STEPHANIE AMBERG - founder

I grew up in Marin County (the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge) going to farmer’s markets, clipping out recipes from magazines, and watching cooking shows. At UCLA I fell in love with the academic side of food while writing my undergraduate senior thesis on the Slow Food Movement; at the American University of Paris I fell in love with food marketing (and cheese, and wine, and baguettes) when I achieved my Master's degree in Global Communications (Valedictorian). While finishing graduate school, I landed my first agency job: social content lead for Procter & Gamble beauty brands at Proximity BBDO Paris. After moving back to the US, I searched high and low for a social media marketing agency that specialized in small food businesses and, seeing a hole in the market, decided to fill it myself. Since launching Décanteur Media in 2016, I have worked with over 50 clients in the industry, contributed editorial pieces for Edible Marin & Wine Country, and taken way too many photos of my food. I’m passionate about telling the stories behind small businesses, artisanal products, restaurants, and most importantly the people behind them. Because, as M.F.K. Fisher puts it, “First we eat, then we do everything else.”

KELLIE SHARPLESS - ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

I’m Kellie, a born-and-raised Temecula, California native! I grew up in a household that had an immense passion for all things food & wine so by proxy I fell in love with the art of food at a very young age & ultimately, wine. I have my WSET Level 2 Wine Certification and plan to expand this knowledge through more wine consumption - for research, of course! I studied Public Relations at Virginia Tech and when I graduated and returned to the Golden State in 2019 (with way too many pictures of my food and wine experiences on my phone), I knew I wanted to combine my passion for food and wine with my ever-growing interest in digital marketing. I first started my career at OMD San Francisco as a Strategist for Integrated Media Planning, then subsequently landed my dream job at Décanteur Media. I have learned so much about the inner workings of restaurants, bars and small businesses & absolutely love working with the amazing people behind the scenes to tell their story through a digital lens.

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