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45<div class="site-container"><ul class="genesis-skip-link"><li><a href="#genesis-nav-primary" class="screen-reader-shortcut"> Skip to primary navigation</a></li><li><a href="#genesis-content" class="screen-reader-shortcut"> Skip to main content</a></li></ul><header class="site-header" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPHeader"><div class="wrap"><div class="title-area"><a href="https://www.dannybrown.me/" class="custom-logo-link" rel="home"><img width="120" height="120" src="https://www.dannybrown.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-s-2-4.png" class="custom-logo" alt="Danny Brown" decoding="async" /></a><p class="site-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.dannybrown.me/">Danny Brown</a></p><p class="site-description" itemprop="description">podcaster - author - creator</p></div><nav class="nav-primary" aria-label="Main" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement" id="genesis-nav-primary"><div class="wrap"><ul id="menu-right-nav" class="menu genesis-nav-menu menu-primary js-superfish"><li id="menu-item-42622" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-2 current_page_item menu-item-42622"><a href="https://www.dannybrown.me/about/" aria-current="page" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">About</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-45880" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-45880"><a href="https://www.dannybrown.me/podcasts/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Podcasts</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-44341" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44341"><a href="https://www.dannybrown.me/blog/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Journal</span></a></li></ul></div></nav></div></header><div class="site-inner"><div class="wrap"><div class="content-sidebar-wrap"><main class="content" id="genesis-content"><article class="post-2 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail entry" aria-label="About" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline">About</h1></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"><figure class="alignright size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" src="https://www.dannybrown.me/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/db.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-46951" style="object-fit:cover;width:235px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.dannybrown.me/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/db.jpg 400w, https://www.dannybrown.me/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/db-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">I&#8217;m father to two amazing children who make me laugh, cry, hope, fear, anticipate, and cherish every single day.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">I&#8217;m husband to an awesome wife who supports me in more ways than she can ever know, and who I could never repay if I lived a thousand years.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">I&#8217;m a podcaster and creator who makes shows that look to entertain, and</p><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>make us feel</li><li>make us remember</li><li>make us smile</li><li>make us connect.</li></ul><p class="wp-block-paragraph">After all, podcasts come and go, but we only get one shot at being good people.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hope you enjoy your time here.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"/><h2 class="wp-block-heading">Boring Professional Stuff</h2><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Head of Podcaster Support and Experience at <a href="https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=dannybrown2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Captivate</a>, helping serious indie podcasters host, distribute, grow, and monetize their podcasts.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Author of <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://dannybrown.me/the-little-book-of-inspiration/" target="_blank">The Little Book of Inspiration</a></em>, a collection of inspiring stories and poems of love, redemption, and change. Inspiration is all around us. All we have to do is look.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Co-author of&nbsp;<a href="https://dannybrown.me/influence-marketing/"><em>Influence Marketing: How to Create, Manage and Measure Brand Influencers in Social Media Marketing</em></a>, described as&nbsp;<em>&#8220;&#8230;
45the book that will change the way we do business today&#8221;</em>, and recognized as one of the Top 100 Business Books in America by Nielsen BookScan.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Author of&nbsp;<a href="https://dannybrown.me/the-parables-of-business-2/"><em>The Parables of Business</em></a>, offering business tips and advice through the art of storytelling. 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