BE THE STAR YOU ARE!® 501 c3 charity provides, promotes, and distributes books and positive media messages to empower women, families, and youth-at-risk to increase literacy, decrease violence, and improve daily life. The Vision of BE THE STAR YOU ARE!® is to help all women, families, and youth-at-risk, regardless of ethnicity, religion, sex, vocation and avocation overcome obstacles, increase self-esteem while offering a head start to beat the odds. Since its founding in 1999 by philanthropist Cynthia Brian, BE THE STAR YOU ARE! ® has served approximately 559,927 individuals and families within 119 organizations and has logged more than 771,999 volunteer hours, distributed over $2.1 million plus in resources, and broadcast over 2200 hours of positive programming. Through Express Yourself Teen Radio™, teens are taught to be confident and authentic writers and reporters. Over 2530 books have been read and reviewed by our Star Teen Book Review Team and published by publishers and on our web sites. Published 7 signature award-winning books, Be the Star You Are!® 99 Gifts, Be the Star You Are!® for Teens, Miracle Moments®, No Barnyard Bullies, Family Forever, Books in the Barnyard: Oh Deer!, and Be the Star You Are!® Millennials to Boomers.​ Visit our creative community at www.BTSYA.org . BE THE STAR YOU ARE!® was nominated for the California Governor’s and First Lady’s Service Awards and touted with five star ratings by Guidestar and Great Non Profits in the Women’s Empowerment Campaign and Arts Appreciation while being honored as a Top Non Profit for numerous consecutive years. Celebrating two decades PLUS of service to the community and country.

"Communicate, Collaborate, Innovate...Read, Lead, Succeed!"

 

 

 

 

 

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StarStyle® Radio

The StarStyle®-BE THE STAR YOU ARE!® radio program has been broadcasting LIVE weekly since 1998 and is currently heard in 140 countries and territories every Wednesday LIVE on the Voice America Network's Empowerment Channel from 4-5pm PT. More than 2500 authors, experts, and professionals have been interviewed on our show. Enjoy a passionate, poignant, and utterly entertaining power party hour.

 

Host and Producer

Cynthia Brian, NY Times best-selling co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul, author of Be the Star You Are!®, Be the Star You Are!® for TEENS, Be the Star You Are!® Millennials to Boomers, The Business of Show Business, Growing with the Goddess Gardener, The Blessings of Love and Relationships, The Stella Bella Barnyard Adventure series, and Miracle Moment®, is a syndicated columnist, internationally acclaimed lecturer, and life success coach lauded for her insightful interviewing skills. She is a passion, purpose, and possibility expert that exudes "Star Style". Because of her devotion to increasing literacy and positive messages, Cynthia founded and is Executive Director of the 501(c)(3) charity, BE THE STAR YOU ARE!® whose mission is to empower women, families and youth at risk. Cynthia also produces the teen radio program, Express Yourself!™  also heard on Voice America Network.  

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Cynthia Brian, Founder and 

Executive Director of

Be the Star You Are!® 501c3

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2024 Nonprofit of the Year!

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Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio

Created and produced by Cynthia Brian and StarStyle® Productions, LLC, the Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio show debuted in 2011 on the Voice America Kids Network with six California teen volunteers of Be the Star You Are!®.  Over sixty youth ages 9 and up from around the U.S. have been trained as hosts and reporters with the numbers growing. The popular program is uncensored and unedited heard in 132 countries every Sunday 3 pm PT/6 pm ET. It's where teens talk and the world listens!

 

Smile, have fun, and be willing to be wild and wacky. Join our power parties and celebrate living. A positive playground of possibilities and potential await you on Starstyle®-BE THE STAR YOU ARE!® and Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio. 

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