Books. Business. Strategy. Thoughtful Living.

Exploring the intersection of leadership, creativity, business, home, and the way we choose to live.

I’m Mea Brown

I’m an author, strategist, entrepreneur, and co-founder building businesses, ideas, and environments rooted in clarity, creativity, meaningful growth, and a more thoughtful way of living.

A Life and Body of Work Built Across Many Disciplines

For more than two decades, I’ve worked behind the scenes with business owners, leadership teams, entrepreneurs, and organizations navigating growth, operations, communication, complexity, and change.

My background spans executive leadership, business strategy, operations, communications, high-stakes planning, publishing, and entrepreneurship across corporate, nonprofit, and founder-led environments.

But the work has never been only about business.

It has always been about people. How we live. What we build. What success costs us, and whether the life we’ve created still reflects who we’ve become.

Today, my work lives at the intersection of business, creativity, leadership, thoughtful living, and meaningful growth.

Through books, writing, speaking, advisory work, and the businesses I help lead and build, I explore what it means to create work and lives that feel aligned, sustainable, beautiful, and deeply our own.

Current Work

My work today spans several connected areas, each rooted in thoughtful growth, clarity, creativity, and intentional living.

Books & Writing

I write about business, leadership, reinvention, creativity, personal growth, thoughtful living, and the evolving relationship between ambition, meaning, and the way we choose to live.

Strategic Advisory & Speaking

I occasionally work privately with select business owners and leadership teams navigating growth, change, operational complexity, leadership evolution, and next-chapter decision-making.

Copper and Vine Living

Alongside my husband, I’m building Copper & Vine Living, an evolving ecosystem centered on thoughtfully designed homes, environments, business ventures, and experiences that support the way people truly want to live.

A Different Way of Building

I believe meaningful success should support your life, not consume it.

I believe businesses, homes, careers, and creative work shape the way we experience our days, our relationships, our wellbeing, and our future.

I also believe many people, especially experienced entrepreneurs and leaders, eventually reach a point where they no longer want to build from pressure, exhaustion, or external expectations.

They want clarity. Peace. Beauty. Purpose. Margin. Meaningful work. Thoughtful growth and a life that actually fits who they’ve become.

That philosophy influences everything I create, write, build, and share.

My Books

Books have always been one of the deepest expressions of my work. My writing explores business, leadership, reinvention, creativity, personal growth, and the realities of building meaningful work and lives in a rapidly changing world.

Whether through nonfiction, essays, or future creative projects, my goal is always the same: To help people think more clearly, live more intentionally, and build from a place that feels honest and aligned.

The Journal

This is where I capture my thoughts on business, leadership, creativity, thoughtful living, entrepreneurship, growth, reinvention, home, culture, and the evolving relationship between ambition and a well-lived life.

Let’s Stay Connected

I share writing, reflections, essays, projects, and occasional updates about books, business, thoughtful living, and the work I’m building.

For speaking, advisory, podcast, media, or collaborative inquiries, feel free to reach out.

  • Mea is an effective and astute executive notably in her extensive marketing knowledge with exceptional discernment of a business or nonprofit’s promotability.

    Michelle, Executive Director, GGVCF

  • Self-directed drive and business acumen, diverse expertise, and international experience. At the Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce, we have had the pleasure of knowing Mea for several years, and have had the opportunity to work with her on various projects since then. Through this time, Ms. Brown has established a strong and credible reputation in Santa Cruz County and Southern Arizona.

    Olivia, President/CEO

  • I have had the pleasure of working with Mea at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. She has led a very successful sales team to exceed the expectations of ownership as well as handle very challenging obstacles during the recent pandemic. Mea orchestrated all of the property's various marketing needs and personally handled all of the major sales contracts.

    Noel, Managing Director

  • Mea knew all the right questions to ask to help get our thoughts down on paper. Not only did she help us build a strategy going forward, she gave us helpful feedback on our current systems and processes. Mea will be the first person we call next time we need more help!

    Dan + Tracy, Business Owners