We were lucky to catch up with Brittany Null recently and have shared our conversation below.

Brittany , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Do you have a hero? What have you learned from them?

Who is my hero and why? What a “meaty” set of questions and my answer is very simple. My hero is my dad, who passed away of cancer 8 years ago. Why? Because he lived a legacy and didn’t even know it. His resilience, strength, wisdom, love and passion shaped me as person and gave me the tools I needed to survive this harsh world.

My dad, Greg Nightengale, immigrated to the USA in the 60’s from Panama. In the heart of the civil rights movement, my grandparents, uncles and my dad made their way to Denver, Colorado. My dad recounted stories of how hard it was. Him and his brothers were immediately forced to assimilate and were not allowed to speak their native language, Spanish, at school; eventually they both unfortunately lost their language completely.

During his childhood in America, my grandparents kept him extremely busy to “stay out of trouble”. He was in every sport ranging from football and basketball to track and field. He was very musically inclined and played multiple instruments; oboe (his main instrument) saxophone, violin and piano. He eventually went on to major in music and become a full time musician and music teacher.

What I learned from my dad?
One of the many things I learned from my dad was how to play piano, one of the most profound skills of my life. As a child I was very shy and unsure of myself. But when I was playing piano I was unstoppable. I would spend hours and hours on the keys; playing Mozart, Handle, Bach and Schubert. My dad would come home from work and I would immediately show him the new piece I learned. And his response was always “wow honey! I knew you could do it!” And THAT’S what I learned most from him; confidence in myself and in my ability. He taught me to go after what I love and what brings me joy, unashamed. He taught me that life gets hard, really really hard, you take a moment (or two) to feel ALL the feels and then you regroup and carry on.

Nothing about my dad’s life was easy. As much as he loved being a musician and teaching, he eventually left the world of music and entered Corporate America; specifically Sprint (Which is now T-Mobile). I remember how he slowly worked his way up from a job at their call center to director of marketing. But being a black man in Corporate America isn’t for the faint of heart and he experienced years of covert racism, hardships and setbacks. In spite of it all, he remained so positive and resilient. He never gave up. His favorite saying was “You only fail if you stop trying. As long as you’re trying and your’ve moving forward, you aren’t failing”.

My dad had a way of making really messy and scary things, ok; I guess that’s what dads do.

I remember one night, my junior year of Highschool I was up at 12am desperately trying to finish reading the The Grapes Of Wrath for a test I was going to have the following morning. Per usual I had procrastinated and waited to the last minute to finish the last half of the book.

I was in the basement, crying hysterically and panicking. My dad came down and asked me what was going on. I cried on his shoulder and told him I wasn’t going to be able to finish and I would fail my test.

He hugged me and then immediately bought me the Spark notes version! LOL. He said, “sometime we all need a little help”. My dad was a major rule follower so this was a big deal for him! I was so beyond grateful and I aced my test.

What made my dad the ultimate hero wasn’t some epic feat he conquered or overcame, it was his steady wisdom, support, calmness, hard work, resilience and unconditional love. I knew, without a doubt that he would love me and support me no matter what. And that my friends, is what made him my hero.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I’m a full time content creator and social media director. My background/degree is in Elementary Education, but similar to my dad I left that world to pursue other things.

I started out years ago on YouTube with my then husband at the time. We started a vlog channel on a whim and really didn’t think it would go anywhere. It was back when people were only posting cat videos on YouTube! I remember asking on our first upload “who on earth is going to watch this?” Well, our little hobby actually turned into something huge when we gained a following and became full time YouTubers. We eventually parted ways and I had the decision of continuing on this content creation journey or going back to teaching.

I decided to rebrand and keep going; which turned out to be one of the BEST decisions I could have made. I credit my amazing and supportive community for pushing me to keep going after my divorce and I created an entire career out of social media content creation and sharing my life as a single mom; the ups, the downs and all the in between.

My YouTube channel, Britt’s Space is a place where viewers can enjoy lifestyle vlogs, sit down videos that discuss relatable topics as well as fashion/recipe content! My followers are more like friends and my little corner of the internet has been such a positive space for me.

I’ve added strategy/life coach and social media manager to my list of “jobs” but it feels more like getting to wake up every day and pour my heart and soul into clients and a online community that I absolutely LOVE!

If you would have asked me 10 years ago if I ever saw myself where I am right now, I would have said no way! But wow am I grateful to be here.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

I’ve had to unlearn that bad habit of comparison. In my industry, comparison is your Kryptonite. Admiring other’s work or creative endeavors is great and can be inspiring. But when it goes from admiration to comparison, the creativity is often lost and it can be a downward spiral.

Can you tell us about what’s worked well for you in terms of growing your clientele?

The most effective strategy I’ve found for growing my clientele is authenticity and engaging with people when out and about. I’ve gained clients and opportunities by just simply being friendly when out and about and open to sharing/chatting.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @brittnul
• Facebook: Britt’s Space
• Youtube: Britt’s Space
• Other: TikTok: @Brittnull