Kenyan businessman Mark Steve feted in Dubai as 2022’s most influential youth leader

Steve, who is the CEO of Spoton Vacations was presented with the Most Influential Youth Leader Of The Year trophy by His Highness Sheikh Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla-Ruler. 

“Honoured to be awarded by His Highness Sheikh Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla-Ruler of Dubai  as the Most Influential Youth Leader Of The Year Joining the List of the 50 Most Influential Global Leaders in the World,” wrote Steve in an Instagram post on Sunday.

“To my Fellow Youths , this award is dedicated to you all “Never give up “  keep going ! You never know who’s  watching, As it’s rightly said, Us youth are the force, hope and leaders of tomorrow.”

Steve was formerly marketing manager at Bonfire Safaris, where he was awarded the Best Marketing Manager award in 2017.

With Spoton, the 32-year-old businessman has been recognised as Kenya’s Leading Travel Agency by World Travel Awards for 3 years in a row.

In a previous interview, Steve revealed how he scaled up the ranks from a social media admin to lead a digital marketing team.

“I graduated in 2010 from Mount Kenya University in Thika, where I had pursued a Tourism Management course. I moved to Githurai 45 slums where I used to commute from while hunting for a job in Nairobi,” Mark told Nairobi News in 2017.

He would later land an unpaid internship where he said his zeal to learn and get experience made him stay put despite the tough times, until he joined Bonfire Adventures.