Stephanie grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee with her mother, step-dad and two brothers. She has been writing since she won a journal in 3rd Grade and has over 200 journals of writing and poetry. She released her first book entitled "Business Ninjas" which chronicles in a semi-autobiographical story how she took a failing party store and rebuilt it into a successful global business manufacturing its own designs. Stephanie produced, wrote and directed the short film "6/29" starring Irene Bedard in 1998. Her second short entitled" Flattered" was completed in 2000. She returned to directing in 2011 with Beverly Hills Ghost Club. She has several projects in the works and is currently the CEO and co-founder of Brandwood Global, Inc.