The Stefania Method™
Hospitality as a Way of Being.
Human connection is the real luxury.
“Hospitality is how I move through the world.”
Long before it became my profession, it was my way of making people feel seen.
For 20 years in Italy, entrepreneurship, journalism and television shaped my instinct for connecting with people. For the last 15, I have brought that instinct into hospitality in Miami and Washington DC, opening new concepts and leading established ones.
Everywhere, I saw the same truth: the magic of an experience is not only in what a place offers, but in how people feel inside it. When people feel genuinely seen, connection grows, and so does the business.
This is the way I lead, and the way I love to inspire others to lead. Because the room changes when the leader is present.
Experience
35
years in hospitality, media and entrepreneurship
11
venues led and supervised in Miami and Washington DC
200+
people in the largest teams I've supervised
3,000+
guests welcomed every week
Miami—Le Sirenuse at Four Seasons Surfside · Soho House & Co. · Cecconi's · DÔYA · Fiola MiamiWashington DC—Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants: Fiola · Fiola Mare · Del Mar · Sfoglina (3 locations)
Member, Miami Business Council
THE STEFANIA METHOD™
Built from lived experience, The Stefania Method™ brings hospitality as a way of being into how we lead, connect and create, in business and in life. At its core are five foundations: Presence, Curiosity, Connection, Alignment, and Contribution.
SEEING
I enter a space, business, project or community and identify what is missing, what could be elevated, where friction lives, what could create energy and connection, and what the experience could become.
Areas of Focus
- Leadership
- Hospitality
- Culture
- Human Connection
- Experiences