Making Waves by Libby Brown, Co-founder This End Up Furniture Company and Fowl Cay Resort

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MAKING WAVES is your ticket to ride with Libby Brown as she recalls a life’s journey taking chances. From the potholes to the free-falls, take an off-road adventure with this gutsy woman who rides shotgun with risk and barrels headlong into a life she never dared dream of.

Disrupting her two toddlers and her suburban comfort zone, the author takes her first leap into the unknown to co-found the crate furniture phenomenon, transforming $500 and a hole-in-the-wall shop into a 253-store mega-chain. But the backbreaking workload requires too much time on the road and Brown unflinchingly considers the price of success. When This End Up is bought out, the 39-year-old entrepreneur finds herself with gloriously broad choices as she searches for Risk #2.

Bluewater cruising aboard a 70-foot motor yacht from Florida to Venezuela would not at first appear to be such a risky proposition. But death-defying exploits contrast with a heavenly setting — an act of piracy following a dazzling sunset, a terrifying accident on a postcard-perfect day, a deadly storm out of a clear blue sky — making life on the high seas frightening and thrilling, and the decision to remain at sea a deliberate confrontation with risk. Traveling enough miles to circle the globe two and a half times satisfies wanderlust just as Risk #3 rises like a mirage out of the turquoise sea.

A private island for sale in the most beautiful part of the Caribbean seems the perfect new gamble. But unable to envision the harsh terms of development on a remote cay in a foreign country, the co-founder of Fowl Cay Resort struggles against towering odds to make her dream of an island paradise come true. An exhausting gauntlet of legal, construction and cultural problems creates the most difficult challenge of the author’s life before an uneasy peace can be found amidst danger, worry and deceit.

More than the true story of a seriously successful entrepreneur, MAKING WAVES will inspire you to take a chance on yourself. ”It’s frightening to step into the unknown. But if you never risk it, you’ll never know what might have been. And simply by taking that step, win or lose, you succeed.”

What would you do if you weren't afraid to fail?

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Libby Brown lives with her husband Stewart, and they divide their time between Richmond, Virginia and the Bahamas. Libby is Co-founder of This End Up Furniture Company and Fowl Cay Resort.

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Making Waves recently received a glowing review from Armchair Interviews!

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Making Waves is now available on Amazon.com and bn.com!

Need a great speaker for your organization? Libby gives an inspiring talk that's sure to generate laughter and tears. Groups of 50 or more, please.

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Making Waves is a great Summer read!

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October 10-11 — Panelist at the James River Writers Conference, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia http://www.jamesriverwriters.com

Calendar of Events >>

Libby and Jennifer Whitlock at the NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) Richmond Chapter Annual Meeting at the Jefferson Hotel on June 3, 2008

Jennifer Whitlock says:

“Libby was the perfect punctuation mark to our program year! We had seven speakers throughout the year who talked with our members about components of taking their business to the next level. Libby’s presentation on Risk and how embracing risk has defined her success, was the perfect wrap up for the year. Not only did attendees express their satisfaction at the event, but several have also since taken the time to
write me notes expressing their appreciation for her message. And, I’ve actually received several notes from members since the dinner thanking me for bringing Libby to the chapter. Her message was certainly
on-point for this room full of entrepreneurial women.”

Libby and Smokie Sizemore at The Smart Woman's Club WOW! Conference on April 5.

Smokie Sizemore says:

“Libby was the perfect speaker for WOW! Her story is compelling and she told it so authentically that we were mesmerized. It was clear that her success wasn’t a cake walk. She inspired the attendees to move ahead in their plans, to be courageous and take risks like she did. Libby was so generous with her time, too, talking to everyone and signing her book to delight the women at WOW! Libby is a WOW! woman.”