Victoria Brown
CEO and Co-founder
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I had no idea that August 23rd is National Go Topless Day, until I entered Central Park at Columbus Circle. There, on a nearby lawn, I saw a gathering of a few dozen people dressed in white. Pleaseant music was playing and at first I thought it was some sort of religious group. That is until I saw the home hewn signs that read, "Free Your Breasts." And my timing was perfect, as an un-noticed leader gave a signal and the gathered crowd did just that. … Read More
August 23, 2009 | In Truth & Justice
If you hope to live a really, really long life, turns out it's better to be conscientious than optimistic. As The Daily Beast reports, Psychologists have created something called the "Big 5," a criterion used to comprehend a human's personality. The five aspects are agreeableness, openness, extroversion, conscientiousness and neuroticism, with each given a ranking to form a personality understanding. The more conscientious a person, the longer he or she is likely to live. So, wipe that smile off your face and get to work! … Read More
July 30, 2009 | In Life & Death
Victoria R. M. Brown is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Big Think. Victoria has a BA from McGill University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Prior to Big Think, Victoria worked at Vertex Consultants, a management consultancy in Toronto, and then at Summit Entertainment and Universal Studios in Los Angeles. After earning an M.B.A. Victoria worked as a producer at PBS where she was nominated for an Emmy for producing Charlie Rose’s interview with Ted Turner in 2005.
Victoria Brown commented on Martin McDonagh, Our New Norman Mailer on March 7, 2010, 4:08 PM
Interesting!