THE BRINER INSTITUTE

Who We Are

 We are a network of like-minded individuals, dedicated to improving culture.  We are a Tennessee not for profit organization named in honor of television and sports executive Bob Briner who wrote the best selling book “Roaring Lambs”.  Briner’s vision was that people should live their lives attempting to “do good”, and provide a positive influence in society.

What We Do

We host events that are focused on bringing together the “best and the brightest” minds in entertainment, media and technology, to develop and create new strategies for achieving its mission of cultural engagement and influence.  In addition to the education members receive at the these meetings, participants also benefit from the strategic and business ideation, networking, and brainstorming that contributes valuable ideas, leadership experience and vision that support the long-term goals of the organization.  

We mentor developing promising talent in order to provide a benefit to the inventor and artist communities as well as entertainment, media and technology industries.  In some cases, we provide scholarship to young “roaring lambs” with grants, helping them acquire the necessary educational and professional credentials, so that they will be equipped to enter various culture shaping careers with influence and credibility.

We provide financial support for our gatherings and talent development efforts through grants, donations and crowd sourcing, spotlighting salt and light inspired people, projects, initiatives and ventures that “roar”.  We present an online option to interested donors and sponsors that demonstrate broad interest in seeing salt and light inspired projects get to market and we unite like-minded donors and sponsors to provide encouragement and funding to worthy projects and individuals.