A Fresh Story, season 5, episode 6

We had the honor of talking to Certified Professional Coach and CEO, Liz Brunner. We had an in-depth conversation about balancing the private and public persona, authenticity and vulnerability, her career pivots and fresh starts in life, and her passion for storytelling. We chat about being grateful for our community and supporters, and how she supports her clients in finding their voice these days.

Liz Brunner is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and the CEO and founder of Brunner Communications and best-selling author of Dare to Own You: Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter, recommended on Forbes. She is a keynote speaker at corporate conventions, including Stifel, the Barron’s Women Summit, the CoreNet Global Summit, as well as numerous colleges and universities. Leveraging more than 35 years of media and communications experience, expertise, and leadership, Brunner is sought by high-profile individuals and organizations to build meaningful reputations and powerful brand identities within their markets.

In February 2020, Liz launched her podcast, "Live Your Best Life with Liz Brunner," where guests share their stories of re-creation, transformation and how they have created their “next chapters” inspiring others to live their best, most authentic lives as well. Liz’s podcast has won multiple awards for “Best Host” and “Best Lifestyle Podcast” by the Communicator Awards.

In 2020, Liz founded the Brunner Academy of online learning, providing access to high quality speaker training. Her flagship public speaking course, “How to be a Rock Star Public Speaker," is receiving high praise: “Liz Brunner is one of the top professional speakers in the world… and one of the best teachers of speaking in the world.” – Brian Tracy, International Speaker, best-selling author and consultant

In 2023, Liz's highly acclaimed book, Dare To Own You, placed in the Silver/ 2nd Place category for "Self-Help" of the annual Feathered Quill Book Awards and was also a Finalist in the category of "memoir/ biography." It is available on Amazon and Audible and at Barnes & Noble.

Enjoy this episode with Liz, check out Brunner Communications, and follow Liz on Instagram and Twitter.