Create & Thrive Ltd (T/A Living Well with Steph)
Stephanie Johnstone
Gifts & homeware
Nourish • Simplify • Connect
You don't need more recipes. You need fewer decisions.
Who I help
Busy women and families who want food and kitchen life to feel easier. I help through Kitchen Reset™, Kitchen Socials & foodie workshops, Thermomix® sales, consulting & coaching, and What's for Dinner weekly food support.
The problem I solve
Too many food decisions, not enough time, and kitchen systems that don't fit the life you're actually living.
My point of difference
I look at the whole picture — people, food, space, time, routines and equipment — to find the real source of friction rather than simply offering more recipes or another rigid system.
My niche market
Busy women and households navigating changing needs, competing demands and different food preferences who want practical, personalised ways to make everyday food life easier.
Key benefits
Less mental load, fewer food decisions, more organised kitchens and meals, less waste, greater cooking confidence — and more enjoyment around food.
Problems my clients avoid
Last-minute supermarket dashes, defaulting to takeaways, forgotten food, buying ingredients without a plan, cooking multiple meals, decision fatigue and feeling that feeding everyone is harder than it should be.
About
Living Well with Steph is about making everyday food and kitchen life easier. I help people reduce the decisions, friction and overwhelm around planning, shopping, cooking and organising their kitchens — so there's more room to eat well, enjoy food and connect with the people around them. Rather than prescribing one “right” way to do things, I look at the life you're actually living and help identify what would make the biggest difference. Sometimes that's better kitchen systems, sometimes it's meal planning or prep, sometimes it's building confidence and skills, and sometimes it's simply learning to make better use of the tools you already have. My approach sits around three simple ideas: Nourish • Simplify • Connect.
Products and services
Kitchen Reset™ — personalised support to identify what's creating friction in your kitchen and food life, followed by practical changes to help things work better for you. Kitchen Socials & foodie workshops — relaxed, hands-on sessions designed around useful kitchen skills, good food and connection. Themes can include pantry staples and flavour boosters, easy entertaining, meal prep and more. Thermomix® sales, consulting & coaching — I've been a Thermomix® Consultant since 2013 and can help with everything from deciding whether a Thermomix is right for you and purchasing one, through to getting more value from a machine you already own. What's for Dinner — my weekly support for Thermomix® owners. Think of it as a smorgasbord of possibilities rather than a rigid meal plan: I do the searching, curating and thinking, and members choose what works for their household.
Why I am a member
I value being part of a community of women with such a diverse range of skills and experience. NZBW gives me the opportunity to build genuine relationships, learn from other businesswomen and, importantly, understand what they do well enough to confidently refer people to them. As my own business has evolved, I've also really valued having a network where I can test ideas, share experiences and collaborate rather than build everything in isolation.
An offer for you
Kitchen Reset™ Express — Launch Offer Be one of my first 10 Kitchen Reset clients and experience a personalised two-hour Reset for $149 (future price $279). We identify what's creating the most friction in your food or kitchen life and focus our practical time on the change that could make the biggest difference. NEW: Kitchen Socials — gather 3–4 friends for a personalised foodie workshop in your own kitchen. NZBW members can be among the first to host one. Ask me about the introductory host offer.
Skills
- Individuals & whānau
- Kitchens
- Meal prep & kitchen appliances
- One-on-one coaching
- Parents & families
- Problem solving
Qualifications
BCA (BuAd & Marketing)Verified
Victoria University, 1982
DiplomaVerified
Inchbald School of Design, London, 1989
An invitation
If food or your kitchen feels harder than it needs to, let's have a chat and work out where the friction is.