trainer, coach, manager, and author with a reputation for inspiring others to greater degrees of excellence. He is considered an expert in sales and business and is regularly sought after as a keynote speaker and seminar leader at trade shows and business conferences nationally and internationally. His expertise includes sales, motivation, call center design, call center management, compensation, direct marketing, and hiring - getting the right people. His training and consulting clients have included many major U.S. corporations. His company, Blinds.com, has been listed as "The Best Place to Work in Houston" 3 years in a row and has won "Best Call Center in the U.S." and "Direct Marketer of the year." Hie is author of the book SELLING GENIUS . . . Achieving Extraordinary Sales Results with Ordinary People. Steve and his family live in Huston, Texas, where he serves as COLO of Blinds.com, the largest Internet retailer in Houston.