Stephanie has extensive experience in the field of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics. Currently, she has a private practice in La Jolla Shores, California. Over thirty-five years in medicine has inspired her to educate others with new ways of looking at disease and injury, primarily with tolerance, compassion and understanding.

Getting in the ocean has provided a path of healing to many of her experiences. While taking numerous patients out to the ocean as therapy, it became apparent that saltwater could be an alternative to medication as a form of pain relief and restoring the human spirit. Hence the birth of SALTWATERx.

This is Stephanie’s first film production. She is honored to work together with her son, Brett Hoffman, with his filmmaking expertise.

Brett Hoffman is the founder and owner of Nautilus Studios. His brand focuses on creating meaningful stories, whether that be an advertisement or a full-force documentary, like Saltwaterx.

Brett has over 8 years of professional experience working on various projects and wearing many hats in productions. Brett has directed and edited many short films and produced a season of a television show available on YouTube.

Brett takes his diverse skillset to a new level with Saltwaterx, dedicating years of his life as an underwater cinematographer, giving future audiences of this documentary a beautiful insight into the wonders of the ocean.