STEVEN KAUFMAN

Steven Kaufman is a fitness and wellbeing polymath, adventurer, accomplished investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

Among his many business accomplishments, Steven is the founder of ZeusLending.com responsible for over $3 billion in real estate loan originations. He is also the founder of The January Fund, a $100 million SEC-registered debt fund that provides credit facilities to non-bank real estate lenders. He is a well-known authority on the subject of real estate financing and has been interviewed by local and national news organizations like FOX, ABC, CBS, CNN, and Bloomberg on the financial markets, and he is a contributing author at Entrepreneur.com.

Steven is a four-time world champion power-lifter and 2015 world record holder. He has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, completed the Houston Marathon, run with the bulls in Spain, and finished second in the Southwest Regional Amateur Arm-wrestling Championship. Most recently, Steven has been participating in and leading integrated yoga.

His philanthropic pursuits have included founding The Fanatical Change Foundation. Recognition for his philanthropy includes the Houston Astros “Hometown Hero”, the City of Houston “Humanitarian Award”, the Lululemon “Modern Day Man”, and the United States Presidential “Life-Time Achievement Award”. He served on the board of directors for the Houston Mortgage Association and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and currently sits on the Overseas Appropriations Committee for the Jewish Federation of Houston, and the Dean’s Advisory Council for the University of Houston School of Business.

Now Steven is inspired to help people get excited about fitness and staying active. Blending the social aspect with the physical workout is far more successful and satisfying than going it alone. It’s well known that having partners in your workouts and in your goals helps you to participate regularly, stay motivated, and push yourself beyond your comfort zone. That’s how Steven came up with the idea for The Tribe.