Five Years of BringYourWorth.tv 📺

Author

Damon Brown
December 21, 2025

This edition is brought to you by the upcoming Institute for Independent Journalists Conference March 5 - 6. Learn more below 👇🏾

Hi reader,

BringYourWorth.tv premiered at this very moment 5 years ago

It was the Winter Solstice, the day of the year with the longest night

We were knee deep in the pandemic

My kids were virtual schooling under my guidance

And I decided it was the best time to build community

Since I could no longer see y’all in person

(You can catch my kids’ beautiful afros at the bottom of the screen in the earliest Live episodes)

I wanted to help you build from now

Using the cosmic reset to create a better world tomorrow

In reality, you also helped me

Find grounding and purpose in a world gone mad.

Thank you.

One of the resources I wish I had when I started writing (cough) decades ago was the Institute for Independent Journalists. I’ve known founder Katherine Reynolds Lewis for almost as long as I’ve been freelancing and have loved her new, inclusive take on what defines good, important journalism.

And the Institute for Independent Journalists is having its 2026 live, online freelance conference on March 5 - 6!

Early bird registration is now open! This live online conference hosted on SoundPath is designed to grow your freelance journalism career, with sessions focused on funding your reporting through fellowships, building a paying audience through newsletters or social media, and the IIJ’s first-ever Pitch Fest! Get your next great story in front of editors for live feedback! Register before December 31 for just $49 and gain immediate access to a bonus bundle of resources, including guides for pitching more than 20 media outlets!

And BringYourWorth.tv viewers get an exclusive discount! Register here and use the promo code DAMON to get an immediate price off the already early bird cost.

Details: 

March 5 - 6, 2025

440 episodes later

I now can see the pattern in where you were in your evolution

Based on the topics I covered, the places that resonated, the comments that flowed

And in my own growth in my career

Shifting from practical time management and productivity tips

To emotional intelligence and grief and purpose and contributing beyond work.

It’s been quite a ride.

Below, I’ve highlighted some of your favorite episodes

Enjoy them today with a beverage of your choice

I know I will 🥂

2020

Premiered September 10, 2014

2021

Premiered January 31, 2021

2022

Premiered December 4, 2022

2023

Premiered October 29, 2023

2024

Premiered June 9, 2024

2025

Premiered February 2, 2025

Five years and counting ✋🏾

🙋🏾 I’m Damon! (http://www.damonbrown.net) I help side hustlers, solopreneurs & others like yourself bloom. As a bestselling author, 2x startup founder & 4x TEDTalker, I co-founded the popular connection app Cuddlr and led it to acquisition within a year while being a stay at home dad with my infant son.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏿 Today, my boutique coaching business Bring Your Worth supports hundreds through one-on-one virtual and in-person support, as well as behind-the-scenes services for TED, HEROIC, and other impactful organizations. You can catch this free weekly newsletter as well as the 18,000-subscriber strong television show BringYourWorth.tv.

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