Photographer: Fela Raymond
Our Story
The idea of Earthtone was developed while flying over the Masai Mara in Stephanie’s home country of Kenya. The hues of the earth represent the grounding we all share while having our own specific experiences. It’s about the fine line between what differentiates and connects. Through this lens, Earthtone has a strong focus on storytelling and creative expression. Although narrative is our primary expertise, we are unbound by formats.
Our mission is to take what happens on a small scale and amplify it to the masses. Our audience is global because individual experiences can often be universal. Our tone is warm, curious, authentic and revelatory. Earthtone’s consultation services include story editing, podcast development and speaking engagements.
About Our Founder
Stephanie Kariuki is an award-winning audio journalist and the founder of Earthtone Media, based in Brooklyn, NY.
Stephanie currently contributes as an executive producer and senior editor for Vice News Reports. In 2022, she led the team behind AUTHENTIC : The Story of Tablo, a limited run series about music, internet and fandom. Previously, Stephanie co-created the documentary unit at Stitcher ‘Witness Docs.’ During her time, Stephanie senior produced Unfinished: Deep South, which was nominated for a Peabody in 2020. She also worked on the second season of The Dream about wellness culture, made a show called Secret Lives of Black Women and produced two seasons of Marvel's Wolverine series. As part of the development team at Stitcher, Stephanie contributed to the pilot-making and green-lighting of dozens of podcasts, many of which were nominated for various awards.
Stephanie has also taught several iterations of a workshop about making audio for UnionDocs. She has enjoyed giving various presentations about audio storytelling to high school and college students throughout her 10+ years in audio.