06/10/2026
Meet the Founder 🤍
Hi, I’m Steph — Founder & Creative Director of Happy Brands Co.
Happy Brands was founded in June 2022 after an unexpected layoff from what I thought was my dream job in fintech marketing. At the time, it felt like a setback. Looking back, it was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received.
For years, I had worked across corporate organizations, startups, agencies, and small businesses, helping brands grow via sales and marketing, telling their stories. But after that layoff, I decided it was time to build something of my own—a company rooted in creativity, strategy, opportunity, and meaningful relationships.
I graduated with my business degree in 2014 and am currently pursuing my master’s degree in Business and Marketing through LSU. Today, I’m proud to wear many hats: agency owner, podcast host and producer of , real estate investor, marketer, storyteller, and perhaps my favorite role of all—mom💙
My journey has been anything but traditional. I’ve moved seven times in ten years, grew up in Maine on a farm, spent a decade in New Hampshire, and now call New York home.
Along the way, I’ve built businesses, invested in real estate, worked with incredible brands, and learned that success rarely follows a straight line.
Outside of work, you’ll find me spending time with my fiancée, baby boy, family, loving on animals everywhere I go, dreaming up new ideas, and finding reasons to be optimistic—even when life gets messy or hard.
At my core, I believe in good people, good business, and doing the right thing. I believe every brand has a story worth telling. I believe relationships matter more than transactions. And I believe that God has a plan for all of us, even when we can’t see it yet.
Happy Brands is also proudly woman-owned, inspired by two of the strongest women I’ve ever known: my mother and grandmother. Both were single moms who taught me that hard work, resilience, and big dreams can take you farther than you ever imagined.
Thank you for being along the journey and supporting HBCO 🎉🤍👏🏻🙏🏻