President at Myvesta Foundation
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
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- Founder at GetOutOfDebt.org
- President at Myvesta Foundation
- Chairman at Myvesta UK
- President at Rare Aviation
- Past
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- Director at Counsumer Credit Counseling Service - Springboard
- President at Myvesta.org
- Mainframe Technical Support at IBM
- Demoralized Lackey at Worst Temp Jobs in History (Sole Proprietorship)
- President at The Great Virginia Land Company
- Practice Administrator at Northeast Eye Care
- Ophthalmic Technologist at Kensington Eye Care
- Partner at Technical Ophthalmic Services
- Ophthalmic Technician at Altamonte Eye Care
- Ophthalmic Technician at Retina Consultants
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Steve Rhode’s Summary
My professional money, credit and debt experience all comes down to helping to create fair, balanced and sustainable solutions for debtors and creditors to help resolve consumer debt problems.
I have loads of experience doing radio, print and TV interviews as a debt expert, I'm an advice writer, advisor, consultant and counselor.
But rather than bore you with the details, what you really need to know is that I'm a nice guy that believes that success happens because we take action rather than just talk. I'm a "Do It Now" guy.
Really bored with nothing to do? Follow me on: www.twitter.com/GetOutOfDebtGuy
Steve Rhode’s Specialties:
Create and Develop Effective and Compassionate Programs to Eliminate Consumer Debt, Personal Money Coach, Consumer Debt, Consumer Credit, Getting Out of Debt, Resolving Financial Problems, Solutions for Financial Crisis, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Debt Consolidation, Credit Report Concerns, Credit Counseling, Debt Management, Consumer Author, Columnist
Steve Rhode’s Experience
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Founder
GetOutOfDebt.org
(Banking industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Through the GetOutOfDebt.org site I answer free questions submitted by people that are worried about money, credit, debt and other money troubles.
The goal is to give people a free and anonymous place to come and get direct and honest advice about how to best cope with consumer debt problems. -
President
Myvesta Foundation
(Privately Held; Investment Management industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)
The Myvesta Foundation is a global social enterprise that helps groups in various countries around the world to design and implement good, fair, and balanced solutions for consumers in trouble with money, credit and debt.
Are you part of the current or past Myvesta family? Join the Myvesta Alumni Group at http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/35688/674CDC4CCF7E -
Chairman
Myvesta UK
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)
Myvesta UK is located in England and is part of the Myvesta global social enterprise that helps people to deal with and overcome difficult financial and consumer debt problems.
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President
Rare Aviation
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
As a pilot and lover of aviation I felt there was a need to save and archive aviation history. I specialize in the rescue and restoration of WWII gun camera films, production of aviation DVDs and the digital delivery of aviation reference material at http://rareaviation.com .
Probably the best part of creating this group was that I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know some of the great WWII P-51 pilots. I have loads of footage that I have not had a chance to make public yet.
"Recently Steve Rhode from RareAviation.com came to speak to our group at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. Our members loved his restored films and strongly support his important mission of saving aviation history and making it available to everyone. For those of us who love aviation and aviation history, RareAviation,com is a unique site that everyone must visit."
Robin MacRae Dunn
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Director
Counsumer Credit Counseling Service - Springboard
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Served as a Director of this California debt management group.
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President
Myvesta.org
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Consumer Services industry)
December 1994 — March 2006 (11 years 4 months)
Took what I learned from my failure and created and grew this not-for-profit group from the attic of my house to a 30,000 sq/ft office space.
- First group to offer debt advice on the Internet.
- Created inpatient treatment facility for compulsive debt issues.
- Created talented and special staff of experts to assist debtors with professional services. Mediations, Negotiators, Attorneys, Tax Experts, CPAs, Financial Planners, Psychologist, Lending Experts, Human Resources, etc.
- Created exceptional national awareness for consumer debt issues and problems in the U.S. with 50M media impressions per month of our video news releases, interviews, syndicated advice column, and new publications.
- Hosted debt advice radio show.
