She started Tri State Indie in 2009, a creative agency and digital music publication focused on storytelling, production, and artist-and-fan-first programming. Under TSI, she grew the publication from the ground up to 800K monthly visits in under three years, building and scaling an internal team of 8 and a contributor base of 50+ across the US. Coverage ranged from local concerts to major festivals like Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, SXSW, and Governors Ball. On the agency side, she secured multi-year deals with brands like Chevy, Vitaminwater, and Pabst Blue Ribbon and developed marketing and activation campaigns for clients, including Live Nation, AEG, Bowery Presents, and Hard Rock to drive audience engagement and ticket sales. TSI also produced civic and community events, including Make Music Day Philly (352 performances across the city), legacy tribute and music award shows, and city-led press conferences in partnership with arts councils, local government, and nonprofits.

 

As Director of Promotion at Reviver Entertainment Group, she secured media deals with iHeartMedia, Audacy, and Cumulus for a Nashville-based label, managing campaigns that led to #1 country hits for Tenille Arts and David Lee Murphy (with Kenny Chesney), with appearances on TODAY, The Bachelor, and The Kelly Clarkson Show. She also oversaw growth strategy at the music-tech startup Azimuth, serving as VP of Business Development and Communications. There, she drove communications, market expansion, and strategic storytelling across digital channels while building partnerships with Comcast, NBCUniversal, Warner Music, PBS, SESAC, Exactuals, and NextGen TV.

 

During the pandemic, Stephanie relaunched TSI’s mission with the creation of Asses in Seats, a live music-talk podcast that blends off-the-cuff humor with the energy of sports talk radio. Fans can call in via hotline or engage through Instagram as the hosts deliver weekly industry news and conduct live interviews with artists and entertainment professionals. The show includes a live fundraising component and has raised over $4,500 for MusiCares® to date. She co-produced the award-winning theatrical production Queen of Fishtown (Edinburgh Fringe Award Winner; sold-out runs at The Groundlings and Theater Row NYC, 2021–2024) and is currently producing Alex Enriquez Tonight, a late-night-style comedy show with a house band, running at The Broadwater in Hollywood.

 

In 2025, she launched the Music Media Collective, a nonprofit built in response to the decline of music journalism. MMC is focused on rebuilding this vital part of the ecosystem through artist advocacy, fan-powered discovery, and civic-minded programming. This includes CrateDigr, a new platform powered by fan conversations, and Legacy and Legends, an in-person storytelling series that pairs one iconic legend with a rising industry professional currently building their legacy.

 

Stephanie has also served on the board of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs) for over a decade. She has co-chaired committees, led new member engagement efforts, and spearheaded creator advocacy initiatives, organizing policy discussions on Capitol Hill and in local districts for bills such as the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, RAP Act, and American Music Fairness Act. In 2017, she was one of 13 industry leaders elected to the City of Philadelphia’s Music Industry Task Force, where the committee spent five years analyzing the city’s music economy, developing legislative and community action plans, and testifying before City Council. She has also guest lectured at universities, including Dartmouth, Drexel, Rowan, and Temple.

 

Stephanie currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, with her husband and their Basset Hound, Linus. She is driven by purpose, works across chaos and vision, and gives a damn about doing things right to create meaningful impact and push the industry forward.