Meet the Author: Mother of two and beauty industry executive.

Stephanie is the Chief Human Resources Officer of L’Oréal USA in New York City, a former adjunct professor of management communication at the Fashion Institute of Technology where she is also a member of the program’s advisory board.  She also serves as an advisor to MasterClass, Project Healthy Minds, and is the founding chair of HR Innovators, an organization dedicated to connecting and activating HR leaders. 

Stephanie has been a featured speaker at institutions and leadership summits including Harvard Business School, New York University, the Forbes Future of Work Summit, and the Yale Ventures Health of Women Summit and her writing has been featured recently in Fast CompanyFortune, Forbes, CosmopolitanMarie Claire and the Wall Street Journal.  Most of all, Stephanie is the proud mother of two young children and deeply believes that you can do it all, not at the same time, and absolutely not alone. 

“Carry Strong” has been published in May 2023 by Penguin Life a division of Penguin Random House. It has been edited by Nina Rodriguez-Marty. For Press Inquiries please contact Shelby Meizlik.

Stephanie is represented by Duvall Osteen of Aragi. Photo Credit: Amy Sanusi

Kind Words for the Author

“With Carry Strong, Stephanie has forged a new path for women in the workplace, who often grapple with pregnancy, fertility struggles, and loss privately.  Rooted in research and loaded with compelling stories, Carry Strong should be required reading for the future of work.”  

-Claudia Reuter

Author: "Yes, You Can Do This!, How Women Startup, Scale-up & Build the Life They Want.", Podcaster, "The 43 Percent”