Today we’d like to introduce you to Tinashe Brown.
Hi Tinashe, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I grew up in a Christian home. I am originally from Angola, Africa born in Zimbabwe, Harare. Both my parents were hard workers and very dedicated to their faith. I grew up going to private school, on the swim team, and singing in church in the choir. My life was awesome. I never lacked anything and if I did, I didn’t know I was in lack. At age 11 my parents got a divorce and that was devastating. I had to move from Zimbabwe to Angola because that’s where my mother was from. English was my first language (that’s what we spoke at home and it was my dad’s first language) but I learned Portuguese (this was my mom’s native language). So, with moving I had to learn a new language, I had to make new friends, and learn to adjust in seasons of being uncomfortable. Two to three years after my parents got a divorce my mother moved to the United States for work and that was amazing. As amazing as that was once again, I had to adjust and be ok with the unfamiliar/uncomfortable. I felt isolated, I struggled with comparison and I struggled with feeling stagnant in my friendships, relationships with my parents, and with myself. So, I became rebellious because I was confused due to lack of identity, and lack of stability meaning I was always moving from place to place from a young age. At age 15 I was sent to boarding school and I was away from my parents till I was 20 years old. I would come visit; I would talk to them once a week for 30 minutes. In some ways that was the best experience of my life but in other ways I struggled with it because I felt like something was so wrong with me that my parents didn’t love me enough to keep me close enough till I worked thru it. After boarding school and graduating high school I got pregnant by a 37-year-old at age 21. Disclaimer: * NO I didn’t know his age. And that’s when my life changed for the better. I became a single mother; a college dropout. But I was determined to work hard and provide for my daughter. I walked to work and took my daughter with me. I believed God and he provided for us, protected me, and showed me the areas I needed to heal in. I was able to turn isolation into identity awareness. Through asking myself questions that matter I found myself and continue to find myself every day. Those deep intentional conversations changed my life and helped me heal. I realized that comparison was like a thief in the night it came to kill, steal, and destroy my focus, my time, and my intention. So, I started appreciating myself and allowed myself to accept myself for who I truly was even if the world didn’t. Lastly, I chose to authentically heal by choosing to show up for myself, doing the work, and be honest with myself. Now I have a purpose I feel called to encourage and empower women to win from the inside out. I am not interested in teaching women how to make money. I want to help women win from the inside out by authentically finding themselves. It’s through my journey and story that “EMPOWHER CEO INC” was birthed. Today I am a wife to the amazing DENELL BROWN JR and a mother to three beautiful kids Stephanie, Elijah, and Halanie Brown. Together we own a trucking business and a life coaching business and are leaders of an upcoming ministry called “When Millennials Pray Texas” based in Dallas, TX.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Nothing in life is ever easy. Getting to a place where now I am married, with kids, multiple businesses, and running a ministry didn’t come easy. Finding peace, healing, and happiness didn’t come easy. It took a lot of trust in God and a lot of internal work. Showing up for myself in the good times was easy but the biggest challenge was and is showing up for myself when things get tough. Can I love myself when I don’t feel beautiful and accept those parts of me? Can I forgive myself for the things I did and be ok with those decisions because quite honestly, I just didn’t know any better at the time. Could I forgive and chose to understand that my parents did what they could to save my life because I was going in the wrong direction and that was their way of showing they truly loved me? The answer is yes but it was hard and it took time. Part of my mission is helping women find their voice, see their value and follow their dreams. In order for me to do that in an authentic way I had to live that out every day and it’s hard work till this day but so worth it. I also keep a community of people I am accountable to and that keeps me grounded.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am the proud owner of EmpowHER CEO INC. I have worked hard to tap into the version of myself God created me to be and now my mission is to help women do the same. There are so many of us who have been scarred by life and have never taken the time to process what we have been through. Like so many of us have said or say I don’t have the time to process what I have just experienced. We sweep it under the rug and keep pushing. Over time we don’t realize how much baggage we are carrying around and how important it is for us to claim it so that we can unpack it. I am the intentional coach and my job is to help women do just that. Live an intentional life. A life that’s worth living is one that’s lived with intention. Let’s secure your soul and not just the bag.
As a coach I have been called to empower women in business who are in all kinds of industries. I am like their personal cheerleader, and I keep their spirits built up. I give them tools to stay the course. Every Thursday we meet up to address the unaddressed, we pray, and we worship together. Winning starts from the inside out. The most important tool I give is keeping God first. If you are a business owner and need community. Reach out to me, there is power in ensuring your mental, spiritual, and emotional health is taken care of consistently.
What was your favorite childhood memory?
My favorite childhood memory was being in boarding school. Shoutout to awakening youth and being able to travel throughout 35 states or more every year. It was amazing. We would sightsee, stop eat some local food, spend time with different families that would host us, and do ministry. Till this day my passion is traveling. Mind you we would travel in a 15-passenger van and it was one of the best experiences. It exposed me to so much and that in itself made me want more out of life so I could keep that lifestyle going.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://mailchi.mp/b09318e7b9d3/tbjoinmyonlinecommunity
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowher_ceoinc/
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