About
Cynthia Brian
Empowerment Architect
Author, Speaker, TV/Radio Personality, Lifestyle Professional, Spokesperson, Coach, Philanthropist, Goddess Gardener
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. The first book in the series is No Barnyard Bullies and the second book, Family Forever will be published soon.
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. Her motto is “To be a leader, you must be a reader!”. GuideStar and Great Non Profits consistently honors Be the Star You Are!® as a top-rated non-profit. 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 safe 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 and won 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 where she is 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, 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 4-5pm PT/7-8pm 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.
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To Book Cynthia Brian
Talent Agent:
Stars, the Agency
415-421-6272
http://www.StarsAgency.com
Reception@StarsAgency.com
Literary Agent:
Waterside Productions, Inc.
Bill Gladstone
760-632-9190
www.Waterside.com
bgladstone@waterside.com
To Contact Cynthia Brian
Starstyle® Productions, LLC
PO Box 422,
Moraga, Ca. 94556,
https://www.CynthjiaBrian.com
Cynthia@Star-Style.com
Education: BA History;
NCDIQ Design Certification
Mencia de Mendoza, The Netherlands,
University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)
University of Hawaii, Oahu
Universite de Bordeaux, France
University of California, Berkeley (CAL)
Judging:
Emmy’s
California Journalism Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Featured Work
No Barnyard Bullies

Nobody likes a bully. Not even in the animal kingdom!
Bestselling author, actor, and TV/radio personality, Cynthia Brian, debuts her first book in the children’s picture book series, Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures, with her charming true-life cadre of characters and endearing illustrations in No Barnyard Bullies, a colorful book about learning to be kind and inclusive.
No Barnyard Bullies follows a pampered piglet who lives in an apartment as she is re-homed to a barnyard filled with a variety of happy critters. Thinking that she is the Queen, she bullies the other animals until she is stopped by a tiny bunny who defends a three-legged goat from her attacks. Everyone is equal in Stella Bella's barnyard where bullies are not tolerated, and inclusivity is the paramount number one rule.
This is the first book in the series, Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures by Cynthia Brian and illustrated by Jensen Russell. Each book is 32 action-packed pages peppered with lively conversations between the species as they discover how to live together serenely and joyfully in a diverse barnyard. Colorful, animated illustrations of the characters bring the prose and poetry dialog to life with timely and timeless tales that are relatable to humans. The animal family of Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures experiences complex encounters that challenge their integrity, individuality, and character while amplifying an assortment of expressions and original viewpoints to co-exist as a group. The barnyard animals address critical issues facing children including bullying, nature, power struggles, adversity, adoption, homelessness, creativity, justice, health, kindness, ethnicity, and being different through a cultural lens of hope and resolution. With visually rich illustrations, each picture book will inspire, motivate, and move children to appreciate all animals while learning the lessons the natural world teaches.
The goal of Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures is to instill in children wonder and awe of Mother Nature and her creatures as they participate in the escapades of the wild kingdom. Children are encouraged to love themselves exactly the way they are while living in peace and harmony with a barnyard of many colors and beliefs. Family is about whom you love and who loves you. In the series, the true tales will emerge from a variety of different animals, all with a prescription for living as better humans.
Like the Be the Star You Are!® series of books for teens and adults by Cynthia Brian, Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures will illuminate a simple fact for kids–we were not created equal. We are far better than equal. We are unique. We are individuals. We each have the ability and the responsibility to use our talents, genius, and strengths to sparkle, shine, and make a positive impact in this small galaxy we call Earth. We must strive to be the stars we were born to be.
Proceeds from the sale of the books benefit the 501 c3 charity, Be the Star You Are!® empowering women, families, and youth through increased literacy and positive media messages. www.BetheStarYouAre.org
Books are available at these online stores: www.BetheStarYouAre.org, www.CynthiaBrian.com, and Amazon.com
Unique and original NFT’s available of illustrations with special perks and events at www.StarStyleCommunity.com
Cynthia Brian is available for media interviews and book signings. Email:Cynthia@CynthiaBrian.com for information.
Other Works
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Be the Star You Are! Millennials to Boomers Celebrating Gifts of Positive Voices in a Changing Digital World
2018
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Growing with the Goddess Gardener
2017
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The Business of Show Business, Enhanced 14th edition
2014
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Be the Star You Are! for Teens, Simple Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, Learning, and Leading
2010
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The Blessings of Love and Relationships
2010
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The Business of Show Business
2002
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Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul
2001
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A Little Spoonful of Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul
2001
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Be the Star You Are! 99 Gifts for Living, Lovingly Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference
2001
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Miracle Moments®
1996-2016
Awards and Recognition
- Garden Comm Silver Award for Writing
- California Journalism Award for producing outstanding journalism
- International Communications Award for article on fire safety
- 2022 UnSung Hero in Podcasting Award
- Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for The Business of Show Business
- Outstanding Teenager of California
- ABC Salutes Cynthia Brian for Promoting Literacy
Press and Media Mentions
- Cynthia Brian Releases First Children's Book
- No Barnyard Bullies, children's book by Cynthia Brian addresses complex issues of kindness and inclusivity
- Bullies Not Welcome
- Voice America Empowerment Host, Cynthia Brian, Publishes 8th Book
- Cynthia Brian publishes Growing with the Goddess Gardener and Be the Star You Are! Millennials to Boomers
- Dynamo Woman, Cynthia Brian
- Cynthia Brian Donates Books to Help Survivors of Disasters
- IBPA Members Share Tips to Weather the Effects of the Coronavirus
- ABC NEWS Honors Cynthia Brian