Founder and former CEO of Teuwen Communications, for the past 25 years, Stephanie has been advocating relentlessly for authentic products. Today, based in France, Stephanie remains an active member of the Teuwen team. Stephanie grew up in Provence, where her walks to school on a rocky limestone path led her through the fragrant garrigue, a truffle oak grove and vineyards. Throughout her childhood she had a permanent position in the kitchen and dining room of her parents’ restaurant, grounding her in the hospitality and wine business. After a BA in languages and business at the University of Aix-en-Provence, she moved to Paris to work in PR & Communications where she explored the food scene, boulevard by boulevard. A need to spread her roots motivated her to leave the old world and start a new adventure at the international department of CDB/EURO RSCG in Manhattan. Three years later, she founded her namesake agency specialized in food, wine and spirits. She is bilingual in French and English, and has working knowledge of Italian.