As a fractional professional, coach and educator, I curate strategies that leverage brand, leadership, and learning to drive sustainable success and hustle freedom. Organizations hire me and my team to:-to overcome marketing and operational challenges.-create their brands to mitigate stress and burnout while maximizing profitability and sustainability.-train their leaders.-curate culture with psychological safety and well-being focus in accordance with their brand.-manage brand partnerships.-coach their teams on cohesiveness and maintaining brand.-facilitate outreach programs.-create customized learning and professional development programs.With over three decades of entrepreneurial and small business expertise, I use a unique blend of brand development, leadership development and coaching to support founders, leaders, and small teams who want to prioritize well-being in addition to winning.My experiences include being a multi-certified empowerment coach, TEDx speaker, award-winning marketer and former college professor, as well as being privileged to work on a variety of brand, coaching and learning projects with solopreneur, startups, non-profits and enterprises whose revenues span $125,000 to $15 million annually. “Hustle begins where the brand ends.” -sdmMy portfolio of work includes notable brands such as Debbie Allen and Shaquille O’Neal, Chicken Soup for the African American Soul, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), Cumulus Media and a variety of startups internationally, highlighting Stephanie’s capacity to elevate both brands, leaders and teams. Lastly, I serve the The College of Empowerment as founder and lead instructor. This College is the culmination of making personal development, leadership development and entrepreneurial education accessible for all.