Language English Name Brene Brown Nationality American Role Scholar | Period 2004–current Spouse Steve Alley (m. 1994) Subject Self-help | |
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Born November 18, 1965 (age 58)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S. ( 1965-11-18 ) Occupation Research Professor
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Public Speaker
Licensed Master Social Worker Alma mater University of Houston
University of Texas at Austin Children Ellen Alley, Charlie Alley Siblings Ashley Guillen, Barrett Guillen Education University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston Books Daring Greatly: How the, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of, I thought it was just me, Rising Strong, Women and Shame: R Similar People Amy Cuddy, Susan Cain, Elizabeth Gilbert, Oprah Winfrey, Simon Sinek Profiles | ||
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Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) is an American scholar, author, and public speaker, who is currently a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Over the last fifteen years she has been involved in research on a range of topics, including vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. She is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection (2010), Daring Greatly (2012), and Rising Strong (2015). She and her work have been featured on PBS, NPR, TED, and CNN.
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- Daring greatly to unlock your creativity with bren brown chase jarvis live chasejarvis
- Bravery authenticity in a digital world w bren brown chase jarvis live chasejarvis
- Early life and education
- Career
- Honors and awards
- Published works
- Recorded talks
- References
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Early life and education
Brown was born in San Antonio, Texas and spent a formative period in New Orleans, Louisiana. Brown was baptized in the Episcopal church and then later brought up Catholic. She left the church for two decades, and later returned to it with her husband and children. She completed her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at the University of Texas at Austin in 1995, followed by a Master of Social Work (MSW) in 1996 and Ph.D. from the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston in 2002.
Career
Brown began her career as a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Her research focuses on authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations. She presented a 2012 TED talk and two 2010 TEDx talks.
Brown is the author of I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (Penguin/Gotham, 2007), The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are (Hazelden, 2010), Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown (Gotham, 2012), and Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution. (Spiegel & Grau, 2015). Her articles have appeared in many national newspapers.
In March 2013, she appeared on Super Soul Sunday talking with Oprah Winfrey about her new book, Daring Greatly. The title of the book comes from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic”, which is also referred as "The Man in the Arena" speech, given at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910.
Brown is the founder and CEO of both COURAGEworks – an online learning platform that offers classes for individuals and families on braver living and loving, and Brave Leaders Inc. – a platform that brings her latest research on leadership development and culture change to teams, leaders, entrepreneurs, change makers, and culture shifters. Brown is also the CEO for The Daring Way, a training and certification program for helping professionals who want to facilitate her work on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy.
Honors and awards
Houston Woman Magazine voted Brown one of the Houston's most influential women of 2009. Her 2010 TED Talk is one of the most watched talks on the Ted.com website. She has received numerous teaching awards including the Graduate College of Social Work's Outstanding Faculty Award.
In 2016, the Huffington Foundation honored Brown by pledging $2 million over four years to fund the Brené Brown Endowed Chair in the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston. This will provide resources to expand Brown's research, as a greater number of social work students pursuing training in Grounded Theory methodology will be trained in her research on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy.