What is your name?
Maureen Brown
What is your occupation?
Education Consultant/College Counselor
What is your business name?
Advocacy for Special Kids, LLC
How long have you been a Boston Business Women’s Member?
1 year
What is your Instagram handle?
What is your LinkedIn URL?
Maureen Brown LinkedIn
Were you born and raised in Boston? If not, what brought you here?
Yes.
Tell us more about your job or company and what led you to your career?
I graduated in marketing. I’ve always loved business and psychology, as well as being creative, and I wasn’t sure if I was going to find a career that encompassed everything I was looking for. Then I opened my own business and tried many different types of marketing until I realized that web designing and helping businesses develop their brand was what I loved most!
What would your clients say about you and your company?
Maureen is passionate, strong, and compassionate about advocating for students with special needs and treats them like they were her own. She has many clients for years and now helps support them with their college decisions based on their needs.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Do what you love and it will never feel like work.
What is your favorite book?
The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren
What is your secret weapon? An app, a tool, an organization method, anything?!
Honeybook – a simple, easy-to-use client management system
What is your most recent WIN? How are you slaying it in your career or business?
I am loving the Zoom world and not having to spend hours traveling to school work meetings. The online world has helped me be more efficient and spend more time with clients.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Do not be afraid to shoot high, have confidence in your abilities, and what others think about me is none of my business. Just do the right thing, and everything else will fall into place.
How do you enjoy your free time?
Running, paddleboarding, biking, reading, gardening, cooking.
What is something that not many people know about you?
I have a passion for running. Despite being injured right now, I have participated in twelve marathons and still love going to the Boston Marathon every year, even if I am not running in it.