About

Steve Whiteside PhD

Nice to meet you!

My name is Steve Whiteside PhD and I founded Inspiration by Design.

I’m an entrepreneur, Turnaround specialist, a lifelong student, a strategic thinker, and a community leader. I have a passion for working with organizations to help them grow and become more profitable as well and just help the organization be a place people want to be.

As well I have a passion for coaching and I enjoy helping leaders get around the barriers that stand between them and their success.

I moved to Canada in 1989 and started by managerial and entrepreneurial life with CompuCollege, a Private College here in British Columbia, shortly thereafter. Under my direction, the company grew from $1.5M to over $12M in revenue in just over five years, and by the mid-90s CompuCollege was the leader in Private Post-Secondary Education in British Columbia. When CompuCollege was sold, I purchased a college called Academy of Learning and tripled its size in less than two years, using the same team that was onboard when I purchased it. I realized that if I let my team members dream and control their own destinies they would take greater ownership of their responsibilities, and I set of to apply that lesson to my next ventures.

You ask, where I come from? I moved to Canada in 1989 and started my managerial and entrepreneurial life with CompuCollege, a Private College here in British Columbia, shortly thereafter. As one of the leaders, the company grew from $1.5M to over $12M in revenue in just over five years, and by the mid-90s CompuCollege was the leader in Private Post-Secondary Education in British Columbia. When CompuCollege was sold, I purchased a college called Academy of Learning and tripled its size in less than two years, using the same team that was on board when I purchased it. I came to realize at an early age, that if I let my team members dream and control their destinies they would take greater ownership of their responsibilities, and I set off to apply that lesson to my future ventures.

After many successful business ventures, In my early forties, I felt the itch to learn more about leadership theory and what drives who we are, so I became a student at Royal Roads University, where I earned a Master’s in Leadership. I not only got to do my research there but also put the latest findings and theories from the academic world into practice in my own companies. It was such a powerful experience that I didn’t want to stop, so I completed another Master’s Degree in Human and Organizational Development and my Ph>d> in Organizational Systems at Fielding University in October of 2013. During my time at Fielding Graduate University, I also earned my Evidence Based Coaching Diploma in my post-graduate studies.
Though I have a wide body of additional community service and leadership experience on boards and serving as president as well, it is this combination of practical and academic experience that gives me a unique edge in my consulting practice as well as my coaching. Like many consultants and coaches I can offer an independent set of eyes to analyze a situation, but as someone responsible for multimillion-dollar businesses, I also hold an invaluable insider understanding of what has to go into managerial decision making. Not a lot of consultants and coaches have the practical, academic and experiential background that I have. This allows me to tailor my approach to each client to help bring out the answers you didn’t know you had to the questions that have been nagging for months (or sometimes years). It’s all about you, your potential, and your and your organization’s growth.
Now that we’re acquainted, if you would like to ask any questions or let me know what you are looking for please fill out the below form.

Inspiration By Design

Inspiration By Design was started by Steve Whiteside Ph.D. in 2004.

Steve owned and operated many businesses which included Private Business Colleges, Advertising Agency, and an import and export company. Around 2002 Steve started helping other businesses grow and he helped their leadership teams be more successful, so he decided to start this consulting and coaching company.
Since 2004 Inspiration by Design has worked with many organizations helping them make the most out of their potential. We have had many consultants partner with us to give organizations exactly what they required and asked for. We have worked on three main areas. Fiest, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence consulting as well as managerial training. Second, Turn around situations, are when an owner or a group of owners needs to revamp their systems and take a new approach to their organization to turn it around into a profitable and viable organization. And third, training, seminars and speaking engagements to help organizations stay on track and learn new ideas to be the best they can be.
Of course executive coaching or what some people call business coaching runs through all three of the above areas, we work in. We believe that everyone needs someone they can talk to, bounce ideas off and let down their walls and permit themselves to explore all the areas that they may not be comfortable exploring with co-workers or company boards. Our coaching fills that need. Steve Whiteside Ph.D. coaches many of our clients, but Inspiration by Design works with other coaches too when the need arises.

At Inspiration by Design, we know nothing comes easy, with a little inspiration and a lot of hard work and proper decision making you can build what you are looking for. It is our goal to help you get there. If you would like to talk to someone at Inspiration by design or with Steve Whiteside, please fill out the form below, answer a couple of questions and we will get back to you right away. Please do not feel like you must hire us if we talk. We are all about building relationships and being there for you when you need us.

Why you should Choose

Inspiration By Design

Client focus

Finding out the needs of my clients, and what they want to accomplish

Digging Deep

Take a deep dive into what you are looking for and need

Proactive, not reactive

Finding the systems to strengthen your practices, relationships and profits

Accomplishments

Accomplish goals in a way that is true to you and your business

Want any Other Services

Please contact me for any other needs you may have.

If you would like to talk or ask any questions please fill out a few questions in the below form and I will get back to you right away. Please do not feel that you must hire me if we talk. It’s best to ask questions and make sure we would be a good fit. But the first step is just having the conversation. I look forward to speaking with you.