About Stephen Baylis
Stephen Todd Baylis, known as Todd Baylis, is an entrepreneur in residence at Catapult and a Ready Chapter 1 director. He co-founded fundraising-software company Qgiv and led it as president and CEO.
He later served as Bloomerang's chief customer officer. Earlier, he was president and CEO of managed-services provider Cipher Integrations.
Experience
This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Stephen Baylis in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
Ready Chapter 1, Inc. Current
Director
2026 – Present · Lakeland, FL
Ready Chapter 1 gives writers peer critiques, story analytics, classes and publishing opportunities, then helps publishers find stories that have performed well with readers.
CL
Catapult Lakeland Current
Entrepreneur in Residence
CP
ConnectED Polk Current
Chair
CI
Cipher Integrations
President and CEO
2021
BL
Bloomerang
Chief Customer Officer
QG
Qgiv
Co-founder and CEO
LC
Lakeland Area Economic Development Council
Past Chair
FF
Florida Polytechnic University Foundation
Board member
UF
United Way of Central Florida
Director
LC
Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce
Director
CC
Camp Fire USA Sunshine Council
Past President
IO
Imperial Symphony Orchestra
Past Chair
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Stephen Baylis works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
Ready Chapter 1, Inc. · Form D, Oct 26, 2026
Sarah Koehler
Co-founder & Director