SMP SOLUTIONS - Key Persons


Steve Preston

Job Titles:
  • the CAREER CATALYST - AUTHOR
If you have an enquiry for Steve Preston The Career Catalyst ® or require further information on anything featured on Steve's site, please use this contact form. Steve is an established UK business and motivational speaker at high profile career events, corporate conferences and an approved broadcaster for regular LinkedIn Live streams. Steve has been a regular speaker at City of London Business Library, Chartered Management Institute, Executive Job Clubs and other Professional Associations. Steve has also been a key speaker at major events such as One Life Live at London's Olympia, British Medical Journal Career Fairs, Euro Coach Conference and the Forum 3 Charity Exhibition. After 20 years as owner and MD of SMP Solutions (Career & People Development) Ltd, Steve and his wife Linda (were the Directors and shareholders) have decided to call time on the company to focus on Steve's Career Catalyst brand. Backed up by a team of specialist associates, SMP Solutions achieved an enviable reputation providing quality Outplacement and Career Transition programmes for businesses restructuring and laying off staff, Career Development support for Professionals and Executives, plus Coaching and Advice & Guidance for Young People to help them work through their Education and Career options to ensure a successful start in life. Steve is the Author of 3 internationally acclaimed career books and 2 audio books, many considered to be ‘groundbreaking‘. His latest Amazon best seller ‘Portfolio Careers - How to Work for Passion, Pleasure & Profit', has been described as ‘taking the portfolio career concept into a new era'. ‘Winning Through Career Change‘ has been described as ‘the definitive career change book‘ and ‘Winning Through Redundancy - Six steps to navigate your way to a brighter future' , Steve's first published book, received international acclaim for being ‘much more than a typical career book about redundancy strategies but a practical guide to successful career and life management which will change lives', for which Steve is justly proud! Steve is a prolific writer and is working on a number of new book projects which will be published in 2018 and beyond covering his passion for Career Development and Personal Development. Steve's work has also been published by a number of leading Career and HR websites, magazines and trade journals in the UK and internationally and he blogs regularly for his Career Catalyst and company website blog SMP Solutions Career & People Development and on LinkedIn Pulse. Steve's highly acclaimed Career & Personal Development Audio Book sets are available in MP3 and CD formats: