Tamara Brown

Basic Info

Educator: Left special education substitute position at charter school (Da Vinci) in January 2026; returning to independent Spanish/English teaching.
Influencer: Has a massive following (300k-400k) on Instagram and TikTok as "Tamara the Teacher." Started blowing up around 2018.
Spanish Tutor: Tutored Shaquille O'Neal in Spanish for a year.
Military Background: Served 13 years in the Navy as a cryptologic linguist/NSA specialist. Focused on search and rescue signals.
Linguistic Skills: Tested out of linguistic school for Spanish; interested in learning Mandarin and Hebrew.
Business: Previously made $10k/month through independent tutoring/classes (Off to Class platform) before military pushback. Now relaunching with new manager for brand deals (as of January 2026).
Public Speaking: First paid gig $5 for 10 minutes of poetry at Up Stage Comedy (January 2026).

Family: Grandfather is a pastor in Ohio who was an early investor in Amazon and technology stocks.
Interests: Basketball, spoken word poetry, YouTube content creation (Perception POV).
Struggles: Diagnosed with PTSD (90% disability) from military incidents (chiefs touching her inappropriately). Also experienced an abusive marriage that ended in divorce, causing significant loss of purpose and direction.
Personality: A "doer" who struggles with pushback from stagnant systems. Admits to being labeled "narcissistic" as a defense mechanism. Friends say she doesn't show emotions easily (desensitized from experiences).
Education Abroad: Studied English in London.
Journals: Kept detailed journals through both military deployments and post-military life.

Micro Schools: Highly interested in starting a school that combines faith with future skills like AI.
YouTube Strategy: Planning to do more POV/perception-based videos. Gary suggested mirror reflection content.
Kingdom Connection: Ready to "go to war" spiritually for the "Jesus Christ Prep" vision.

Discussed the logistics of micro schools, pod sizes (10-20), and funding.
Shared her frustration with the failing charter school administration (Pop-Tarts for breakfast, illiteracy).
Exchanged prescription info with Gary for Meta Ray-Bans gift.
Agreed to join Gary in Liberty, TX for New Year's Eve.

Met Gary for the first time.
Discussed the "quarter-zip movement" and generational labels (unks and aunties).
Shared her military background and her experience tutoring Shaq.
Gary offered to help her with her social media storytelling and school vision.
Exchanged contact info with Gary.

Social Media Reach: Could be a major "face" for the Christian Micro School Alliance.
Shaq Connection: Potential bridge to Shaquille O'Neal for funding or project partnership.
Language Skills: Valuable for global education initiatives.

"Perspective is not just the physical way that you see things, but the perception in which you see the world through your experience and culture."
"I'm just going to post every day for 30 days and see what happens." (On her viral growth).
"I don't think it's our job to say that [about soul finding]. We're just a messenger."
On discerning God's voice: "God's voice is still, it's quiet, it's consistent. It doesn't try to persuade you, manipulate you."
On education crisis: "These people are not delayed. They have not been taught."

transcript-id	date	one-line-summary
2026-01-07-gary-tamara-brown-education-memoir-declarations	2026-01-07	Extended hangout: education insights (critical period theory, kids who can't read), abusive marriage disclosure, memoir/course collaboration planning, Gary's declarations app demo, watching Apostle Delmar's service together.
2026-01-07-gary-tamara-carlos-apostle-delmar-deliverance-thermostat	2026-01-07	Career coaching session turned deliverance; Apostle Delmar prayed for broken heart healing (military/job/relationship trauma), taught thermostat vs thermometer spiritual warfare and quantum leaping forgiveness.
2026-01-07-gary-tamara-brown-spanish-strategy-talent-agency	2026-01-07	Leaving special ed, talent agency strategy for Latin market, new manager for brand deals, addiction/self-love philosophy
2025-12-20-ida-family-gathering-enrique-house	2025-12-20	Met Gary at Christmas gathering, shared influencer background and Shaq tutoring connection, discussed education system failures and potential collaboration opportunities
2025-12-21-hang-with-ida-sylvia-coffee-shop	2025-12-21	Strategic session on Jesus Christ Prep micro school vision and educational system critique