Brianna Wiest

Brianna Wiest is a bestselling author and speaker from Long Island, New York, who now resides in California. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in English and an honorary doctorate in literature from Elizabethtown College.

Wiest has authored numerous books including 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal, I Am The Hero of My Own Life, Salt Water, Ceremony, The Pivot Year, 101 Quotes That Will Change The Way You Think, The Life That's Waiting, Great Callings, and The 9 Things Every New Graduate Should Know. Her works have sold millions of copies globally, regularly appear on international bestseller lists, and have topped audiobook charts.

Her books have been translated into over 40 languages, and she regularly travels worldwide to speak at bookstores, businesses, and conferences. Wiest has appeared on major platforms including TODAY, Forbes, Parade, Psychology Today, Oprah Daily, Selena Gomez's Wondermind, and Rick Rubin's Tetragrammaton podcast, as well as being featured on the covers of Brainz and Goss magazines.