Bright, Bold & Real is a wellness consulting company with nearly 20 years of experience creating educational programs that lead communities to make lasting transformation. 

Founded by Doro Bush Koch and Tricia Reilly Koch, BB&R Consulting helps groups and companies understand health as a complex system that happens not just in the doctor’s office but at the grocery store, over meals with family and friends, and in the pursuit of our passions and dreams. 

Having begun their discovery journeys together as young mothers with four children each, Doro and Tricia have long been committed to helping others find paths to vital living. What started with a focus on nutrition to support the ones they loved expanded to helping move communities toward wellness. BB&R has evolved into a wide-reaching business that has led hundreds of thousands to make a conscious shift and take personal responsibility for their wellbeing.

Trailblazers in what has now become the wellness revolution, the founders of BB&R Consulting believe that relationships are the key to our sense of joy and purpose, which in turn, affects the health of our bodies. The work of BB&R inspires audiences to cultivate the meaningful connections and mindful practices that create a vibrant life.

BB&R partners with Georgetown University to put on the Achieving Optimal Health Conference each October and in 2020 launched a second conference, Foundations of Wellbeing Experience. The firm also offers retreats, workshops, and a Crash Course entitled Mindful Community Collective - MC². Their extensive online platform includes their widely popular Health Gig podcast with insightful interviews, inspiring insights on the developments in holistic health, and guided mindfulness meditations.

Doro Bush Koch

After living in the public eye for many years as the daughter of one president and sister of another, Doro set out to explore what she needed to do to take care of herself. Her grounding path included an embrace of mindfulness, which she has infused throughout BB&R’s work. Doro’s kind nature and down-to-earth philosophy help beginners and experts alike to access tools for transformation and joyful living. 

Author of the New York Times-bestselling My Father, My President, Doro is a connector, always on the lookout for opportunities to bring the wisdom of thought leaders such as the Dalai Lama, Amma, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Dan Harris and Sharon Salzberg to audiences. Listen to her guided meditations and interviews in the Health Gig podcast.

Tricia Reilly Koch

Having been introduced to the world of holistic health and meditation by her maternal grandmother, Tricia decided in her early years of motherhood to blend her consulting expertise with health coaching. After training at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, she continued her study of the mind-body connection and obtained additional certifications in a variety of wellness fields, including in Ayurveda, raw foods and yoga. 

Always tracking the latest health research, Tricia now uses her extensive knowledge base to create programs that help groups and businesses rethink health and wellness for the 21st century. She brings enthusiasm and passion to BB&R. An expert at distilling the wisdom of many modalities under the complementary medicine umbrella, Tricia empowers audiences with simple actions they can take in their everyday lives to nurture healthy relationships, minds, and bodies.