A MESSAGE from Founder/Executive Director, CYNTHIA BRIAN
Shatter the limits, blow up the barriers, multiply the possibilities! Hurray it’s a brand new year!!!
Launched in 1999, this year marks the 25th year of service to the world by the volunteers and outreach programs of Be the Star You Are!® What an accomplishment to still be in existence with no paid staff after a quarter of a century! I am honored and humbled to be steering this mighty endeavor into yet another season of growth.
Make sure to visit our websites for the latest updates, book reviews, and news at
Books are the gifts that keep on giving. This past week, I received an email from J.R. from Missouri who wrote “ Thank you for writing a positive book that makes me happy, Be the Star You Are! 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference. I originally read it more than 20 years ago when I very much needed to rise from depression. For the first time in two decades, I am learning from it again. I love your book. It is very inspiring!” Notes, emails, letters, and calls continue to arrive from readers who have benefited from the Be the Star You Are!® series. You can receive the book package with a donation and be uplifted.
BTSYA offers thanks to videographer, Logan Tyler Smith, for creating our newest literacy video. https://youtu.be/m3G2fXj6Dlo
Logan Tyler Smith is a video editor born (and currently based in) Anchorage Alaska. He is keeping busy working on freelance projects and his debut feature “Roomies”. He also has a short film “Alex the Great” available exclusively on this website.He is currently freelancing for remote clients and is looking for more video work.” Visit his website: loganlandentertainment.com
NEWEST RADIO REPORTER SHOOTS FOR THE STARS
Meet Saanvi, reporter of the segment Space Spotlight on Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio!She is a student in high school and an active member of the Engineering Academy. With a deep-rooted passion for space exploration, Saanvi has been avidly following the advancements in the field, particularly the SpaceX Starship and Artemis launches. She is also an industrious member of the Boy Scouts of America, working towards earning her prestigious Eagle Scout rank. Her YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@thegalacticgetaway dedicated to space-related videos, has already garnered a growing community. Saanvi’s next venture is to establish space interest at her school, aiming to share her astronomical enthusiasm with her peers and explore the universe together with all of you! Listen at Voice America Network, Empowerment Channel: https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/148478/whats-on-your-mind
Cynthia Brian, SAG/AFTRA, A.S.I.D., Founder and Executive Director of Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3 literacy and positive media charity, New York Times best-selling co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul, author of Be the Star You Are!®, 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference, Be the Star You Are!® for TEENS, Be the Star You Are!® Millennials to Boomers, Growing with The Goddess Gardener, The Business of Show Business, The Blessing of Love and Relationships, and Miracle Moments®, is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, personal growth consultant, actor, producer and host of radio and TV shows, columnist, designer, gardener, and lifestyle coach. (www.CynthiaBrian.com)
Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures is Cynthia’s first illustrated children’s book series with true tales from her menagerie of adopted rescues. Titles include No Barnyard Bullies, Family Forever, and Books in the Barnyard: Oh Deer!
Referred by the media as “the Renaissance woman with soul!”, Cynthia is a world traveler who speaks French, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch. With four decades of experience working in the entertainment field as an actor, producer, writer, coach, designer, and casting director, she has had the honor of performing with some of the biggest names in the industry. Cynthia is a Certified Interior Designer and has had her interior and garden design projects featured in TV, commercials, books, and numerous publications. She wrote, produced, and directed the film, The Quest for Pure Design. Cynthia is a much in demand speaker on luxury cruise lines and spas around the world, inspiring others to be the stars they were born to be by creating a life they design.
Because of her devotion to increasing literacy and positive messages in the world, Cynthia founded and is the Executive Director of the 501(c)(3) charity, Be the Star You Are!® (www.BetheStarYouAre.org) empowering women, families, and youth, which won 2024 Nonprofit of the Year. Her motto is “To be a leader, you must be a reader!”. GuideStar and Great Non Profits consistently honor Be the Star You Are!® as a top-rated non-profit. BTSYA was named the 2024 Nonprofit of the Year. As part of her dedication to giving youth a voice, she created and launched the creative community at www.BTSYA.com while also producing and directing the young adult radio broadcast, Express Yourself!™, (www.ExpressYourselfTeenRadio.com) the #1 most listened-to program around the world on the Voice America Network with teen hosts and contributors. Cynthia says “Express Yourself!™ is an uncensored haven where youth talk and the world listens!”
As an empowerment architect and life success coach, Ms. Brian is also dedicated to helping others achieve their dreams, recognize the possibilities, and utilize their potential by implementing their unique gifts. Many aspiring thespians, writers, and professionals have been coached to fun, fame, and fortune through her personal success consultations in acting, media, writing, life skills, and presentations. Because of her energy and passion, companies engage Cynthia’s services as a media spokesperson.
Born on a farm in the Napa Valley in northern California, the eldest of five children, Cynthia raised chickens and sheep, drove tractors, and picked fruit to earn enough money to pay her way through college. She was a Grand Champion rooster raiser, winning hundreds of blue ribbons in 4-H. After being honored as the Outstanding Teenager of California, she was named teenage ambassador to Holland and served as a foreign correspondent for several newspapers. Her travel expeditions gave birth to her writing, speaking, and coaching career.
Since 2008, Cynthia has been the gardening consultant and inspirational garden columnist for The Lamorinda Weekly known as The Goddess Gardener. (www.CynthiaBrian.com/Gardening) There, she also served as the editor and coach for Teen Scene. As a home, garden, and lifestyle expert, she has been privileged to write for Internet sites, and numerous print publications, and is proud to be a Top Reviewer at Trip Advisor and on the Elite Squad at Yelp. She published her first gardening calendar, A Gardener’s Guide, in 1993.
Interviewing is a talent this dynamic woman enjoys. Broadcasting live since 1998, Cynthia interviews the authors and experts considered pioneers on the planet. Tune into her award winning upbeat, positive, internationally broadcast lifestyle radio program, StarStyle-Be the Star You Are!® live and archived every Wednesday from 4-5 pm PT/7-8 pm ET on the Voice America Network Empowerment channel. (www.StarStyleRadio.com)
Cynthia’s goal is to inspire, encourage, inform, and motivate others to be their unapologetically unique selves.
When you are seeking a business expert with earthiness, exuberance, and personality that garner results, Cynthia Brian is the seasoned professional writer, speaker, coach, host, spokesperson, and Goddess Gardener guide for your next project.
Cynthia Brian, empowerment architect, passion, purpose, and possibility professional, is available for private coaching, consultations, and speaking engagements.
To Book Cynthia Brian
Talent Agent:
Stars, the Agency
415-421-6272
http://www.StarsAgency.com
Reception@StarsAgency.com
Literary Agent:
Waterside Productions, Inc.
Gayle Gladstone
760-632-9190
www.Waterside.com
gaylegladstone@gmail.com
https://www.waterside.com/portfolio-item/cynthia-brian/
