Stephané Alexandre Speaker | Enterprise & Creative & Lifestyle & Women & Assemblies and Celebrations Events & Well-being & Media

Stephané Alexandre

Award winning filmmaker with a passion for diversity & inclusion; who believes that 'Perfect girls aren't real, and real girls aren't perfect'

Stephané Alexandre is a filmmaker who for the last 15 years has worked across Film, TV and digital. Her experience spans across branded film, commercials, factual ent and across scripted comedy/ drama. Part of WFTV 2022 Mentee programme, BAFTA Connect and BFI x BAFTA 2021 crew, she is passionate about British cinema and rolling out the carpet for black and diverse characters that breathe life, on screen and inspire all audiences.

Her directing work spans across clients such as Amazon Prime, BBC Bitesize to Comedy Central UK. Whilst her most recent producing work is a 5x part 44 mins long form doc for Viacom, The Evolution of Black British Music on My5/BET UK. Stephané Series Produced the first all UK Black led production for Viacom. Drunk History: Black Stories launched in April 2021 on digital and is a spin off from the main US series, Drunk History, and directed Episode "Yaa Asantewaa" starring Amma Asante and Sheila Atim.

In 2021 she directed short form series for Amazon Prime Video, "Where are you from, from?" starring Rapman, Yung Filly and Fenn O'Meally. The series follows black creatives in a short form documentary, highlighting their culture, life before success to present day. In 2009 she founded a blog, Milk + Honey, aimed at young girls and women. The site's purpose was to promote positive and inspirational news. Challenging the standards of beauty and images portrayed by the media.

She is passionate about speaking to young women aged 11 and above about a range of topics highlighting self-esteem, self-worth and race. Her talks include topics on "Loving yourself at the Core" "Enhance" and "The Other Side".

The platform Milk + Honey gained Stephané the opportunity to speak at TEDxYouth in November 2015 about her passion for young women and self-acceptance. The site was awarded Runner Up at the 2015 Premier Digital Awards for Most Innovative Use of Digital Media in Outreach. In 2012 the hub was featured on Virgin Media Pioneer of The Month and in 2011 was featured in Powerful Media’s, Future Leaders magazine. Emerging Student's Magazine also included the site in their Top 10 Students/Alumni Ones to Watch in 2012. Milk + Honey was also shortlisted on Cosmopolitan's 2012 Blog Awards in their Lifestyle category, making it to the final 5. In 2017 she was listed on Ghana's Future Leaders 30 - U30 list.

Testimonials from Teachers

"I've been contributing to Milk and Honey for a few years and it's been amazing to see how far reaching and impactful the site is. Steph has such a passion for uplifting young women and she has built something that allows women from around the world to view and contribute to this mission. I'm a proud member of this team and know the site and brand will continue to go from strength to strength."

– Honey Gabriel, Consultant, Holland Mountain Ltd

"It was one of my best experiences to work as a Video Producer at Milk & Honey. Stephané gave me lots of room and support to create. I did enjoy working at Milk & Honey as I can involve in such a meaningful campaign - Precious Conference, and I got many inspirations which affect my creation till now. At the same time, I have been built up team building skills from Stephané being one of her team members. Thought out my observations to the interview hosted by Stephané, I have learnt lots of interpersonal skills as well. Thanks for giving me such a "precious" opportunity to work as a Video Producer at Milk & Honey."

– Jin Yau, To Inspire

"I've worked with Stephané many times on various photoshoots for Milk & Honey since 2011. She's absolutely fantastic to work with - she's bubbly, approachable, has a great sense of humour, is well attentive to details, and above all, is extremely professional. She always clearly stated what her creative vision was and helped bring out the best in me and my confidence when on set. It was a pleasure working with Milk & Honey and I'm honoured to have witnessed the organisation flourish since we worked together on its first launch campaign. All the best for the future!"

– Melissa Legarda Alcantara, Freelance Journalist

"Stephané has spoken a number of times to the King’s Church youth group and delivered articulate and structured talks on those occasions. She engaged the young people with good eye contact, movement and engaging illustrations to reinforce her message. Her knowledge of the subject matter (The Bible) was evident and she even used personal examples to relate to her audience. We would not hesitate to have her speak again and teach our young people."

– Simon Quincey, Youth Leader, Kings Church Oxted

"Stephané is a dynamic yet approachable speaker who draws her audiences in by her mix of humour, personal anecdotes and clear messaging. I invited Stephané to be a speaker at one of our women's brunches and she delivered her speech on brief and with passion leaving a huge impact on all those in attendance."

– Sarah-Lucile Greenidge, Founder of Ladies Who Brunch

"We asked Stephané Alexandre to speak at TEDxYouthCroydon in 2015, due to her outstanding and impressive career. Stephané was such a pleasure to work with, not only during the run-up to the event but also on the day itself. Stephané delivered a heartfelt speech, sharing poignant points in her life that enabled her to love herself at the core. Her delivery was enthralling and her energy and authenticity cannot help but move any audience."

– Elaine Powell, Curator, TEDxYouth Croydon

"Thank you so much for the excellent talk today. Our students absolutely loved meeting you and hearing your stories. There was such a great buzz and energy in the room and we were all moved and inspired by the film clips. I’m so pleased you could stay for lunch and marching too!"

– Lizzy Lewis, Assistant House Parent, Barnes B Jr Learning for Life Coordinator International Pupil Support, Christ’s Hospital

"The session went really well and the students were very engaged in this. This was really great to be able to include as part of our International Women's Day programme and a really inspiring talk for our students."

– Miss Helen Stern, Assistant Headteacher, Copthall School,