Turning rooms full of people into
ripples of authentic, joyful connection.
Connections Specialist. Speaker. Social Artist
Featured at gatherings, conferences, and communities across the country
I create spaces where people feel seen, open, and genuinely connected.
I’m Stephanie Cowan — a San Francisco based connection facilitator, speaker, and social artist.
My work lives at the intersection of play, creativity, and human connection.
From leading large-scale connection experiences to partnering with brands and cultural institutions, everything I create is rooted in one belief:
Belonging is the most important feeling in the human experience.
Stephanie really knows how to reignite the inner child in everyone, how to get a group of people to remember that they are human and that embracing emotions and welcoming support from others is absolutely essential for living a happy life. -Taylor (A Drop In participant)
Stephanie partners with organizations, brands, and communities to create experiences that bring people closer, faster.
Keynote Speaker and MC
Stephanie’s talks live at the intersection of pop science and play. She takes vulnerable, timely topics and turns them into inspiring, connective experiences that feel more like a joyful gathering than a lecture. Audiences are taken through a journey that is part somatic, part science, part human and leave with practical tools for belonging, creativity, and joyful aligned living.
As an MC, Stephanie becomes the connective thread of an event.
She guides the energy of the room from opening to closing, creating seamless transitions, supporting speakers, and keeping audiences engaged, present, and connected throughout the entire experience.
Custom Opening Ceremonies
She creates opening experiences that bring people into their bodies and into connection, so the rest of the event flows with ease.
Topics include:
Belonging and Social Health • Friendship • Self-Expression • Purpose • Joy and Play • Emotional resilience • How to find connection in the modern world
The Drop In is Stephanie’s signature one-hour connection experience designed to help groups move quickly from small talk into authentic connection. Through thoughtful facilitation and engaging prompts , participants build trust, form real relationships, and experience a meaningful sense of belonging in a one hour container. She has helped facilitate over 10,000 connections.
The Drop In has been experienced by thousands across conferences, companies, and communities, and is often described as the most connected people have ever felt at an event.
Perfect for conferences, offsites, festivals, and community events.
Connection Consulting
I partner with teams, brands, and event producers to design gatherings where connection isn’t left to chance, but intentionally woven into every part of the experience.
From event flow and room design to audience engagement and group dynamics, I help shape the conditions that allow people to feel open, connected, and fully present.
Whether it’s a conference, offsite, or community gathering, my role is to ensure the experience actually works, not just logistically, but emotionally. When connection is designed with intention, everything else flows more easily.
I do this work through my studio, Mission Serendipity, where we focus on designing gatherings that foster real connection and belonging.
Brand Partnerships
I partner with brands to create authentic, connection-driven storytelling that bridges digital content and real-world experience.
I’ve built a highly engaged audience of over 98,000 on TikTok and 29,000 on Instagram, with a strong concentration in San Francisco. My content centers around self-expression, self-love, community, and my deep love for the city.
From social storytelling to live activations, I help brands show up in a way that feels human, joyful, and genuinely engaging — reaching people both online and in real life.
Ideal for brands looking to connect with a thoughtful, community-driven audience both digitally and in person.
Social Artist- Love, Megawatt
I create one-of-a-kind wearable art designed for self-expression, connection, and energy.
Each piece is made from thrifted materials, giving garments a second life and a new story to tell. They’re bold, expressive, and often become conversation pieces the moment you step into a room.
I design many of the pieces I wear while facilitating, using clothing as a way to shift energy and invite play, presence, and openness.
Through Love, Megawatt, I create custom garments that feel personal, alive, and entirely unique. These are pieces your grandchildren will fight over.
I take on a limited number of commissions each year and love curating designs for people who want to feel more fully themselves… and watch the world open up when they walk into it.
Let’s design an experience that people remember because of how it made them feel.
Stephanie works with conferences, companies, and communities who want to foster a deep sense of community belonging. She works with brands and businesses that desire people to feel connected, alive, and included.