"I grew up in Ojai, CA and started playing tennis when I was four years old," she says. "I still hold the title of the only girl who grew up in Ojai to ever win theOjai Tennis Tournament!" Stern was nationally ranked junior, and was recruited by the University of Virginia, where she played as a scholarship athlete for the Cavaliers for four years.
After college, attending an adult education classes entitled “Medicinal and Edible Plants” inspired her to start Eat Your Flowers, an LA-based bakery and media footprint. She employs a small team who bring her floral and plant-centric creations to life, and published her first cookbook this year.