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Steph Mi is no stranger to the limelight with an impressive modeling career that spans over a decade, including being featured in the launch of the Sports Illustrated swimwear collection at Miami Swim Week, Maxim and FHM. In addition to her successful modeling career, Steph has landed acting roles in films alongside Channing Tatum, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mike Tyson. This Steeler Nation babe never expected her life to lead her down this path, but she is happy to have the opportunity to use her career and influence to help others.
Steph’s journey starts like many other Americans; she grew up in sports-loving Philadelphia. She began her modeling career at the young age of 14 when was signed to a traditional modeling agency. Steph hails her natural beauty roots from her Korean descent and takes pride in keeping her routine as minimal as possible. When she was 18, she began competing in swimwear pageants. At the same time, social media platforms were starting to take off. The natural-born self-marketer began posting her modeling portfolio on her Instagram in hopes it would lead to more work. What seemed like taboo at the time to the people around her, quickly became normalized as more influencers saw the potential for self-promotion. Steph kept at it and, within no time, started working with global brands hosting events, promoting car shows, participating in swimwear pageants, and conducting interviews.
What started as a few simple posts on a brand-new platform, would later become a masterclass in marketing. Steph understood the importance of marketing and self-promotion for long term success and set off on a plan to target a new audience in unique and unusual ways; ways that wouldn’t just grab the attention of the viewers but stick with people long after the event and gain the attention of the media.
The 2023 Kentucky Derby will be one to be remembered, and that is all because of the marketing prowess of Steph Mi. As the Churchill Downs filled with spectators for the biggest horse racing event in the country, a plane took to the sky with a banner that would catch everyone’s attention- the url for Steph’s OnlyFans. This unique marketing stunt would go on to steal the headlines and garner attention from international business publication, Forbes, for the genius stunt of self-promotion. While it may have shocked those who attended the event, this marketing tactic was a well-thought-out master plan. Steph researched several opportunities for months before ultimately deciding on the Kentucky Derby sky banner. It was important to know the sky restrictions around the event as many sporting events have both physical and time restrictions for flying. The timing of the banner was also critical, it needed to fly during a time when people would be in one concentrated area and not distracted. You may only get one chance to make this level of impact, and every moment would need to be carefully choreographed, resulting in her banner being seen by the grandstands full of people just before the race was about to begin.
Steph’s marketing brilliance did not start and end with the Kentucky Derby. Next up in her masterplan, Steph has decided to focus on the MLB; a sport that resonates deep within her soul. Rather than flying another banner, she has decided to become the banner herself. This expert in self-promotion gets fully dressed in her OnlyFans gear and heads to the nation’s top baseball fields. She carefully selects the game to ensure it will get national coverage on ESPN, and then finds a seat that will undoubtedly get the most camera time – a seat right behind home plate. She lets her charm, the camera, and people’s natural curiosity do the rest while enjoying one of her favorite sports.
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Steph’s love of golf stems from her experience as a former competitor in the North American Championships; fitness and sports are part of her DNA. Steph’s penchant for sports has led to her latest endeavor, Golf with Mi. Golf with Mi is an independently presented series on OFTV, OnlyFans free safe for work platform, and has become one of the most watched original series on the new streaming platform. As the producer for the series, Steph takes full creative control of her endeavors, playing some of the best golf courses in the country with her featured guest– an actor, actress, influencer, or an athlete.
Steph will admit, when she first began her series, some guests were hesitant when she told them it would air on OnlyFans TV. Like so many others, they had the stigma that the series will be for an adult audience, but the show is strictly rated PG and professionally produced. As a leader in promotion, she gives her guests the opportunity to promote their own brands or projects during her show. The series allows her guests to pick the course, and then they get to know each other while playing a round of 18-holes.
Steph credits her long-standing love of golf to her mother. Steph gushes that her mother is an incredible golfer, and she wanted to learn more about the sport to have a deeper relationship over a shared interest. Over time, this interest took hold on her natural athleticism, and Steph fell in love with the sport, finding herself on the golf course as often as possible.
Beyond the athleticism of golf, Steph acknowledges the importance of the sport both on and off the course. The adage is true, many business deals are made on the course. She explains this is often true because when you play a round of golf with someone, you are spending a long day learning someone’s personality, behaviors, and interests. By the end of the day, you feel like you have a good grasp of the other person. With so much business happening on the course, she wants to make sure women are not left out of that equation.
While the sport has been gaining popularity among women over recent years, there are a lot of women who are still intimidated by golf. Steph is using her OnlyFans and her series Golf with Mi to create long form content to show women and others unfamiliar with the sport exactly what happens on and off the course, and hopefully with this knowledge they will be more interested in picking up the clubs. Knowledge is important in tackling intimidation and hesitation. Steph wants people to realize women are not just beautiful but have brains and are capable of so much more.
Since starting her OnlyFans channel, Steph has had multitudes of women reaching out to her to ask questions about sports, something they feel too intimidated to ask men. Her goal is to show people that OnlyFans is not just about sex and being sexy; it is about empowerment, unobstructed self-expression, and creating opportunities.
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