Stacey is a partner and the founder of Stacey Leong Design (SLD). As her firm’s creative director, she provides brand consulting, annual campaign planning, project budgeting, comprehensive account servicing, video production, concept development, art direction, design and layout. Her creative approach is rooted in fully understanding each client’s goals. She believes in creating engaging and unique work to suit the needs at hand, and is adept at conveying clear and concise messaging in a variety of channels including video, photography and digital media. As a result, she has consistently produced a wide range of award-winning designs in print and web-based communications. 

Prior to founding SLD in 2002, Stacey led the creative staff at Team Vision Marketing and designed for Clarence Lee Design & Associates. As president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Honolulu Chapter in 2001–04, she established the AIGA Graphic Design Endowment for graphic design students, as well as the biannual AIGA Hawai‘i’s 5-O Design Competition and Award Show. In 2003, Stacey was featured and awarded the “Forty Under Forty” in Pacific Business News at the age of 30.

Stacey is also a 2022 graduate of the WE by Rising Tide program, a women’s entrepreneur program in Hawai‘i sponsored by the Central Pacific Bank Foundation and aio Foundation, in partnership with the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business and Leadership and Rising Tide Hawai‘i. All program participants go through a rigorous application process and upon acceptance, take a 10-week series of workshops to learn effective financial management practices, marketing and branding strategies. They also have multiple opportunities to network with a cohort of successful women entrepreneurs and executives. Participating in this program has allowed SLD to continue its company goal of supporting other women entrepreneurs with their design, branding and marketing initiatives. Most recently, SLD completed a successful branding campaign for the YWCA’s YWahine in Business Capital Readiness program that provides access to capital funding for women entrepreneurs. 

Stacey is inspired by the diverse cultures, talents, and levels of connection that surround her—she knows that everyone has a story to tell. Outside of SLD, she enjoys making others feel beautiful, designing handbags for her special project, Popo’s Collection, and above all, being a mom. Stacey received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design from University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.