- Wrote five consumer debt advice books.
- Created national daily money management program to manage the day-to-day financial lives for busy professionals.
Worked for Myvesta? Join the Myvesta Alumni Group at http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/35688/674CDC4CCF7E -
Mainframe Technical Support
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Hardware industry)
December 1992 — December 1994 (2 years 1 month)
Loved the people, hated the corporate meetings.
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Demoralized Lackey
Worst Temp Jobs in History (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
January 1990 — April 1992 (2 years 4 months)
After my bankruptcy I had to make sure the basic needs were taken care of for my wife and daughter and worked the worst temp jobs ever. Horrible experience at the time and as I look back on it now, still sucks. Hard to go from being the boss to getting the coffee.
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President
The Great Virginia Land Company
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)
June 1988 — January 1990 (1 year 8 months)
Decided I wanted to be my own boss and work outside. Created this land development company.
Bought large tracts of raw land and developed it for sale. Also, opened a real estate company of the same name and achieved broker status. Brokered and sold land and farms for others as well.
My financial life crashed here as the U.S. economy slowed in 1989 and it did not help that one of my agents got drunk, pulled a shotgun on someone and then made sexual advances towards the guys wife. -
Practice Administrator
Northeast Eye Care
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Medical Practice industry)
June 1986 — June 1988 (2 years 1 month)
Managed and helped to gow and build expanding ophthalmic medial practice in New York. Work for one of the nicest guys ever, Dr. Hal Farquhar. Dr. Renee Richards was one on the staff of doctors. A sweatheart and a great pediatric ophthalmologist. One of my favorite memories was the day she let me borrow Martina Navratilova's BMW to go run errands.
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Ophthalmic Technologist
Kensington Eye Care
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Medical Practice industry)
June 1983 — June 1986 (3 years 1 month)
Responsible for ophthalmic eye care for patients, ophthalmic surgical assistant, ophthalmic ultrasound specialist. Worked for one of the greatest guys ever, Dr. Stephen Ginsberg.
"Steve Rhode was employed at the Kensington Eye Center for several years in the mid-1980s. He served as a very valuable ophthalmic and surgical assistant. In this capacity he was most capable, well-liked, and extremely professional in all his dealings with patients, staff, and physicians. In addition, Mr. Rhode and I collaborated on the writing of an ophthalmic text (Ophthalmic Technology: A Guide for the Eye Care Assistant,1987) which has been used in ophthalmic assistant training programs throughout the United States. Steve Rhode is a rare individual who masters all assigned tasks and is able to function on a very high level in a great diversity of projects. It was a wonderful experience working with him for everyone in our office and particularly myself." -
Partner
Technical Ophthalmic Services
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Medical Practice industry)
June 1983 — June 1986 (3 years 1 month)
At TOS we taught and trained ophthalmic staff in the latest techniques, technologies and procedures at offices and surgical centers across the country. My partner was my best friend, who latter died. I still miss him.
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Ophthalmic Technician
Altamonte Eye Care
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Medical Practice industry)
June 1982 — June 1983 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for routine ophthalmic care for 100 patients a day, on-call for Central Florida ophthalmic emergency care and learned a lifetime worth of skills.
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Ophthalmic Technician
Retina Consultants
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Medical Practice industry)
July 1979 — June 1982 (3 years )
Learned to basics of ophthalmic patient care and specialized in ophthalmic ultrasonography, ophthalmic photography and fluorescein angiography.
Additional Information
Steve Rhode’s Interests:
Aviation, Aviation History, WWII Gun Camera Film Restoration, Production of Historical Aviation DVDs, Archivist of Historical Aviation Manuals, Photography, Travel, Nice People, Nerd, Tech Geek, Scuba Diving (NAUI Certified)
Steve Rhode’s Groups:
Seesmic/Twitter
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The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees -
KIVA -
International Network of Social-Eco Entrepreneurs -
Myvesta Alumni -
Canon EOS Digital Photography -
Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, Md) Alumni
Steve Rhode’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
