Beyond the Mask, Brian P. Walsh
Beyond the Mask, Brian P. Walsh
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Beyond the Mask
How My Tragedy Sparked an Incredible Life: Lessons I Might Never Have Learned

Author: Brian P. Walsh

Narrator: Alex Knox

Unabridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/18/2020


Synopsis

Minutes before Brian Walsh, then just a teenager, heard his beeper go off, calling him to help put out another fire, he was on top of the world. An hour later, after a freak flashover and confusion that sent the junior firefighter into the inferno against regulations, Brian had suffered such profound burns to his face that he was unidentifiable to his fellow firefighters.

Nearly everyone expected him to die that night. He did not.

Nearly everyone expected him to die in the burn unit where, over the next month, every other patient died.

Nearly everyone, including family and friends, expected Brian to choose a professional life that would keep him from showing his face, and the personal life of a hermit. He did not.

Decades later, Brian is an extraordinarily successful and renowned financial planner, family man, community fixture, philanthropist, motivational speaker, and industry leader. In this stirring autobiography, he tells his incredible story, sharing the lessons that only tragedy could teach and how they helped him—and can help anyone—achieve greater success, inside and out.

About Brian P. Walsh

As a seventeen-year-old volunteer firefighter, Brian P. Walsh had so much to look forward to-then, in an instant, caught in a burning building where everything went wrong, he found himself clinging to life, his face burned beyond recognition. Even loved ones encouraged him to pursue a career and life that would keep him largely hidden.

Brian chose another route.

At eighteen, from behind the mask he wore for two years, he met the love of his life. At twenty-one, he became an insurance agent, one of the most "face-to-face" jobs imaginable. At twenty-six, he cofounded Walsh & Nicholson Financial Group, which today serves over 1,000 clients in wealth management, estate and retirement planning, and more. He holds the esteemed designation of Certified Financial Fiduciary, serves as vice president of the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation Board, and is deeply involved in charitable pursuits, including finding a cure for juvenile diabetes and supporting firefighters.

Brian lives in Haverford, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Mary Ann. They have three children and a beautiful granddaughter.


Reviews

A survivor of a fire that easily could have killed him, Brian P. Walsh came to realize that, although the scars he carried would never disappear, his life was waiting to be lived. An enthusiastic volunteer fireman beginning at age 16, Walsh --- who was 17 at the time of the incident --- ran into a bu......more

I wanted to end this year with a read to inspire. I chose “Beyond The Mask” by Author Brian Walsh @beyondthemaskbook and NO this has nothing to do with masking through this pandemic. 😅 I listened to a Podcast that featured Brian at 12:30 am this morning. Hearing him speak briefly of his tragic story......more

Goodreads review by Iyesha

I love reading stories of authors who can overcome incredible circumstances and Brian Walsh had a lot to overcome. Well written and easy to follow and even humorous at times.......more