Episode 01 - Courage with Briana Brown

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of Orange and Rockland. We’re grateful for their commitment to supporting the next generation of leaders and scholars in our community.

In this special episode, host and BNB Board member Nico Montano flips the script to interview our very own founder, Briana Brown. Together, they take a deep dive into her collegiate journey —from the diverse halls of Ramapo High School and Stony Brook University to the high-stakes world of Aerospace Operations and side hustles.

Briana opens up about the "existential spirals" of college, the courage required to change your mind especially when navigating familial expectations, and how making a plan and sticking to it helped her through the most challenging moments of her early career.

“The doors that open are the doors that are meant for you.”

Join us for a candid conversation on discipline, consistency, and the beauty of building a life that brings you joy.

Briana Brown is a Harlem-based aerospace supply chain leader with a decade of experience in operations and program management. With a foundational background in STEM, she currently leads Sourcing Readiness at a global aerospace company. An MBA-educated and PMP-certified professional, she brings a uniquely technical yet multifaceted entrepreneurial spirit to every venture. Briana is the founder of The BNB Foundation, which champions collegiate equity, and the visionary behind Jon’s Dojo, a community-focused martial arts third space. Her commitment to legacy and storytelling extends to her roles as an angel investor and executive producer of a documentary chronicling the restoration of her family’s historic 1880s brownstone. A native New Yorker of Jamaican descent, Briana seamlessly bridges the gap between industrial operations and social investment, dedicated to creating more equitable communities through access, capital, and intentional design.