I'm Chad Brown
Veterinarian, hospital executive, educator, and writer. I've worked in barns and boardrooms, different jobs with a surprisingly similar need to watch your step. Born and raised in West Virginia, still stubbornly proud of it.
I write about work, people, careers, and the choices that shape a life. And when there's a microphone in the room, I'd rather be holding it than reading from a program — I speak to professional groups, associations, and leadership teams on careers and leading people.
Mostly housebroken. Rarely domesticated.
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Recent Posts
Think You Have Good Judgment? There's a Test for That.
Most leadership assessments are useful, but many stop at labels. The Judgment Index pushed further, showing me how I assign value, how quickly I move toward decisions, and where my strengths can unintentionally create friction.
Why Some People Still Love Their Work
A simple Facebook question about people who genuinely love their jobs drew sixty-six answers. The jobs were wildly different, but the reasons people loved them were surprisingly similar: the work mattered, they had become good at it, and they had stayed long enough to see the difference it made.
When Was the Last Time You Did Absolutely Nothing?
Busy people are often terrible at doing nothing. But the quiet spaces we keep filling may be exactly where the clearest thinking finally has room to happen.