Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author and a popular speaker who coaches leaders worldwide. He grew up largely in Europe due to his father’s career as an officer in the U. S. Army. After a youth filled with sports, travel, and mischief, he attended college in the U.S. and earned a bachelor’s degree in history and philosophy. For the next decade he lived in Texas where he completed two master’s degrees, hosted a radio program and began acquiring a reputation as a speaker of both depth and humor.