Meet Brian Bouldin

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Brian Bouldin. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Brian below.

Hi Brian, so happy to have you with us today and there is so much we want to ask you about. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others developed certain skills or qualities that we are struggling with can be helpful. Along those lines, we’d love to hear from you about how you developed your ability to take risk?

I’ve been a natural risk-taker since I was a teenager. My ability to take risks more confidently has come from past mistakes and other people’s failures that I’ve had the opportunity to witness. At the point where I’m at in my life right now, I’ve gained enough wisdom and knowledge over the years to make sound decisions but I’m always still learning. I trust God and that everything will go according to his plan.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

My love for writing came when I was in the second grade. It’s always been something that I enjoyed. However, when my father was murdered at the age of eleven, I grew away from it for some time. That part of my life turned me cold. I repeated both the 6th and 7th grades back to back and was what many people would consider a delinquent as a young person; barely graduating from high school on time. However, I distanced myself from that familiar environment that I grew up in, and at the age of twenty, God blessed me with a son. At that time in my life, I decided to rededicate my life to Christ as a second chance from God to do better. I enrolled in college and graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice. I used my continued education to build a long career in different aspects of the security field and many other business ventures. I spent many years ministering to troubled youth and other offenders in my local community. I co-founded an organization in 2018 to help decrease gun crimes in my community and educate our youth. As of today, I’ve published a total of four books and I enjoy teaching young people about Christ and what he’s done for me in my life. This is what excites me the most! It’s a large part of my purpose here on earth. I have three new books that I plan to release in 2025. I also will be re-releasing a 100% faith-based web series that I previously created in the past. I love the art of storytelling and as long as I’m alive, I will dedicate every part of me to draw people closer to Christ.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Over the years, I’ve learned to be a very strategic thinker. I’ve always looked outside of the box. As a security professional, I’ve enhanced my skills in analyzing situations and I focus on developing long-term plans to achieve success. As a people person, I always try to become the best communicator that I can. Communication skills are important. I also love building new relationships with people and I’d recommend anyone looking to get into business to take this seriously. Avoid looking at someone with haughty eyes and be humble in your interactions. On another note, as much as I did not take grade school seriously as a teen, I have a knack for gaining wisdom and knowledge regularly. I’m an avid reader and I enjoy reading books about business strategies from successful entertainers and other entrepreneurs. Most people don’t do this so when you take the extra steps to learn something new from someone else, you’re already a few steps ahead.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?

As a god-fearing man, I’d recommend anyone to, of course, read the bible. This is a blueprint on how to grow your relationship with God and build character. However, a book that taught me the most valuable lessons that I still use today is a book titled “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.” This book was written by Robert Kiyosaki. He’s a successful business tycoon who still enjoys teaching others about business and financial literacy. It gives an introspective way of looking at money. It teaches you how to grow in business while living below your means. This will take some humility but as time goes on, you’ll get a chance to reap the benefits of all your hard work.

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