Meet Steve

Meet Steve

I was sitting at home one day, facing the difficult reality that I might have to close my business, while watching the news. Suddenly, a 10-second clip appeared showing a police officer wading through floodwaters to rescue an elderly couple trapped in their car. Just as quickly, it cut to commercial.

At that moment, God gave me the idea. I went straight to my dining room table, sketched the design, and drew my first logo. When I went to the computer to research the market, I realized something crazy: I didn’t even know seatbelt cutters existed. Even more surprisingly, the ones I found looked like glorified envelope cutters. I knew we could do better.

I stood in the middle of my living room and prayed aloud, telling God that if this was going to happen, He would need to perform some miracles. The very next day, the miracles started, and the journey began.

A Change in Habits
Ironically, despite driving nearly a million miles in my lifetime, my wife and I never wore seatbelts; we were actually afraid of being trapped by them. However, once I had the first prototype 3D-printed and began learning more about vehicle safety, we both started buckling up. That decision changed everything.

One rainy day, after 40 years of driving, my wife T-boned another car at 45 mph. Because she was wearing her seatbelt, she survived. She suffered some bruising, and her glasses flew into the back seat, but she was alive.

The First Life Saved
Her survival was a miracle, especially considering she was in her 50s and weighed only 120 lbs. That same week, my nephew—a police officer—shared a tragic story with me. A young man in his mid-20s had been in a similar accident but was not wearing a seatbelt. Tragically, he slid under the airbag breaking the steering wheel and puncturing his stomach and that took his life.

The contrast was stark. I consider my wife the first life saved by The Cut N Go. Because the invention process convinced us to start wearing seatbelts, she is here today to enjoy her two granddaughters, who were born several years after the accident.

I am eternally grateful to God for the opportunity to invent The Cut N Go. Without it, my wife might not be here today. She is an integral part of our granddaughters' lives, and losing her would have had a heartbreaking ripple effect on our family forever.