Mis­sion

A Life Out Loud is about…

The ful­fill­ment of con­stant per­sonal improve­ment. Life is tran­sient, and we believe con­stant improve­ment towards your goals is what moti­vates and also what cre­ates hap­pi­ness and success.

Pro­mot­ing team­work over indi­vid­ual gain. There are enough “me-first” blogs out there, and we firmly believe that per­sonal growth is not an end, it is a means by which you can improve not only your life but the lives of those around you.

Encour­ag­ing pas­sion­ate exis­tence. You only get one shot at this life so you might as well live the way you would like to be liv­ing, 24/7, with­out reservations.

Striv­ing to do that which you think you can not do. We believe that pre-defined per­sonal poten­tial and per­son­al­ity are illu­sions — you are very much the sum of your own choices, and the only thing stand­ing between you and the life you want is you.

About Us

Nicholas Alan Brown is an accom­plished writer, teacher, researcher, devel­op­ment worker, trav­eler, musi­cian, and bur­geon­ing poly­glot. For­merly he worked as a Cer­ti­fied Per­sonal Trainer. He served as a Peace Corps Vol­un­teer in Ukraine from 2006–2008, cur­rently works in malaria pre­ven­tion, and will be study­ing at the Lon­don School of Eco­nom­ics later this year. At the moment he is train­ing to run his first road race, the Cherry Blos­som 10-mile Run in Wash­ing­ton, DC.  He resides in Wash­ing­ton, DC.

Brian Robert Schick is an expe­ri­enced engi­neer, ath­lete, coach, musi­cian, and trav­eler. He has con­tributed to air­craft sys­tems used by nearly every flight school in the world, and has trained pilots from coun­ties includ­ing the USA, Ger­many, Den­mark, and South Korea. He cur­rently coaches girls club vol­ley­ball at the junior Olympic level. He has won tour­na­ments in ten­nis, hockey, and vol­ley­ball, and is the strongest he’s ever been. He is cur­rently enrolled in a local mas­ters pro­gram in engi­neer­ing. He resides in Buf­falo, NY.