Dallas Market Leader & Managing Director
Stephanie's background is in accounting and consulting, and she is incredibly smart. Her position has her traveling all over the world. One minute she's in Dallas and the next she's in Brazil, Chicago, Paris, New York, or Germany. Because of her busy leadership role within her organization and in her personal life, Stephanie has developed several style secrets that allow her to feel her best, stay focused on her work and her family at any given moment while looking flawlessly professional.
Dress code:
Stephanie prefers quality clothing over quantity in her closet. Her stylist at Neiman Marcus ensures that her wardrobe is coordinated with thoughtful pieces. She prefers pantsuits in the summer months and skirts with boots in the winter.
Favorite shops/brands:
Big fan of:
Daily Commute:
Stephanie is a frequent flier, but when she's in town she has a comfortable drive into her office building.
Vehicle:
Listens to:
Work or play on planes:
Work - catching up on emails
Method business expense management:
Writes business function and attendees on back of receipts while signing for payment
Workday:
Typical work routine:
Due to all of her international projects, Stephanie generally begins her day with conference calls and ends her day with research, reviewing flagged emails, or possibly another call. If she is in town, she has breakfast and/or dinner with her family, unless - you guessed it - she has a client dinner or work event to attend. Regardless of what city and country she's working in - the only thing that is really routine about Stephanie's work is that it involves a lot of phone calls and meetings.
Meeting essentials:
Office pet peeve:
Old food left in the refrigerator.
Job stress management:
Balancing personal and work life is key.
Also, working out, getting good sleep and eating well.
Happiest moment at work:
Doing great work as a team.
Desk drawer:
Favorite office supply:
Office description:
Bright and light.
Work tool must have:
Email management strategies:
Agenda:
Secret to acheiving daily objectives:
Preparation the evening before - reviewing her schedule, emails, and handling any research needed for the next day.
Networking/volunteer groups:
Children's schools
Favorite publications, blogs and websites:
Career advice:
SWANS (smart, hard-working, ambitious and nice people) soar in a consulting environment, and most corporate ones.
Work motto:
Be nice and work hard.
This nice lamp is another touch of Stephanie's style in her office space.
"I don't stress out about going to work in the morning or going to some social event because I can look in my closet and decide what I'm wearing in minutes."
click here to read Stephanie's full interview and her tips for better work/life balance
Stephanie has great expertise within her industry. She has such an interesting roster of clients all over the world, but she doesn't discuss them outside of the office because her work is confidential.
Stephanie shops with her stylist at Neiman Marcus twice a year to discover new items and designers to keep her working wardrobe fresh. Her stylist keeps a purchase history and advises Stephanie on which pieces will work with what she already has in her closet.
Stephanie's iPad goes with her everywhere. She uses it to keep track of her and her family's schedules with the four calendars on it. She also finds it easy to manage her emails and type texts using the attachable keyboard.
Stephanie makes her to-do lists on the back inside page of her Black n" Red notebook so when she decides it's time to write a new one, she can simply tear that page out.
"My goal is to avoid touching something more than
once. In general, if there is something that I know I
need to do, I just go ahead and do it. Over time, this
strategy saves me time and stress."
Stephanie's office has incredible views of downtown Dallas, especially as the well-known Rosewood Crescent is a neighbor.
Another reminder of family in the form of her daughter's art in the entrance of Stephanie's office.
Binders for various volunteer positions, committees and projects in Stephanie's office.
Stephanie's phone case doubles as her wallet with a slot to hold her credit cards and drivers license.
Stephanie dresses for meetings with corporate executives and members of her team positioned all over the world.
"I've learned that a nice quality wardrobe travels well."
Momentos of honors and awards in Stephanie's office.
"If I'm working on something, I can get so focused - I have to be careful. A lot of times I'll use the timer on my phone to remind myself that I have a call scheduled because I can get lost in something and not look up for an hour and a half, or longer."
Interior designer and artist Michael Perkins incorporated art made by Stephanie's kids and also created a large piece cohesive with the colors to elevate her work space.
