Steve Young

Writer

United States

Steve Young is a nationally published writer, author, content creator, and television writer. He has written for a wide variety of clients including Cisco Systems, MGM Home Entertainment, Effective Brands, E Entertainment Television, and the TBS network. He is also the author of the self-help satire "The Studio City Life Coach's Holiday Survival Guide," which was a top 10 bestseller on Amazon's humor short reads chart. Most recently, Steve has been writing extensively about real estate investing. Steve is based in Phoenix, Arizona and is doing something creative right this second.

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Private client
01/08/2022
Tax Benefits of Investing in Real Estate

I wrote this e-book for a successful real estate investment company who wanted to convey to accredited investors how real estate is a unique asset class for its tax benefits.

Private client
03/01/2021
Understanding 1031 Exchanges

1031 Exchanges can save real estate investors a lot on their taxes, but how exactly do they work?

Web content for international post production and special effects house
Hue MG Digital FX

A post production facility with offices in Los Angeles, Seoul, and Kuala Lumpur wanted content that would reflect their international scope and cutting-edge offerings.

MGM Home Entertainment
"Rocky" DVD package copy

When MGM reissued "Rocky" on DVD, they wanted to emphasize the critical acclaim and Academy Awards the film received.

Book proposal excerpt
Would You Hire You?

This was the introduction to a book proposal for a headhunter and retired CEO who wanted to tailor his job-seeking advice to millenials and young people new to the work force.

Web Content / Blog
The Fractional Executive

A corporate headunter was interested in driving up traffic to his website with a blog that would include issues pertinent to recruiting C-suite personnel

Client bio
DJ Vice

DJ Vice is a wildly successful DJ who has also produced tracks for household name clients. He wanted a bio that spotlighted his work in the clubs and the studio with major artists.

Web Content for a real estate agency
Burbank, the Small Town in a Big City

A real estate agency wanted to highlight the unique attributes of Burbank, California, which has a small town feel even though it's right next door to Los Angeles.

A story about the night I performed standup comedy for a terminally ill young woman on her 19th birthday.
03/27/2012
The Birthday Girl - The Good Men Project

It was Saturday night in the living room of a nice house in South Pasadena. I set my notebook down on a table next to a bag of syringes. I stood at the foot of the bed where a frail girl lay, hooked up to an oxygen tank, laid out by stage 4 bone cancer.

Amazon
The Studio City Life Coach's Holiday Survival Guide

"The Studio City Life Coach's Holiday Survival Guide" is the brainchild of Scot L. Swann, a fully licensed shaman, yoga instructor, life coach, and former actor - don't ask! - helping people achieve their goals and take their lives to the next level in the land of dreams, Studio City, California!...

Metrosource magazine
Out of Handler

A magazine profile of standup comic, author, and talk show host Chelsea Handler