In this episode of Get Uncomfortable, Brenton sits down with Mariah Braun, a multifaceted entrepreneur, filmmaker, and creative industry advocate who’s built her career around courage, storytelling, and resilience.

Mariah is the CEO of M3M Marketing and M3M Studios, recognized as a driving force in Alberta’s creative community. Her leadership and impact have earned her the City of Grande Prairie’s 2022 Young Woman of Influence Award, the 2023 Northwestern Polytechnic Alumni Entrepreneurship Award, and the 2025 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award from the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce.

Together, Brenton and Mariah explore what resilience really means, not as a buzzword, but as the quiet strength it takes to build, rebuild, and create through chaos. They discuss how adversity can fuel creativity, what it takes to lead in uncertain seasons, and how both have used discomfort as the foundation for personal and professional growth.

This is a conversation about courage, creativity, and the art of rebuilding when life doesn’t go to plan.

🔑 In This Episode:

Building success through discomfort and uncertainty
Turning challenges into creative growth
The lessons behind M3M’s rise in northern Alberta
Storytelling as healing and connection
The meaning of representation and leadership in small communities
What resilience really looks like — in business, life, and identity

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Ep 15 The Art of Resilience — with Mariah Braun