Justin Brown

Editor-in-Chief, DMNews

Justin Brown is an Australian digital-media entrepreneur based in Singapore. As director of Brown Brothers Media—the company behind purpose-driven titles like Hack Spirit and The Vessel—he has spent the past decade refining ways to turn rigorous insight into everyday clarity.

In 2025 he took the helm of DMNews and introduced the three-step Direct Message methodology (Tension → Noise → Direct Message), updating the site’s 45-year legacy of “direct” communication for the age of algorithmic distraction.

Justin co-founded the idea-sharing platform Ideapod in 2013 and later launched the YouTube channel Wake Up Call, where his video essays explore psychology, resilience, and modern work.

He studied international politics at The Australian National University and the London School of Economics, and he now splits his time between Singapore’s tech hubs and off-grid fieldwork across Southeast Asia and Australia.

Across every platform, Justin’s aim is constant: cut through the noise, surface the hidden tension, and leave the reader with one clear, actionable insight—the Direct Message.

You can reach Justin by emailing him at justin@dmnews.com, or by connecting with him on Instagram or LinkedIn.