Steve Boorstein

Steve is a Professional Stroke Survivor: He’s been doing it for 18 years now. He should be professional!

Steve Boorstein was 52, healthy & happily retired when he and his wife moved from Bethesda, Maryland, to Boulder, Colorado. Two years later, a skiing accident: 30 seconds, a stroke changed everything.
Two decades later, Steve has turned that second act into a career as a storyteller, author, entrepreneur and entertainer.
Before his stroke, Steve built a multi-million-dollar dry-cleaning business in Washington, D.C., serving presidents, justices, athletes, entertainers and diplomats. His “How can I please you?” That philosophy shapes the way Steve approaches speaking. He understands audiences, clients and expectations.
He is the author of Different Strokes, bringing together 20 stroke survivor, spouse and caregiver experiences. He has appeared on The View, Today, Inside Edition and Good Day New York, and featured in Reader’s Digest, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and other national media.
But Steve’s greatest credential may be the nearly two decades he has spent living, learning and laughing through a life he never planned for.
Steve’s stroke is the backstory. His presentation is about living, laughing and surviving—and what happens when life changes the plan. As a stroke survivor, Steve had to relearn everything and reinvent himself. His stories reveal a perspective shaped by experience: “What a long, strange trip it’s been.”
He’s a fit for corporate conferences and retreats, healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical conferences—anywhere people can let their hair down, laugh and reflect.
What makes Steve worthy of the main stage isn’t that he survived. It’s what he did with the two decades that followed—and how funny he is about a story that began in intensive care.
His audiences include people touched by stroke, family members and caregivers, and people simply curious about stroke and looking for an entertaining, thoughtful story.