Steven Hoffman
Bio
With a deep commitment to natural health and the environment, Steven Hoffman has dedicated his career to natural, organic and eco-friendly products, socially responsible business, and building mission-based brands.Steve serves as Founder and Managing Director of Compass Natural, a full-service public relations, marketing, brand communications, and strategic business development agency specializing in the $300-billion LOHAS – or Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability – market. He is Co-founder of LOHAS Journal and the LOHAS Forum sustainable business conference, and former Education Director for Natural Products Expo East and West, the world’s largest natural and organic products trade expositions.Steve also served as Editorial Director of New Hope Network’s highly respected natural products trade publishing division, including the Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine. Hoffman also served as National Marketing Director and Rocky Mountain Regional Sales Manager for Arrowhead Mills, now a leading division of the Hain-Celestial Group.He received a M.S. in Agriculture from Pennsylvania State University. Hoffman is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served in agriculture and education in Honduras and Costa Rica in Central America. In addition to English, Hoffman speaks Spanish and French. A singer-songwriter and performing musician, too, Hoffman lives in beautiful Boulder County, CO, where he enjoys access to his beloved adopted Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West!
