Casandra Brené Brown is an American professor, social worker, author, and podcast host. She is known for her work on shame, vulnerability, and leadership, and for her widely viewed 2010 TEDx talk. She has written six number-one New York Times bestselling books and hosted two podcasts on Spotify. She appears in the 2019 documentary Brené. She also hosts You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.