Before devoting his work full-time to Resort Art Services, Stafford served as the President of Santa Fe Workshops, where he pioneered online education programs and re-engineered business processes to increase efficiency and profitability.

Stafford served as a business transformation specialist with DoJo, Citizen, and Cross Rhodes consulting agencies, where his clients included; Microsoft, AT&T, Standpoint Software, and Amazon.

Stafford was a thought leader in the early days of CreativeLive and served for twelve years as the Director of Imaging for Bill Gates' Corbis Corporation.

Stafford is a lifelong photographer, guitar player, learner, and adventurer.