Cara Brookins renowned thought leader in the science of motivation.
Program Titles
- Building Resilience: A True Story of Grit & Determination
- Building Through Change: Staying Motivated in a Changing World
- Building Teams: Lay the Foundation for Effective Teamwork
- Building Leaders: Taking Charge In An Ever-Changing World
- Powerful Strategies to Stay Motivated During Any Challenge
“Cara Brookins did something remarkable with her life: She turned trauma into power and fear into courage. She refused to be a victim anymore. In powerful ways, her extraordinary memoir, Cara Brookins, tells the story of her resurrection from a victim of domestic abuse to a bad-ass mom with a hammer and carpenter’s square. You will be enlightened. You will be inspired. You will cheer her on as she builds a new home and life for herself and her four children ― one brick at a time.”
Cara Brookins’ incredible story went viral, amassing more than two billion views across 100 countries in media outlets, including The New York Times, The Today Show, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, NBC, CBS News, USA Today, TIME, TLC, ABC News, BBC, Fox News Insider, People Magazine, and CNN.
Her story has been optioned for film, scripted, and unscripted television. Cara Brookins is an acclaimed keynote speaker, the #1 best-selling author of nine books, and a renowned thought leader in the science of motivation.
Her actionable strategies empower audiences worldwide to overcome impossible odds and thrive in any situation. Brookins is best known as the mom who built her house with her kids using YouTube Tutorials. Brookins laid the block, framed the walls, and ran the plumbing and gas lines for her 3,500-square-foot house with her eager construction crew of four young children.
She shared her story in her #1 best-selling memoir Rise: How a House Built a Family.
With two decades of experience working as a senior software analyst and no construction experience, Brookins was the least likely person to build anything — let alone a house. The idea that ordinary people can do extraordinary things is a constant in her work, including her latest self-help book, Unstuck: End Procrastination Using the Ancient Psychology Behind How-To Videos.
Told through stories on her unconventional family construction site, Brookins’ entertaining keynotes reveal proven strategies to overcome odds that seem impossible.
Brookins has shared her motivation strategies with the world’s most respected organizations, including Walmart, Google, Kimberly Clark, YouTube, CenturyLink, Artemis, US Law Network, Lincoln Financial Group, Capital One, and many more.
“Telling a story like Rise takes guts. It also takes talent, which Cara has in spades. To paraphrase, she made a house where there never was a house. And then she speaks about it. It’s pretty rare for those skill sets to overlap.”
Today, she partners with corporations to motivate audiences and volunteers with the United Nations as a United Nations Association Advocate as part of her mission to build a more resilient world.
Books by Cara Brookins
- Rise, How a House Built a Family
- Unstuck, End Procrastination Using the Ancient Psychology Behind How-to Videos
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