Helping people navigate complex work and life dynamics with clarity, and heart.
Practical leadership insight shaped by decades of experience — delivered with warmth, candor, and a deep belief in human potential.
Meet
Stephanie
Johns
Brewer
Stephanie is a leadership strategist, author, and speaker committed to helping people and organizations navigate complexity and thrive. Known for her blend of executive experience, storytelling, and grounded insight, she brings clarity to complex dynamics and equips leaders to move forward with confidence.
Her work is rooted in a simple belief: leadership is less about titles and more about the way we influence, elevate, and care for the people entrusted to us.
Warm, thoughtful, and refreshingly candid, Stephanie offers a perspective that is both deeply practical and quietly transformative.
Upcoming Book
Stephanie’s upcoming flagship book, Villains in the Corner Office, is an exploration of difficult leadership dynamics through the lens of fairytale archetypes — offering language, insight, and practical guidance for navigating today’s workplace challenges with wisdom and agency.
Coming Soon
Speaking & Leadership Programs
Stephanie delivers keynote talks and immersive workshops designed to inspire, challenge, and transform the way leaders show up. Her sessions blend practical tools, research-backed insight, and memorable storytelling.
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Fairytale Leaders explores the patterns and pressures behind modern leadership through the surprising wisdom of fairytales.
Fairytale Leaders Podcast
The Villains Season
Hosted by Stephanie Johns Brewer, this podcast uses archetypes to help listeners understand workplace behavior without blame or diagnosis. Instead of quick fixes, it offers language, clarity, and perspective.
Each season examines a different part of the Fairytale Leaders Universe — from Villains and Heroes to Mentors, Sidekicks, and Kingdoms — revealing how leadership energy shapes the environments we live and work in.
If you’ve ever felt the weight of difficult dynamics, you’re not alone. This podcast helps you see patterns clearly — and navigate them wisely.
Join Stephanie’s leadership community for thoughtful insights, practical tools, and early access to new content — shared with care and intention..
