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Christopher goes from helping family business survive Covid to founding firm with global client list

'You don’t need to come from a big city, have loads of money or know the right people, if you’re willing to learn, take rejection, keep going and back yourself, you can create opportunities that completely change your life'

Christopher Steele.

A young Newry man who helped his family weather the storm of Covid and its impact on business has turned hard times into good times and gone on to form his own enterprise. Christopher Steele, a former student of St Paul’s High School in Bessbrook, was only a teenager when the pandemic irreversibly changed life as we know it for all. But fast forward to 2026, and Christopher – now based in Sydney, Australia – has created his own niche and can confidently assure young people, perhaps disillusioned and doubtful for the future, that the chances are out there if you are willing to take the...

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