A Ukrainian Rebel Finds Sunflowers Beneath The Snow

In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Teri M Brown.Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri M Brown came into this world with an imagination full of stories to tell. She now calls the North Carolina coast home, and the peaceful nature of the sea has been a great source of inspiration for her creativity.Not letting 2020 get the best of her, Teri chose to go on an adventure that changed her outlook on life. She and her husband, Bruce, rode a tandem bicycle across the United States from Astoria, Oregon to Washington DC, successfully raising money for Toys for Tots. She learned she is stronger than she realized and capable of anything she sets her mind to.Teri graduated from UNC Greensboro with a multitude of degrees – majors in Elementary Education and Psychology and minors in Math and Sociology – she just couldn’t settle on one thing! While homeschooling her four children, she began her writing career by focusing on small businesses, writing articles, blog posts, and website content.During this time, Teri published five nonfiction self-help books dealing with real estate and finance, receiving "First Runner Up" in the Eric Hoffman Book Awards for 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home Now, finalist in the USA Best Books Awards for How To Open and Operate a Financially Successful Redesign, Redecorate, and Real Estate Staging Business and for 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home Now, and Honorable Mention in Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award for Private Mortgage Investing.In 2017, after finally getting out of an emotionally abusive 14-year marriage, Teri began dabbling in fiction, a lifelong dream. Upon winning the First Annual Anita Bloom Ornoff Award for Inspirational Short Story for a piece about her grandfather, she began writing in earnest, and has recently published her debut novel, Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, a historical fiction set in Ukraine.Teri is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author who loves word games, reading, bumming on the beach, taking photos, singing in the shower, hunting for bargains, ballroom dancing, playing bridge, and mentoring others – especially youth and women who are having trouble discovering their worth. Learn more at www.terimbrown.com. Thank you to Teri M Brown for the conversation. Here are some links for Teri:Website: Teri M Brown, AuthorSocial Media:Teri M Brown, Author | FacebookTeri M Brown, Author (@TeriMBrown1) / TwitterTeri M Brown - Sunflowers Beneath the Snow (@terimbrown_author) • Instagram photos and videosterimbrown_author (@terimbrown_author) TikTok | Watch terimbrown_author's Newest TikTok VideosTeri M Brown, Author - YouTubePinterestTeri M Brown , Author | LinkedInBook: Sunflowers Beneath the SnowSponsored by Serenity Salt SpaRecommended podcast - Inspirational Journeys: Stories that MatterSend us Fan MailCelebrate the Magic of Words in Bel Air, Maryland!https://bookfairatbelair.org/Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEFreedom Federal Credit UnionHELPING YOU REACH YOUR FINANCIAL DREAMSSerenity Salt Spa Serenity Salt Spa is the 1st Himalayan Salt Therapy & Wellness Spa to come to Harford County, MarylaRocketbookGet the perfect companion for podcasting, school, office, or anything else.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showRate & Review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Conversations with Rich Bennett podcast on Social Media:Facebook – Conversations with Rich Bennett Facebook Group (Join the conversation) – Conversations with Rich Bennett podcast group | FacebookTwitter – Conversations with Rich Bennett Instagram – @conversationswithrichbennettTikTok – CWRB (@conversationsrichbennett) | TikTokSponsors, Affiliates, and ways we pay the bills:Hosted on BuzzsproutSquadCastSubscribe by Email