00:00 Introduction & Cynthia’s experience working with Stephanie
02:12 How Stephanie accidentally became a photographer
03:19 Shooting on film with no digital safety net
04:32 The hubris of youth and being insatiably curious
05:51 Losing and reclaiming yourself through your career
06:01 The move to Myanmar that changed everything
09:44 Arriving in Myanmar and feeling “I’m home”
11:14 Life as creative directors for women-owned businesses
12:47 The pandemic, the military coup, and two and a half years abroad
13:15 How trust transforms a photograph
15:30 Kind vs. nice — searching for the best interest of others
18:43 What Myanmar taught Stephanie about beauty
22:16 The inner dialogue every woman fights
23:05 You can’t project confidence you don’t tell yourself first
31:56 The transformation Stephanie sees in executive women on camera
34:00 Why your photographs carry memories — not just images
41:41 Legacy, your 40s, and why this is when you SHOULD be photographed
45:09 You have permission to exist in photographs
48:26 The great grandmother who was a race car driver
50:36 Print your photos — they will be found someday
51:07 Why AI headshots lack soul and memory
53:07 25 years of growth and letting go of perfectionism
56:26 Confidence is data — here’s how to build it
1:01:12 Stop calling it failure. Call it experience
1:03:28 Stephanie’s all-time favorite photograph
1:06:20 Who Stephanie loves working with most
1:07:31 How to find and work with Stephanie