Fete Lifestyle Magazine November 2018 - Food & Restaurant Issue | Page 16

Stephanie Bryant is an Oncology Sales Manager for a leading Biotech company by day and aspiring free-lance writer by night. A certified wanderlust spirit and art junkie Stephanie indulges in global travel with a healthy fascination with all things arts and culture. instilling the same values into her daughter. She is currently penning the memoir of her mother who was the First African American to win a national tennis title. She seeks to combine her education, creative gift and passion for writing about the beauty of the world that ignites conversation about modern cultural and social issues. Follow on Twitter @stephbreal and Instagram, Stephbreal.

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Josie Volpentesta is a professional Makeup Artist from Chicago’s upscale North Shore suburbs and has solidified herself as one of the best makeup artists in the entertainment industry. For over a decade she has worked with "A" list celebrities, hit TV shows, and various magazines. Last year Josie launched her own lip gloss under her label, Makeup by Josie. Josie shares some of her favorite products that will help you achieve and maintain a good look.

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Nicole Leacock is a Canadian artist born into a very Jamaican family. She has worked at what seems like hundreds of jobs in her lifetime, but always comes back to some form of self-expression. Nicole’s abstract expressionism paintings grace the homes of art enthusiasts from around the world, including many specially commissioned pieces. She’s written coffee table books such as chronicling her hair journey in her 20’s, and a cheeky pocket guide for straight women dating titled “Cheat, Gay, Love”. Nicole will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of her “guilt free style” blog, a platform for her to share the ups and downs of motherhood, love of fashion, and how to live your best life on a budget. Nicole currently resides in sunny Los Angeles, CA with her hot husband, actor Richard Leacock and her loving you-tuber son Maxwell.

Martha Chandran-Dickerson, was born in India, raised in Europe and East Africa, and now resides in America. As a global citizen and Indian Christian, she is an anomaly. Issues pertaining to faith, culture, diaspora and identity have perpetually intrigued her. As an outlier, the innocuous, however haunting question, “where are you from?” still confounds her. Her eclectic background informs her views and she embraces diversity wherever she encounters it. As a daughter to a Statistician and an Economics Instructor, she abandoned the sciences, and embraced the arts, initially pursuing journalism but eventually becoming an educator, as a writing consultant. She is also a freelance writer. When she isn’t tutoring students, or putting pen to paper, she's mothering her boys. She hopes to pursue her PhD in English, with a Postcolonial emphasis and aspires to write a memoir about her meanderings through the peaks, plateaus and valleys of her borderless life.

Ruthi Davis is a global multimedia editor/writer, author, speaker, empowerment coach, business & brand strategist, and consultant. She is also the founder of Superfly Supermom (www.SuperflySupermom.com), SuperKids Chronicles, and frequent contributor for Thrive Global, The Huffington Post, Mogul Influencer, Bonbon Break, Red Tricycle, Scary Mommy, the Mainstream Channel, and a panel expert for featured authors on Consumer Health Digest. Ruthi also serves as a Director for New Business Development & Client Relations, as well as Editorial Director and consultant of strategic brand communications for iconnectyou.today. Contact Ruthi at [email protected].

Alexis Ross is the Director of Operations and Creative Services in Los Angeles, CA. Her passion project is her well-received blog, Styled By Alexis, on Tumblr, where Alexis explores her love of cooking, entertaining at home, shopping, travel, interior design, happy hours and getting great deals. What she loves most is surprising good friends and people who ask how little she spends on an item or introducing new things / techniques to make their lives more fashionable. A modern woman on the go with a 4 and 3-year-old, she strives to enjoy the finer things in life at a reasonable price. Alexis is an Emmy Award Winning Associate Producer and received her BA degree in Pre-Law / Law & Society from University of California Santa Barbara.