Based in Budapest for the 2023-24 academic year as a Fulbright study/research scholar, affiliated with ELTE's Institute of Hungarian Literature & Cultural Studies. Researched, wrote, and designed a series of booklets on Hungarian Jewish literature.

I write about books and culture for places like Bookforum, Lit Hub, Narratively, Hyperallergic, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. Clips at stephanienewman.com.

Stellia Labs designs growth strategies for media businesses. Clients include Disney, Culminant Health, Translator Media, and many others. www.stellia.co

Launched a media platform called Writing on Glass to help socially conscious entrepreneurs scale their businesses. Primary offering was Feminist Incubator (feministincubator.co), an online course that helped students start companies in the social impact space.

Activate is a strategy consulting firm for media, technology, entertainment, and information businesses. Projects included:• Evaluating ad sales effectiveness and brand perception for digital business publication• Advising Fortune 100 telecom client on areas of market opportunity for new media venture• Defining pricing and merchandising strategy for top 5 e-commerce player

Projects included:• Developing the strategy for the digital relaunch of a personal finance magazine• Charting growth path for digital ad sales at women's lifestyle magazine• Preparing the digital business of a $20B media company for its IPO roadshow• Optimizing ticket pricing for a $70m+ grossing annual theatre production• Advising the private sales expansion of an art auction houseI also co-authored Activate's inaugural 2016 Outlook, viewed by 4+ million people online.

• Directed content marketing for Fyber’s rebrand launch, aligning tech and sales teams to create video, white paper, press release, and blog series on Fyber’s product offerings• Piloted growth of Fyber’s product newsletter, attracting 1,000+ new subscribers and boosting open rates from 25% to 30% in 6 months