Brown Brothers Media

The People

Editors, writers, and operators across three continents.

Our core editorial and operations team works across three continents. These are the people accountable for what we publish.

Founders

Brendan Brown Brendan Brown Co-Founder Brendan came to publishing through editing. He founded The Expert Editor, a Melbourne professional editing practice, in 2012, and co-founded its international sister Global English Editing in 2014 — working line by line through thousands of manuscripts before turning to publications. He is the house's standard-bearer for editorial craft. Lachlan Brown Lachlan Brown Co-Founder Lachlan founded Hack Spirit in 2016 and grew it into one of the world's most-read self-development sites — the founding playbook for the house. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Science Blog and writes on psychology, mindfulness, and behavior across the network. Justin Brown Justin Brown Co-Founder Justin co-founded the digital media platform Ideapod and has spent over a decade at the intersection of ideas and audience. Based in Singapore, he leads strategy and the publishing systems behind the network, and writes feature columns for Science Blog.

Editorial Leadership

Rudá Iandê Rudá Iandê Creative Director A Brazilian shaman and teacher, Rudá created The Vessel's immersive journeys and shapes the creative direction of the house's work on psychology, identity, and self-exploration. Christy Suriadi Christy Suriadi Senior Editor Based in Singapore, Christy joined the house in 2025 and works across editorial products and audience growth — the reader-facing systems that connect the network's publications with their audiences. Kiran Athar Kiran Athar Content Manager Kiran has managed the house's content operation since 2022 — coordinating writers, quality control, and the editorial workflows behind every masthead — from her base in Spain. She writes as Kiran Journals across Brown Brothers Media publications.

Operations

Isabel Faye Cabrera Isabel Faye Cabrera Human Resources Manager Isabel has run people operations since 2022, having started with the house's editing businesses before Brown Brothers Media existed in its current form. She keeps a team spread across three continents hired, paid, and looked after. Jenny Ann Olalo Jenny Ann Olalo Operations Assistant Jenny has kept the network's publishing operation moving since 2022 — scheduling, publishing, and tracking hundreds of articles a month across the portfolio. Maria Fe Inot Maria Fe Inot Operations Coordinator From the Philippines, Maria has coordinated operations across the network since 2022, keeping the schedules, systems, and workflows behind the portfolio moving. Ainura Yermagambetova Ainura Yermagambetova Operations Coordinator Ainura joined in 2023 after several years at the education company Mindvalley. Based in Brazil, she coordinates operations across The Vessel and the wider network, from product launches to analytics.

Writers

Daniel Moran Daniel Moran Writer Writing from Manila, Daniel joined the house in 2023 and covers relationships, psychology, and spirituality across the network's titles — with a particular gift for the craft of the headline. Nato Lagidze Nato Lagidze Writer Writing from Tbilisi, Georgia, Nato has been with the house since 2022. She covers relationships, self-identity, and the psychology of everyday life, and works on the network's digital PR alongside her writing.