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Stephanie Ostermann

I’m the sort of girl who you meet for coffee and end up pouring your entire heart out to. The friend you come to when you need someone to call it straight. No bullshit. No extras. Just truth. I’m a communicator. That’s a PC way of saying I like to talk, but I also spend a lot of my time listening, and over the years, I’ve developed a sense for subtext – how one or two words can change your entire message, what people are really trying to say and how to weave the varied layers of your story into one cohesive brand message that your clients fall in love with. When I'm not acting as editor in chief for Vivid & Brave, you can find me geeking out over words at www.stephanieo.ca

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Motivatation, Universe DentersSeptember 17, 2014

#firstworldproblems

By Stephanie Ostermann

Over the last couple of days, I’ve been involved in a few conversations about wealth, poverty, and the vast inbetween that exists, and in those, I noticed something that has been poking…

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We Are Vivid & Brave
Business, LifeSeptember 12, 2014

Transformations: Our One Year Anniversary

By Stephanie Ostermann

Tomorrow, Vivid & Brave turns 1. Back in July of 2013, Christine and I traveled to  Denver, Colorado to act as mentors at a workshop there. For awhile, we’d been talking about…

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How Well Do You Bend?
BusinessSeptember 9, 2014

How Well Do You Bend?

By Stephanie Ostermann

Yesterday I had big plans. I was going to write a bunch of blog posts, and get ready for the last day of Summer Reading List and go buy new moisturizer. And…

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Brave & Bright Spotlight, Universe DentersSeptember 6, 2014

Jacqueline R. Hunsicker | Brave & Bright Spotlight

By Stephanie Ostermann

Today’s Brave & Bright Spotlight star wrote me a few weeks ago to share her story, and I thought it was one filled with a straight on sense of bravery, honesty, and an…

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Business, WorkshopsSeptember 5, 2014

What’s New Around Here

By Stephanie Ostermann

Whew. That was one heck of a summer. My kids are back in school now and I’m just starting to feel like I know which way is up again. Anyone else feeling…

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Mom Martyrs
Life, Universe DentersAugust 14, 2014

Mom Martyrs

By Stephanie Ostermann

Motherhood is not the hardest job in the world. Confession: This summer has been a rough one for me as a mom. It’s been an endless cycle of way too hot days,…

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Why We're Keeping Facebook's Messenger App
BusinessAugust 8, 2014

Why We’re Keeping the Facebook Messenger App

By Stephanie Ostermann

Over here at Vivid & Brave, we use Facebook’s Messenger App on a daily basis. Since Christine’s in Texas (sometimes!) and I’m in Calgary (most of the time), we use it as…

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Why I'm Not Going To Stop Telling My Daughter She Is Beautiful
Avengers of Sexiness, BeautyAugust 1, 2014

Why I’m Not Going to Stop Telling My Daughter She is Beautiful

By Stephanie Ostermann

My daughter, who will somehow, impossibly, be six this month, is beautiful. You’d have to be blind not to see it. Her brother is gorgeous, too. They take my breath away sometimes….

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Don't Invite Me To Your Online Party
Business, MarketingJuly 21, 2014

Don’t Invite Me To Your Online Party

By Stephanie Ostermann

The first time was just before Christmas. I got invited to an online Jamberry party. Having never heard of the product, I poked around on the website, fell in love with a…

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Avengers of Sexiness, Love & SexJuly 16, 2014

On Being Married and/or Being Happy

By Stephanie Ostermann

You would think I would have learned by now. That wading into any discussion about marriage and divorce will usually result in a spike in my blood pressure and my left eye…

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