The Real Life Story of the Mom Who Built Her Own Home With Youtube Videos
From architecting software to constructing a 3,500 square-foot house, her story is a testament to redefining possibilities.
Cara Brookins is an in-demand motivational keynote speaker for brands and organizations around the globe.
Using real-life examples from her unconventional construction site, Cara provides the latest science-based motivation strategies to challenge conventional thinking and transform the way you approach personal growth, change, teamwork, and leadership. Cara highlights the resilience, grit, and leadership potential in each of us to overcome incredible odds.
…& THIS IS HER STORY
WHEN HER LIFE CRUMBLED AROUND HER
She Did The Impossible
Cara Brookins built software systems for 20 years as a software architect, but when her life crumbled around her, she turned herself into a builder and architect of a different kind…
“Sounds Crazy.”
INSIDE EDITION
“An uplifting story of resilience.”
REAL SIMPLE MAGAZINE
“Dose of Inspiration.”
POPSUGAR
“Phenomenal.”
HALLMARK HOME & FAMILY
“Legend.”
MASHABLE
“With no idea where to start, Cara did something most people wouldn’t...”
INSIDE EDITION
AFTER LEAVING AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP CARA & HER 4 KIDS NEEDED A PLACE TO LIVE SO…
With no construction experience, Cara and her children built a 3,500 square foot house from the ground up by watching YouTube tutorials.
“She didn’t second-guess herself — or think about the overwhelming odds stacked against her.”
SOUTHERN LIVING
Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos and her eager construction crew consisting of her four young children, Cara built a house from the foundation up. Convinced that by building a house, they could rebuild their broken family, she and her kids poured the concrete, framed the walls, and laid the bricks. In the end, they had built a two-story, five-bedroom home.
“Cara finished her entire house in nine months, even people who build houses can’t do that.
You can’t even get a faucet changed in that amount of time.”
THE TODAY SHOW
“An incredible story”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Cara’s story is an inspiring blueprint that traces her family’s rise from battered victims to stronger, better versions of themselves—all thanks to one impossible, extraordinary do-it-yourself project.
“Today Cara and her kids share a beautiful home — a home they built from the ground up with their bare hands.”
THE TODAY SHOW
Cara’s story went viral in more than 100 countries and has been viewed more than two billion times.
Since publishing her memoir Rise and her latest self-help book Unstuck, Cara has become the go-to expert for getting people unstuck and moving on their projects in business and beyond. You’ve seen her on Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, the Today Show, Inside Edition, The Harry show, Tamron Hall, and more. She is sought after for her authentic ability to connect both on and off the stage and to move people to take action.
