Stephanie Ciancio
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Italian Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Ieteke Schouten
Stephanie is a wonderful person to work with. She has a fine antenna for the common goal and knows how to take steps today that lead to a longer term strategy. She works autonomously and knows the right moment to inform you. She has a internal compass that guides her easily in a chaotic startup environment. She is goal-oriented and dedicated to find out the best strategy to achieve what is needed. She lifts everyone around her with her congenial energy. She helped us a lot with finding and activating the right community, niches and media in SF for us.
Mitchell Friedman, Ed.D., APR
Stephanie is relentless positive and marshals her considerable energy towards producing impressive, tangible benefits for her fellow students committed like she is to furthering the sustainability practices of organizations and causes alike. As a leader, she initiates and organizes activities around green building and international sustainability that raise the bar in terms of what's possible for student leaders and which clearly add enormously to the professional development of her classmates. In short, I have relished the time I have worked with her as a student leader and am confident that her efforts will yield continued success.
Ieteke Schouten
Stephanie is a wonderful person to work with. She has a fine antenna for the common goal and knows how to take steps today that lead to a longer term strategy. She works autonomously and knows the right moment to inform you. She has a internal compass that guides her easily in a chaotic startup environment. She is goal-oriented and dedicated to find out the best strategy to achieve what is needed. She lifts everyone around her with her congenial energy. She helped us a lot with finding and activating the right community, niches and media in SF for us.
Mitchell Friedman, Ed.D., APR
Stephanie is relentless positive and marshals her considerable energy towards producing impressive, tangible benefits for her fellow students committed like she is to furthering the sustainability practices of organizations and causes alike. As a leader, she initiates and organizes activities around green building and international sustainability that raise the bar in terms of what's possible for student leaders and which clearly add enormously to the professional development of her classmates. In short, I have relished the time I have worked with her as a student leader and am confident that her efforts will yield continued success.
Ieteke Schouten
Stephanie is a wonderful person to work with. She has a fine antenna for the common goal and knows how to take steps today that lead to a longer term strategy. She works autonomously and knows the right moment to inform you. She has a internal compass that guides her easily in a chaotic startup environment. She is goal-oriented and dedicated to find out the best strategy to achieve what is needed. She lifts everyone around her with her congenial energy. She helped us a lot with finding and activating the right community, niches and media in SF for us.
Mitchell Friedman, Ed.D., APR
Stephanie is relentless positive and marshals her considerable energy towards producing impressive, tangible benefits for her fellow students committed like she is to furthering the sustainability practices of organizations and causes alike. As a leader, she initiates and organizes activities around green building and international sustainability that raise the bar in terms of what's possible for student leaders and which clearly add enormously to the professional development of her classmates. In short, I have relished the time I have worked with her as a student leader and am confident that her efforts will yield continued success.
Ieteke Schouten
Stephanie is a wonderful person to work with. She has a fine antenna for the common goal and knows how to take steps today that lead to a longer term strategy. She works autonomously and knows the right moment to inform you. She has a internal compass that guides her easily in a chaotic startup environment. She is goal-oriented and dedicated to find out the best strategy to achieve what is needed. She lifts everyone around her with her congenial energy. She helped us a lot with finding and activating the right community, niches and media in SF for us.
Mitchell Friedman, Ed.D., APR
Stephanie is relentless positive and marshals her considerable energy towards producing impressive, tangible benefits for her fellow students committed like she is to furthering the sustainability practices of organizations and causes alike. As a leader, she initiates and organizes activities around green building and international sustainability that raise the bar in terms of what's possible for student leaders and which clearly add enormously to the professional development of her classmates. In short, I have relished the time I have worked with her as a student leader and am confident that her efforts will yield continued success.
