Shepherd opened his own karate school in West Palm Beach and also began promoting kickboxing matches. He maintained both ventures throughout his world championship career. After retiring from the ring, he trained, managed and promoted over 200 state, golden gloves national and world champions; both amateur and professional. He also ran Shepherd's Boxing & Kickboxing Center for over 25 years which became a favorite South Florida training facility for a multitude of popular champions: Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Bill “Superfoot” Wallace, Oscar De La Hoya, Zab Judah, Michael Moorer, Kassim Ouma and others.IKF Kickboxing website. Retrieved 3 October 2012."About Steve Shepherd" and "About ArmorFit", ArmorFit website, ArmorFit.com. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
