Brave Writer’s New Season!
This past September, I took time away from home to be with my aunt and her family in Italy. I ate pasta with them, I read lots of books, I took long walks on the beach, I went to an opera, and I wrote and I wrote and I wrote.
A realization dawned: I felt ready to change my role in Brave Writer. I didn’t want to sell the company or close it. I wanted Brave Writer to continue.
As I walked around Florence, alone, it hit me: I have a brilliant team. What if I asked them to take over casting the vision and running Brave Writer? Would they want to be promoted to roles with more responsibility and power? It felt like a thunder clap of clarity.
I invited Dawn Smith (our Director of Publishing) to take over as President of Brave Writer.
She has impressed me as someone who embodies the spirit of our Brave Writer mission while also demonstrating her capacity for strategic leadership. She enthusiastically agreed to the new position and showed me an entire notebook of ideas for Brave Writer she’s been collecting all year. Confirmation!
I then turned to the talented Kirsten Merryman (our Director of Online Classes) to serve as Dawn’s Vice President of Operations. Kirsten has faithfully managed our online class staff and has developed Brave Writer courses to be on the cutting edge in the homeschool space. She, too, accepted my offer.
They make quite the dynamic duo! Imagine my relief and optimism!
I can’t wait to see how Dawn and Kirsten lead us into the next chapter of Brave Writer!
About me…
Certainly, I’m still here as CEO, Mentor, and Founder. However, I’m moving out of managing the day-to-day operations of the company.
In fact, I realized while I was alone reading and writing that I want to WRITE again—as art (imagine that!). This change will allow me to do that.
I will still be involved in Brave Writer through webinars, trainings, social media, Substack, speaking engagements, and the podcast (these are pleasures to me).
- My Instagram account will change names from @juliebogartwriter to @juliebogartwriter (replacing “brave” with “bogart”) so that I can post about my work as a writer, as well as homeschooling.
- The new official hub of Brave Writer on Instagram is @bravewriterofficial (I encourage you to follow).
Thank you for believing in our mission, sharing it with friends, and teaching your children to be thoughtful, expressive learners who make the world a better place.
Please support Dawn with the same energy you’ve given to me. I appreciate it!
Here’s to the next wonderful phase of Brave Writer!
Julie
If you are interested in a longer version of the story, tune into this podcast episode!
