For our award-winning writer and creative team at Story Impact Media, you could say that February 1989 was our “Once upon a time.” There you’d see a little Mazda pick-up truck towing a U-Haul trailer down I-75 from Michigan to Florida. Not to a job or to a house or to a group of friends. Just to what seemed to be an open opportunity. The route would lead into the heart of Proverbs 16:9: “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”

We never thought those steps would lead us here — but we’re grateful they did. In the years since that move, Story Impact Media founder Robert Stephens would research stories for the St. Petersburg Times. He would massage features for international magazines. And he would develop marketing strategies for consumer media brands. During his 21-year run as executive editor for titles like Islands and Boating, he and the creative team would earn 14 international awards for excellence in editorial and brand storytelling. Now independent, this is the same award-winning writer and creative team that have made Story Impact Media a powerful combination for editorial and native marketing needs.

That priceless relationship is one of many that have been forged along this unpredictable route. Robert met his wife, Lenore, along the way. They now have three amazing daughters. And they work and mingle with friends and colleagues having the highest integrity and best talent in the media industry. Those relationships and talents have merged here at Story Impact Media. Our award-winning writer and creative team collaborate on impactful editorial projects, brand storytelling, and native marketing materials. We bring life to businesses. And we’re building more lasting relationships … ever after.