Credentials
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GRI Certified Training Program Certificate
ISOS Group, LLCMay, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
Sustainable Building Advisor
Sustainable Building Advisor ProgramAug, 2010- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Proclamation Goods
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Operations
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Jan 2023 - Present
Proclamation Goods is preparing for a new manufacturing run of its acclaimed cookware set, the Proclamation Duo, with two additional sizes. To prepare production we are tracking potential customer interest and prioritizing remaining inventory for campaigns to boost our reach and influence. Proclamation's approach to outfitting homes with sustainable goods isn't business as usual. We're aiming to sell the last pan a person will need, and turn that person into a fan who will guide their friends and family in the journey to ditch coated cookware, along with unwitting participation in planned obsolescence. Meanwhile, we are strategizing the customer transition from a kitchen full of excess, underutilized cookware- some of it damaged- to a more streamlined place of enjoyment. We are creating an invitation to participate in the circular economy for durable cookware in partnership with Liquidonate, and we are examining the opportunity for research and story-telling with a collection of damaged PFAS-coated pans with SF Environment. Show less
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Retail Director
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Mar 2022 - Present
Proclamation Goods has made splash selling its award-winning cookware set online. In 2022, we had the opportunity to convert our workspace in San Francisco into a flagship shop where customers, neighbors, and visitors can learn about our mission to overthrow planned obsolescence and find goods and supplies that will either last forever, or compost. The expanded retail assortment at our shop stands to equip people with everyday needs for the homes and to expand our ability to serve a customer who has already purchased the last pan they'll ever need. At the Proclamation Goods shop, we have the honor of featuring California local makers whose products range from practical and delightful, and often both. We present the opportunity to approach more dinners as dinner parties, celebrating conviviality with handmade beauty. For Spring 2023 we have launched a refill partnership with Grove Collaborative. The shop has a station with neighbors and existing Grove customers can reduce packaging and shipping impacts by refilling their containers at a local shop. To encourage this behavior shift, we are pricing the refills to be less costly than online subscriptions, and aligning a complimentary CSA service with local food businesses. Be on the look out for fun educational events at the Proclamation Goods Shop, such as our new series of Induction Happy Hours, in collaboration with Channing Street Copper Company. Our cookware is Induction compatible and Copper's range is 120-volt compatible. We're excited to showcase the transition to clean energy and durable goods. Show less
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Handsome SF
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United States
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Retail
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Owner, Product Designer
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Jan 2019 - Present
- Design, manufacturing and selling an original bulk shopping product - stay tuned for wholesale opportunities! - Operated a zero waste pop-up shop in Bernal Heights for the 2019-2020 holiday season Handsome SF was a pop up shop created to sell an original product: organic cotton bags designed to make bulk food shopping and home storage easy and delightful. After a launch with the Plastic Free Holiday Market in December 2019, I opened as a booth shop within the former Heartfelt location in Bernal Heights and began selling other brands' zero waste products. I helped customers curate systems and tools for themselves and their loved ones with the purpose of replacing single use plastics and bringing more joy and appreciation to everyday activities. The pop -up shop ceased operations due to Covid-19. Product design and production is ramping up as of winter 2021 with plans to expand to wholesale in 2022. Show less
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Replenish Grocers- Permanently Closed
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United States
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Launch Team
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Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
It was an honor to jump in and assist Replenish Grocer's owner Erika Gliebe as she launched San Francisco's first dedicated refill grocery store in North Beach. I provided documentation systems for training, created guides for POS systems, and consulted on communications strategy and content as well as sourcing and merchandizing. Replenish Grocers is a trailblazing green-certified women-owned business in San Francisco -a neighborhood grocery store that offers a full array of refill goods from bulk foods and spices to personal care and cleaning supplies. Locally grown organic and biodynamic produce all carefully selected for low-impact and reusable packaging, make this grocery shop a destination and a community resource. Replenish also features an amazing selection of durable home goods and to-go products to replace common single-use items, while shining a spotlight on local, women-owned and closed-looped brands. Launching in the fall of 2021 with covid protocols and food safety made paramount was a challenge and also an opportunity to shine - Replenish features a new technology in spice and tea dispensers that eschews the need for scoops, enabling low-touch bulk for sensitive food products. Replenish also offers shoppers the opportunity to re-use store-santized jars, sharing resources within the community in a way that highlights how food and local shopping connects us all. Show less
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Spesso.co
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United States
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Design
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Owner, Home Organization Consultant
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May 2016 - Dec 2018
- Independently and collaboratively decluttered and organized private homes, specializing in kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms - Focused on optimizing spaces for frequent and desired activities - Recommended low-waste and plastic free systems and products After working as a home organizer with Neat Method for a year and a half, I began offering my own services through Spesso - a company named after the Italian word for "often". I helped people declutter and optimize spaces in their homes for the activities they do most often, liberating space for focus, mindfulness, and self care. I took note of the items that added up to a lot of the bulk of home clutter, which brought me additional motivation to move upstream to how products and solutions are designed, marketed, and sold to people. Show less
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NEAT Method
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United States
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Consumer Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Home Organizer (part time contractor)
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Jul 2017 - Feb 2018
We create a whirlwind of spaciousness and practical beauty for clients. Goodbye clutter, hello neatness. We create a whirlwind of spaciousness and practical beauty for clients. Goodbye clutter, hello neatness.
