Who is Damon?
Damon Brown helps side hustlers, solopreneurs, and other non-traditional creatives bloom. He co-founded the popular platonic connection app Cuddlr and led it to acquisition within a year, all while being the primary caretaker of his infant first son. He now guides others through his consulting, his daily Inc.com column, and public speaking on platforms like TED. Damon’s latest book is Bring Your Worth: Level Up Your Creative Power, Value & Service in the World, the follow-up to his best-seller The Ultimate Bite-Sized Entrepreneur: 76 Ways to Boost Time, Focus & Productivity on Your Big Idea. Get Damon's free coaching as well as special access to the popular bite-sized entrepreneur boot camp!
"The belief that you have to sacrifice yourself to leave your entrepreneurial mark is a myth."
After co-founding and selling his popular startup, Cuddlr, within a year while taking care of his infant, Damon Brown discovered that you can pursue your passion within your current lifestyle.
He calls it Bite-Sized Entrepreneurship.
In The Bite-Sized Entrepreneur, Inc. columnist Damon Brown gives immediately actionable strategies to help you integrate a smart side hustle into the life you currently have.
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Create your own true path to success as an independent creative, new side hustler, or even as an innovator within an organization. Here are your tools.
Bring Your Worth
The Ultimate
Bite-Sized Entrepreneur
The Passive Writer
Make creative money all day!
Most freelance writers and authors want to add to their bottom line. Our method will show you how to make a better living off of work you’ve already completed and turn your ideas and skills into steady checks even when you are off the clock.
Damon in Action
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Here are keynotes he has on deck as well as his upcoming events.
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PROFIT: How to Create Your True Worth
Creatives often undervalue their services to the market, to their bank account, and to the world. In this inspirational and practical talk, Damon shares the best ways we can joyfully make a living off our craft, create business partnerships worthy of our skills, and truly be of service to others.
(Video courtesy of ASJA Austin: February 3, 2018)
PRODUCTIVITY: The Power of Good Enough
What is the number one killer of innovation? Perfection. With perfection, the key motivation often isn’t having high standards, but being afraid of making a mistake. In this talk, I share the three powerful strengths you get when you let perfection go.
(Photo courtesy of TEDxToledo: September 20, 2018)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Why You Can (& Should) Start Your Side Hustle Immediately
Believe it or not, we already have most of the skills we need to create our passion-driven business. So why aren’t most people pursuing their potentially profitable ideas? They are intimidated by the small gap in their skill set. In this immediately actionable talk, Damon shares how to easily traverse that gap and explains the three crucial strengths every successful entrepreneur possesses. It is an inspiring talk for both potential entrepreneurs and ambitious upstarts.
(Video courtesy of Cal State Fullerton: November 2016)
PREVIOUS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Upcoming Engagements
- Keynote at Bedroom Kandi V-Conference: August 15th, Atlanta, GA (Virtually)
- Moderator at Inc./Salesforce's The Big Shift: July 16th, New York, NY (Virtually)
Previous Events- Entrepreneurship Speaking Residency at Toledo Main Library: October 9th, 16th, 23rd & 29th Toledo, OH
- Morning Keynote at Maumee High School: October 16th, Maumee, OH
- TED Active (TED Conference, Second Stage, Whistler, BC)
- TEDxToledo keynote (Toledo, OH)
- Colombia 4.0 (Bogota, Colombia)
- Authors! Keynote at Sylvania Library (Sylvania, OH)
- American Society of Journalists and Authors keynote (Austin, Texas)
- American University keynote (Washington, DC)
- Adult Entertainment Expo keynote (Las Vegas, NV)
- Crowdsourcing Week (Washington, D.C.)
- American Underground (Durham, NC)
- Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
- TEDxJackson keynote (Jackson, MS)
- University of California Santa Cruz keynote (Santa Cruz, CA)
- American Society of Journalists & Authors keynote (Austin, TX)
Entrepreneurship & Media
Startup Leadership, Journalism & Books
Cuddlr: Co-Founder
(Acquired July 2015)
So Quotable (SoQuo):
Founder, Developer
So Quotable: Capture quotes in real life
- Featured in TED Book "Our Virtual Shadow"
- Quotes shared by TED, Al Jazeera America & other media organizations
Inc. Magazine columnist
Developed the Sane Success column, exploring how ambitious entrepreneurs can thrive without destroying their personal relationships or sacrificing their health.
Newspaper, Magazine, Online
- Playboy Magazine
- Al Jazeera America
- Slate
- Family Circle
- NY Post
- CNN
- Four Seasons Magazine
