Stephanie has a strong record of award-nominated television, having executive produced the Emmy-nominated special “National Puerto Rican Day Parade” for NBC, Emmy-nominated “Annual New York Magazine Show” in Studio 8H (SNL) for NBC, and NBC syndicated show “Hispanics Today.’”
Stephanie produced and directed the Premio Lo Nuestro nominated video, “Tu Amor,” for merengue queen Olga Tanon, produced Julio Iglesias’ “Baila Morena,” and directed the Telly-Award winning Celine Dion video, “Sola Otra Vez.”
Stephanie first delivered ground-breaking television to US Latinos with Latin Access, the first nationally syndicated entertainment program focusing on Latin content in an English format. She helped to clear the NBC O&O’s herself and sell advertising in order to get the show on the air.
Arnold sat on the Florida Chapter of NARAS (National Recording Academy: Grammys) and the national board of LARAS (Latin Recording Academy).
After 27 years creating and directing TV shows, music videos and documentaries. She left the producing business in 2009 after meeting the love of her life. From that point on, the only thing she wanted to produce was a family.
It was during the birth of her second child that Stephanie suffered a rare condition called an amniotic fluid embolism and died on the operating table for 37 Seconds.
Her debut book, 37 Seconds has won multiple awards and has become a national and #1 Amazon bestseller. She has been invited by some of the most prestigious universities and media outlets to speak about her extraordinary experience helping to enlighten medical professionals and patient’s alike of her message: If you SENSE something, SAY something.
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