Steve Harper — Founder

🌺 Aloha from Honolulu! 🏄‍♂️ My story? Surfing saved my life. 🌊 Driven by a lifelong passion for surfing and inspired by Hawaii's vibrant surf culture, I founded SurfersConnect.net, a digital haven for the world's 25 million surf enthusiasts. 🤖 With 32 years of Silicon Valley experience in lasers, robotics, animation, gaming, and digital publishing, I bring deep expertise in technology-driven platforms. This expertise powers my vision for SurfersConnect.net—a unified digital ecosystem connecting surfers worldwide. 🔥 At SurfersConnect.net, we passionately champion a groundbreaking online philosophy: ValueFirst Engagement. This ethos guarantees an intuitive, ad-free, and user-centric experience. We prioritize authentic interactions and real value, recognizing that true brand loyalty is forged through meaningful engagement, not advertisements. 🎁 To bring this vision to life, we deploy innovative strategies like gamification to keep our community vibrant, connected, and engaged. Users unlock rewards including sponsor gift certificates and exclusive SurfersConnect.net merchandise. These gamified elements make engagement enjoyable and rewarding, fostering a dynamic and active community. Every feature and partnership at SurfersConnect.net is meticulously designed to elevate the user experience and set new benchmarks in digital community engagement. 🌟 ValueFirst Engagement aims to redefine the social media experience by transforming every interaction into a uniquely meaningful and valuable relationship, free from the disruptions of ads, profiling, and micro-targeting found on other social platforms. 🗣️ My leadership philosophy is simple: Don't Argue. Persuade. 💎 Core principle: Do what you say you're going to do. 🦉 Best advice I can give: Can't resonate? Change the frequency. 💻📱🖥️ Our UI/UX Aesthetic: Pristine, Friction-Free. ☁️🔒 Our Technology Stack: WordPress, Elementor, Ultimate Member, Kinsta, Google Cloud, Cloudflare 🌐 At SurfersConnect.net, we envision a world where surfing and technology unite to create the ultimate digital haven for surf enthusiasts. Our goal is to build the premier global community platform that connects surfers worldwide and enhances their experiences with innovative, user-centric technology. Where every wave brings us closer, and every interaction fuels our passion for the surfing lifestyle. 🤙🏼 SurfersConnect.net is a real digital home for surfers. No ads, no tracking, no algorithm deciding what you see. ⛑️ Now, ask me how surfing saved my life.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Digital Community Innovator with a focus on user engagement and technology integration.

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Experience: 2 yrs 7 mos