Meet Stephanie Browne
STRATEGIC ADVISOR, BOARD DIRECTOR, AUTHOR, PODCAST HOST, TRAVEL ADVISOR AND CREATOR OF HOSPITALITY INTELLIGENCE™
A Career Built on Leadership, Trust & Connection
Stephanie Browne is a trusted guide, mentor and connector with extensive experience spanning organizational leadership, innovation, strategy, culture transformation, and board governance.
Stephanie’s entrepreneurial journey in hospitality — including the creation of the Divas Uncorked Collaborative Consortium, Bon Vivant Wine Company, a retail wine business, and Sipping Sense: Uncorking the Flavors of Wine, Entertaining and Healthy Cooking — shaped the philosophy that influences how she leads and coaches professionals today. Through building brands, curating experiences, and creating spaces centered on connection, culture, wine, travel, and entertaining, she developed a distinctive approach to leadership grounded in hospitality, relationship-building, and the power of meaningful engagement.
As the creator of Hospitality Intelligence™, Stephanie Browne brings a distinctive perspective to professional development rooted in inclusion, social currency, cultural fluency, and the art of building authentic relationships. Her work helps professionals better navigate the influential environments where trust is established, opportunities emerge, and lasting business connections are formed.
Executive Leadership & Organizational Impact
Stephanie’s executive experience includes leading large-scale corporate initiatives in innovation, technology, talent strategy and organizational initiatives focused on leadership, culture, and transformation.
Over the course of her career, she has worked across executive leadership, consulting, and advisory roles, helping organizations strengthen employee engagement, leadership development, recruitment strategy, and organizational effectiveness in telecommunications, insurance and healthcare industries.
Her work has consistently centered around helping leaders and organizations build stronger relationships, create more inclusive environments, and lead with greater confidence and clarity.
Board Leadership & Strategic Advisory
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The Philosophy Behind Hospitality Intelligence™
Hospitality Intelligence™ was developed through decades of professional networking and global dining experiences in business.
Stephanie’s approach recognizes that leadership is not only demonstrated in presentations, meetings, or formal strategy sessions, it is also reflected in how leaders connect, communicate, and show up in the moments where trust is built.
Through Hospitality Intelligence™, she helps individuals build confidence in spaces that matter, navigate social and cultural dynamics, and build meaningful relationships that support nurturing genuine personal connections.
"Leadership is not only defined by what you know, but by how you connect, communicate, and show up.”
Speaking, Thought Leadership & Industry Recognition
Stephanie is a respected speaker and thought leader whose work has been featured through interviews, podcasts, executive panels, and leadership conversations focused on culture, leadership, inclusion, organizational development, and relationship-building.
Her insights and leadership have been recognized through numerous professional honors and industry acknowledgements, including:
Martha’s Vineyard Black Book Festival - Celebrated Author 2025
COLOR - Power 50 CDO List 2022
The Equity Project - Ad Club Honor Roll for Inclusion 2022
Diversity MBA - Top Ten Panel Diversity Best Practices 2021
Diversity Global Magazine - Top 10 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leader 2020
MassTLC - Mosaic Award for Diversity 2019
Beyond the Boardroom
Stephanie is also the founder of Sipping Sense, a lifestyle and hospitality platform that explores connection, culture, and experiences through social media, events and travel.
While distinct from her executive advisory work, Sipping Sense reflects many of the same principles that shape Hospitality Intelligence™, the belief that meaningful relationships are often built in the spaces where people feel most connected, engaged, and understood.