AMANDA HAMPTON BRAVENDER
ABOUT AUTHOR AMANDA HAMPTON BRAVENDER
Amanda Hampton Bravender is not your ordinary hair and makeup artist; she is a culinary aficionado, lifestyle influencer, and avid storyteller. With over 16 years of experience in the beauty industry, Amanda has honed her skills in various facets, from corporate sales and product development to social media management and freelance work. Her journey has taken her across the country, working on everything from musical theater productions and ballets to weddings and events.
When she is not wielding her makeup brushes and styling hair, Amanda can be found pursuing her passion for cooking and beekeeping. As a dedicated homesteader, she and her husband are building their dream apiary, rescuing and relocating bees to their farm. In her spare time, Amanda volunteers with 4-H, teaching children the joys of growing food, beekeeping, and horsemanship. She also shares her expertise through makeup workshops, raising funds for local theater companies and empowering others to feel beautiful inside and out.
Amanda's commitment to her craft is matched only by her devotion to her family. As a wife to Joshua and mother to James, Jonah, Joshua, Jaxon, and Fay Monroe, Amanda finds joy in spending quality time with loved ones.
Sample Questions
1.Your cookbook isn’t just about food it’s a love letter to your family and your journey. What inspired you to weave storytelling into your recipes?
2.You share stories of the women in your family how have their lives and recipes shaped the woman you are today?
3.From makeup brushes to garden tools how has your beauty journey intersected with your life as a farmer and mother of five?
4.What’s one family recipe in the book that holds a special place in your heart, and why?
5.Why do you think it’s important to share your story and your journey both the struggles and the joys?
6.Motherhood is woven throughout your story. What lessons have your children taught you that show up in the pages of your book?
7.You talk about raising five brave children how do you think you’re raising brave kids today, and why is that so important in the world we live in?
8.I heard you believe there is power in the kitchen how so?
9.What did writing your book teach you the most about yourself?
10.If you could invite readers into your kitchen for one meal and one story, what would you cook and what would you share? Social Media Handles @thebravefarmers @bebesbeautyandbees www.thebravefarmer.com
For High Resolution Book and Author Photos, along with a lowresolution pdf of the book, please click here.
To request a review copy of Bébés, Beauty & Bees: Making Fancy Look Easy!, or to interview Amanda Hampton Bravender, please contact managing publicist Hampton Ryan at 904.671.5506 or email hryan@arcadiapubishing.com