Finding Your Way in an Industry That Tests You with Coach Kamerra Brown
About this episode
Coach Kamerra Brown shares her unexpected journey from aspiring veterinarian to equestrian coach and community builder.
Coach Kamerra Brown didn't set out to be a coach. She set out to be a veterinarian mostly, she admits, because she couldn't figure out another way to afford her horse habit. What she found instead was a calling she'd been living out since she was nine years old, cleaning stalls just to stay close to the thing she loved most. In this episode, Kamerra walks us through a journey that spans a childhood barn family in the Midwest, a Division I scholarship to Delaware State University (the only HBCU with a Division I NCAA equestrian team), a career-defining pivot away from vet school, and a season of professional hardship that tested everything she thought she knew about herself. Through all of it, the wins, the firsts, and the messy middle, horses and community kept showing up for her. Now she's building something new: the Nokomis Farm Foundation in Orange, Virginia, a place designed to make horses and equine education accessible to people who've always been told this world wasn't for them. Coach Kamerra is also joining us at the Kinship Conference this November, and after this conversation, you'll understand exactly why. Resources mentioned: Delaware State University Equestrian…
People in this episode
Host: Abriana Johnson
Guest: Coach Kamerra Brown
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Delaware State University, Nokomis Farm Foundation
Books & works: The Difference Maker, Crossing the Line
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