Our founder and CEO, Steve Rosa, grew up with a unique, creative brain. He really wanted to be an artist. However, coming from a low-income, inner-city neighborhood, his guidance counselors discouraged this path, insisting that “the world doesn’t need another starving artist.” They failed to consider that creative careers can be both fulfilling and financially rewarding, like the ones we have at (add)ventures.

They encouraged Steve to pursue accounting and its promise of steady work. But Steve soon realized that a career in accounting would strangle his creativity and passion. Determined to chase his true calling, he transferred from the Boston College School of Management to the School of Arts and Sciences, where he majored in communications. After some political campaign and in-house agency experience, Steve left the corporate world to found (add)ventures at the age of 25. With just a typewriter and a credit card, his vision was to create a company where creative people could thrive.

Since founding the company, Steve has been committed to developing programs where young students can explore various creative and strategic careers. Today, (add)ventures fosters the next generation through internships, networking events, guest speaking at local schools, and partnerships with local colleges and universities.

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