Where Money & Meaning Intersect

How does our relationship with money intersect with our natural desire to lead lives and careers that are deeply meaningful? Steve Baker, Vice President of The Great Game of Business, has a unique story to tell on that front. First as a teenager chasing the perceived freedoms of a paycheck; then as an adult in survival mode, busily selling pointless products to people who didn’t need them; and today, as he serves and leads in a role he feels he was crafted to fill; his understanding of the integral relationship between financial literacy and a meaningful life has evolved and grown every step of the way.

The Meaning of Money Creating a Brighter Future

The Meaning of Money: Creating a Brighter Future

We can’t predict the future, but we can be a part of creating a brighter one. Steve grew up with a misunderstanding of two critical concepts that he tended to think of as the ends of a continuum he'd fallen off of: money and meaning. As it turns out, the two aren’t opposites at all. Read more about Steve's journey.

Meet Steve Baker

Vice President of The Great Game of Business

Steve Baker 3 Steve coauthored Get in the Game as well as the update of the number one bestseller, The Great Game of Business—20th Anniversary Edition. Known for his engaging and irreverent style, Steve is a top-rated, sought-after speaker and coach on open-book management, strategy and execution, leadership, and employee engagement.

His audiences range from Harvard University to the Department of Defense, and he is a regular at Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 Conference. He has served on the Board of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and SRC Holding’s Ownership Culture Initiative.

Steve is an award-winning artist and lives in Springfield, Missouri, with his trophy wife, JoAnn, and three above-average children.