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The Arcadium and Flow Global
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San Francisco
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Founding Team Member
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Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
Founding team of The Arcadium project - Established partnerships in regenerative commerce, local food, and holistic wellness. - Contributed to program development for Flow Global, a women's club created to elegantly deliver on the desires and aspirations of women. Founding team of The Arcadium project - Established partnerships in regenerative commerce, local food, and holistic wellness. - Contributed to program development for Flow Global, a women's club created to elegantly deliver on the desires and aspirations of women.
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Peerby
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Netherlands
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Consumer Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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City Captain/Local Community Manager
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May 2014 - Nov 2014
Peerby is a peer to peer lending platform that has a commitment to positive social and environmental impact. - I created events to bring potential, new and existing users together, building trust and relationships when the product was just beginning to hit the US market. - We achieved tremendously fast user growth, from 13 to 300 over the course of a few months. - I formed partnerships with the City's Neighborhood Resilience department and the Sunday Streets Festival - Supported media coverage in the New York Times. Show less
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Gaia Technologies
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San Francisco - New York
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Launch Strategist
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May 2014 - Sep 2014
Created client-focused strategies to optimize performance of for-profit spinoff of a non-profit green infrastructure research institute. Created client-focused strategies to optimize performance of for-profit spinoff of a non-profit green infrastructure research institute.
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Real NewEnergy
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United States
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Urban Sustainability Manager
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Feb 2013 - May 2014
- Co-authored an activation feasibility study for SFOEWD's portfolio of vacant historic building - Developed relationships with community groups, non-profits, and community development financial institutions, supporting projects and research Engaged city government and local stakeholders to prioritize, plan and pilot local economic regeneration projects from within underutilized buildings in underserved neighborhoods of San Francisco and Oakland. Co-authored an activation feasibility study for SFOEWD portfolio of vacant historic buildings. Forged relationships with innovative non-profits and community development financial institutions, supporting projects and research. Show less
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DDW
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Office Manager
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Nov 2008 - Sep 2010
- Supported a team of 25 designers and 15 account executives - Managed reception, maintenance, travel, events, and the office kitchen - Spearheaded the introduction of composting when it was new to the city - Updated supply sourcing for healthier, more local, and lower waste foods and refreshments - Supported a team of 25 designers and 15 account executives - Managed reception, maintenance, travel, events, and the office kitchen - Spearheaded the introduction of composting when it was new to the city - Updated supply sourcing for healthier, more local, and lower waste foods and refreshments
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Levi Strauss & Co.
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant, Worldwide Government Affairs & Public Policy
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2008 - 2008
Administrative support for the Corporate Legal and Global Finance & Governance Teams of Levi Strauss & Co. Administrative support for the Corporate Legal and Global Finance & Governance Teams of Levi Strauss & Co.
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Heart English School Japan
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Saitama, Japan
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English Communications Instructor
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2007 - 2008
Sole native English teacher at a 720-student Japanese public junior high school in the inaugural year of a communication-focused English program. We created unusual activities to engage students and draw forth their unique creativity and input for curriculum development. Sole native English teacher at a 720-student Japanese public junior high school in the inaugural year of a communication-focused English program. We created unusual activities to engage students and draw forth their unique creativity and input for curriculum development.
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Education
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2011 - 2013
Presidio Graduate School
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Urban Sustainability -
2000 - 2003
McGill University
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major: Humanistic Studies / Italian Language and Civilization -
2010 - 2011
Sustainable Building Advisor Program
Certificate, Green Building -
2010 - 2014
San Francisco Institute of Architecture
In Process: Associate of Arts & Technical Certificate in Ecological Design, Eco-Design and Architectural Theory -
2004 - 2005
London Centre for Fashion Studies
Advanced Professional Diploma in Fashion Design & Technology, Fashion Design & Technology -
2007 - 2008
Japan Market Expansion Competition
International business
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