Cynthia Brian is not your standard Hollywood star, but she does have starstyle! Woman, wife, mother, actor, model, teacher, interior designer, landscaper, artist, casting director, writer, published author, producer, television host, world traveler, international speaker, furniture designer... this lady is the Renaissance woman of the new millennium.
It seems you can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl! Cynthia was the poultry leader, cat project leader and gardening advisor for the Lamorinda 4-H club and is extremely active with her two children, Justin and Heather, who seem to be following in mom's entrepreneurial footsteps. She has assisted with Girl Scouting, is a lector at her church, and played on a championship co-ed softball team. Cynthia is happiest when she is working in her expansive gardens and orchards and spending time with her children and menagerie of animals which include birds, chickens, ducks, geese, goats, turkeys, rabbits, cats, dogs, and a pot belly pig. As youngsters her children worked on numerous acting projects with their Renaissance mom and her dentist husband still flaunts her friendly smile on his business cards.
As Founder and President of the 501©(3) charity, Be the Star You Are!, (www.bethestaryouare.org) Cynthia works tirelessly to empower families and youth-at-risk through literacy and positive media. Cynthia is an honorary Board Member of Moms in Print supporting mothers who write. (www.momsinprint.com/board.html)
In addition she is a much in demand international speaker traversing the globe with words of inspiration, tools for living, and hope. She has authored four books, including 'Be the Star You Are!' '99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference'(Ten Speed Press), 'Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul' (HCI), 'The Business of Show Business', and 'Miracle Moments'. Her next book is 'The Positive Power of Parenting:Daddy's Hands, Mommy's Heart, Children's Memories'. Several syndicated columns are penned by Cynthia for newspapers, newsletters, magazines, and web sites around the world, including 'Business Bytes' , Be the Star You Are!' and 'Media Maven'and with her daughter, 'Animal Cuts%', and 'Tea for Two, a Mother-Daughter Brew'.
