Stacy Brecht

Dr. Stacy Brecht, DBA is an entrepreneur, business professor and international academic researcher in entrepreneurship. She has served as a professor of marketing, entrepreneurship and business management throughout the past 10 years in the Los Angeles area and in Grenoble, France. As the chair of the Department of Digital and Strategic Marketing and assistant professor of the marketing and entrepreneurship majors at Azusa Pacific University (APU), adjunct business professor at the University of La Verne (ULV), and affiliated professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM), she has taught several graduate and undergraduate courses in marketing, entrepreneurship, communication, and business management in person and online. Additionally, Brecht relaunched and helped direct the APU campus-wide ZuVenturez entrepreneurial pitch competition, serving as a faculty advisor.

Brecht's research on entrepreneurship is published in high-impact scientific journals, including the Journal of Business Research, as well as in academic textbooks. Brecht co-wrote and co-edited the book, Phenomenology of Women Entrepreneurship Across International Contexts: A Post-Structural Feminist Perspective, which explores how women entrepreneurs from Africa, United States, France, Japan, India, China and Pakistan overcome barriers and persevere in diverse industries while contributing significantly to global economies. Brecht is also a researcher for the Female Entrepreneurship for a Renewed Economy Research Chair at the triple-accredited business school, Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) in Grenoble, France that focuses on supporting women entrepreneurs worldwide. She has also presented her entrepreneurship research at several international academic conferences in France, South Africa, Mexico, the United States, and Ireland.

Additionally, Brecht has owned and operated Carder Brecht Communications, a Los Angeles-based public relations firm for over 16 years, and she has more than 20 years of experience providing public relations and marketing services to national and international clients across various industries. Brecht has managed movie premieres and corporate events for Fortune 500 companies and completed media placement, rebranding initiatives, website design, and business development for Silicon Valley technology companies, Billboard-charting recording artists, civil and structural engineers, international choreographers, mobile app companies, nonprofits, fashion designers, and authors. Her writing has been published on CBS, Time Warner, LA Weekly, and Built in Los Angeles.