# Founder Bio — Drew Stephens

**Drew Stephens, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, HireLocksmiths**

Drew Stephens founded HireLocksmiths in 2024 after watching family members get scammed three times in the same year — once for a $19 phone quote that became a $480 invoice on the porch. With a background in operations and consumer-protection journalism, Drew built HireLocksmiths to make verifying a locksmith on the doorstep as fast as Googling them. He oversees the editorial team and the verification network across 500+ U.S. metros.

**Headshot:** available on request — `press@hirelocksmiths.com`

**Pronouns:** he/him

**Lives in:** Austin, TX

**Short version (50 words)**
Operator-turned-consumer-advocate. Founded HireLocksmiths in 2024 after his own family was scammed three times in one year. Built the verification network that now covers 500+ U.S. metros and 330 background-checked locksmiths. Lives in Austin, TX.

**One-line version**
Drew Stephens, founder of HireLocksmiths — the verified locksmith network covering 500+ U.S. metros.

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