Brené Brown

Researcher & Storyteller

ABOUT

  • Research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work
  • Visiting professor in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
  • Author of six #1 NYT Bestsellers: Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the bestselling anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.
  • TEDx Speaker & one of TED’s top 5 most viewed TED talks in the world
  • Host of two award-winning podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.
  • First researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix, and in March 2022 she launched a new show on HBO Max focused on her latest book, Atlas of the Heart
  • Client List includes Google, US Air Force, Slack, Pixar, MD Anderson Cancer Network, Salesforce, Microsoft, Nutanix, Shell Oil, IBM,  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, LinkedIn, Stella + Dot, Ford

TOPICS

Topics: Brené enjoys working with event coordinators to customize her talks within the scope of her research. Below is a list of the most requested topics.

  • Strong Ground
  • Dare to Lead
  • Rising Strong
  • Braving The Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
TOP REVIEWS

“We have been fortunate to have Brené Brown as a keynote speaker at Workhuman in consecutive years and she has already garnered “rock star” status. Our attendees line up hours before her talk and literally run to their seats to get as close as possible to one of the most dynamic speakers in the world today.  Undeniably authentic, inspiring, and motivating, Brené has solidified her place as one of the highest-rated speakers in Workhuman conference history.” –Kevin Mullins, VP of Global Communications, Workhuman

“Our session with Brené was overwhelmingly positive and our leaders commented on what a great experience it was. Our survey results indicated she received the best ratings for external speakers that we’ve had in the last two years. Her content is applicable to our professional and personal lives, men and women alike. Her message about vulnerability is re-shaping our conversation about what it means to be a good leader – we were surprised by how engaged and excited out team was about the message!”  –Home Depot

“Dr. Brené Brown cuts right to the core of what is so challenging about personal and professional relationships. She is both charming and disarming, which moves us beyond our usual defenses to the place where our hearts and mind open and insight occurs. At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Brené inspired hundreds of employees and leaders to dare greatly.” –Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

“Dr. Brown is a masterful storyteller using humor and a self-deprecating style that puts people at ease allowing her to bring to the surface a very clear message. Dr. Brown has a gift for taking research data and complex issues and delivering them in a meaningful presentation that is understandable by all.”  –Interfaith Health Care Association of Manitoba

“Brené Brown far exceeded our expectations. Her ability to engage and hold the audience was incredible and attendees were talking about it for the remainder of the event. Attendees came away with a new understanding of the importance of vulnerability, that it is the birthplace of innovation and creativity, getting into the arena, having a go and being a participant not a spectator, and being courageous is not always comfortable. She has an amazing ability to draw out the key findings of her research on vulnerability and courage, and present them in a way that strikes a chord with all attendees and leaves them contemplating their own lives, professional and personal, and making instantaneous meaningful changes to their actions and behaviours.”  –Commonwealth Bank

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Brené’s Books

Strong Ground

This is a vital playbook for everyone from senior leaders developing complex strategies to Gen Z-ers entering turbulent work environments.

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Daring Greatly

A transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability.

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Braving the Wilderness

#1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection

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Dare to Lead

Dare to Lead

Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.

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Atlas of the Heart

Brené Brown writes, “If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear.”

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