The ventures, stories, and projects of Mea and Steve Brown
Where meaningful work and beautiful living meet.
Explore Our Ventures
Mea Brown
Author, strategic advisor, speaker. Books, advisory work with business owners, speaking, and essays.
Arizona
Wine & Dine
Our hospitality venture — celebrating Arizona's wine country, food, and the people behind the table.
[Coming Soon]
Copper & Vine Studio
Authority publishing for established businesses. Done-for-you content, founder stories, and AI-discoverable writing
Phantom Classics
Classic cars, stories, and craftsmanship.
Celebrating timeless vehicles and the people who love them.
Ventures & Investments
We invest in and acquire small businesses built with craft and care. Have something that belongs in our ecosystem? We'd love to hear about it.
Our Philosophy
We believe a beautiful life isn't found. It's built.
Not all at once, or by chasing every opportunity, and not by separating work from life.
It's built intentionally through meaningful work, trusted relationships, continual learning, creativity, hospitality, craftsmanship, and the courage to create something that spans the test of time.
Every part of Copper & Vine Living exists to support that vision.
We write books because ideas have the power to change lives.
We help businesses earn trust because great work deserves to be discovered.
We celebrate remarkable places because experiences connect people.
We thoughtfully raise Standard Poodles because companionship is one of life's greatest gifts.
We create products we use ourselves because trust is earned through authenticity, not marketing.
We believe reputation, quality, kindness, and family matter. Most of all, we believe trust is built one decision, one relationship, one story, and one experience at a time.
Our businesses may be different. Our values are not. We aren't building separate companies. We're building one intentional life, expressed through the work we love.
Welcome to Copper & Vine Living.
About Mea + Steve Brown
Copper & Vine Living grew from a simple belief: the way we live matters.
The spaces we create, the stories we tell, the work we choose, the people we gather around our tables, and the environments we surround ourselves with all shape the quality of our lives.
After nearly three decades of marriage, countless business ventures, careers, projects, lessons, successes, setbacks, and adventures, we found ourselves returning to the same question: How do we create a life that feels intentional, meaningful, creative, and deeply our own?
Copper & Vine Living is our ongoing exploration of that question.
Together, we share a love for thoughtful living, storytelling, creativity, craftsmanship, beautiful environments, lifelong learning, and the freedom to build a life aligned with our values.
Mea is an author, strategic advisor to business owners, speaker, and lifelong student of personal growth, leadership, creativity, and reinvention. Through her writing, publishing, and creative work, she explores the ideas, experiences, and conversations that help people live with greater clarity, purpose, and intention.
Steve is an entrepreneur, craftsman, visual storyteller, and lifelong animal lover. He has spent his career building things with care, whether creating homes, crafting businesses, or capturing moments through the lens of a camera. Steve has an instinct for noticing the details others overlook and translating them into photography and video that feel authentic, compelling, and deeply human. His work brings stories to life with the same intention and craftsmanship that guide everything we create at Copper & Vine.
Through Copper & Vine Living, we share the ventures, ideas, stories, and projects that inspire us, while creating space for whatever comes next. At its heart, Copper & Vine Living is not simply a business. It is a reflection of the life we are building.
The Journal
Copper & Vine Living began with a simple belief: a well-lived life is built one story, one experience, one conversation, and one thoughtful choice at a time.
The Journal is where those stories live. Part travel log, part notebook, part reflection, and part inspiration, these pages capture the ideas, places, people, projects, traditions, and experiences that shape our lives and spark our curiosity.
You may find thoughts on books and writing, wine and travel, creativity and craftsmanship, home and hospitality, business and reinvention, family and friendship, or simply the small moments that remind us to slow down and pay attention.
There is no schedule here. Only stories worth sharing.
Thank you for stopping by.
Copper & Vine Living is a collection of creative ventures, ideas, stories, and projects created by Mea and Steve Brown. Whether you're reaching out about writing, publishing, thoughtful living, creative collaboration, classic cars, or simply to say hello, we'd love to hear from you.
While we can't respond to every message immediately, we do read each one personally.
Looking for Mea?
or books, essays, media, and speaking, or to inquire about strategic advisory for your business or leadership team, please visit meabrown.com or send a message below.
Looking for Copper & Vine Studio?
For inquiries about authority content, thought leadership articles, website content, publishing support, founder stories, or storytelling projects, please visit Copper & Vine Studio.
Looking for Steve?
For inquiries related to Phantom Classics, classic cars, special projects, or media opportunities, please visit Phantom Classics.
General Inquiries
Have a question, idea, opportunity, or note you'd like to share?
We'd love to hear from you, and we look forward to connecting.