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Cara Brookins

  • Built Her Own House with Her Kids Using YouTube Tutorials
  • Author of #1 Best-Selling Memoir 'Rise: How a House Built a Family'
  • Viral story amassed more than 2B views in over 100 countries
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Cara Brookins is best known as the mom who built her own house with her kids using YouTube Tutorials. As a software analyst with no construction experience, Cara was the least likely person to build anything—let alone a house. With her eager construction crew consisting of her four young children, Brookins laid the block, framed...

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Cara Brookins is best known as the mom who built her own house with her kids using YouTube Tutorials. As a software analyst with no construction experience, Cara was the least likely person to build anything—let alone a house. With her eager construction crew consisting of her four young children, Brookins laid the block, framed  the walls, and even  ran the plumbing  and gas lines for her 3,500 square foot house. She shared her story in her #1 bestselling memoir, Rise: How a House Built a Family.

Cara’s incredible story of teamwork and resilience amassed more than two billion views in over 100 countries in two weeks’ time. Media outlets including The New York Times, People Magazine, The Today Show, NBC, CBS News, CNN, and many more have featured Cara’s compelling journey, and it’s been optioned for film, television, and reality television.

The idea that ordinary people can do extraordinary things is a constant in Cara’s work, and it inspired her latest self-help book, Unstuck: End Procrastination Using The Ancient Psychology Behind How-To Videos.

In her impactful keynotes, Cara shares clear, actionable strategies that inspire businesses and individuals worldwide to overcome odds that seem insurmountable and to thrive in any situation—particularly in times of change and uncertainty.

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Building Resilience: A True Story of Grit & Determination
In a world filled with economic uncertainty, political volatility, unprecedented developments in technology, increasingly devastating natural disasters, and never-ending challenges, staying motivated can feel impossible. The hard truth is that the overwhelm can be paralyzing ...more
In a world filled with economic uncertainty, political volatility, unprecedented developments in technology, increasingly devastating natural disasters, and never-ending challenges, staying motivated can feel impossible. The hard truth is that the overwhelm can be paralyzing for people who haven’t developed the resilience and grit to thrive during adversity. Set against the backdrop of her real-life story of the desperate times that led her and her children to build their own house using YouTube tutorials, Best-selling author Cara Brookins’ presentation inspires and challenges audiences to go beyond their comfort zones, conquer self-doubt, and turn overwhelm into action. Her stories, encouragement, and inspiration will give your audience the tools to always get back up (and keep moving forward) no matter the challenge or obstacles in their way. And today, more than ever before, you need a resilient team with the grit to perform under pressure and rise above the chaos no matter what happens in the world. ...less

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She didn’t second-guess herself — or think about the overwhelming odds stacked against her.

- SOUTHERN LIVING

Cara finished her entire house in nine months, even people who build houses can’t do that. You can’t even get a faucet changed in that amount of time.

- THE TODAY SHOW

An incredible story

- THE NEW YORK TIMES

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