Beau Dunn: Interviewed by Tash Brooks

Interviewed by Tash Brooks

A conversation about contrast, community, and coming home to yourself.

TB: Let’s start at the beginning. What was the moment or season when the idea for Beverly Hills Farm first landed and felt real?

BD: It started in 2020, when James and I were in New Zealand for three months during Covid. We were basically off the grid. For the first time in my entire life, I wasn’t racing anywhere. I spent my days in the garden, feeding sheep, cows, pigs — literally living in gumboots — and filming this little cooking show on Instagram for people who didn’t cook.

It was the first time I took time off from life, not work. No hair appointments, no nails, no pressure, no expectations. Just nature, sunsets, birds, canoe fishing, and space to breathe. It was completely opposite of how I grew up in Beverly Hills… and it was magical.

When I got home, I built box gardens in Beverly Hills, started amateur beekeeping, and the name “Beverly Hills Bees” came to me. But when we started splitting time between Park City and LA — when I took 30 days off for my “sparkle back” reset — that’s when the real vision arrived.

Tash came out. We slowed down. We cooked, crafted, rode horses, laughed until we cried. She’s the yin to my yang — the baker, the home-ec queen, the calm presence — and those quiet, beautiful days with her were the true birth of Beverly Hills Farm.

TB: You’ve said you aren’t “the Beverly Hills girl”—you just are. How did your own journey inspire this brand?

BD: I was born and raised on one street in Beverly Hills. I grew up at the Beverly Hills Hotel. I am truly an LA girl through and through. And I’m proud of it — the history, the glamour, the nostalgia, the traditions you only understand when you’re a local.

But I also started to realize that nature, slowing down, and connecting to something real brings me peace in a way I never expected. Beverly Hills Farm became the bridge between both worlds — the glam girl and the grounded girl — because I needed that bridge myself.

TB: Beverly Hills Farm is built on the idea that women don’t have to choose one version of themselves. What box did you feel pressured to fit into, and how did BHFarm become a rebellion against that?

BD: My fine art explores this a lot — the pressure to be perfect, to keep up, to look a certain way, especially with social media. It’s exhausting.

Connecting to nature slowed me down in a way that opened my eyes. Gratitude opened my heart. And I realized I was allowed to be both glamorous and grounded. I didn’t have to shrink, or harden, or choose one identity to be taken seriously.

Beverly Hills Farm is my way of saying, “You get to be all of it. You are allowed to be complex.”

TB: This brand was born out of friendship just as much as lifestyle. How has your friendship with Tash shaped what Beverly Hills Farm is and who it’s for?

BD: We met over 15 years ago doing philanthropic work — which already says everything about our hearts. We both love helping people. We’re girls’ girls. We show up.

But what really shaped this brand is our contrast.
I’m sparkles and chaos. She’s classic and calm.
I’m go-go-go. She’s slow, thoughtful, grounded.

And none of it has ever made us want to change each other.

She supported me through seasons where slowing down felt impossible. She held space for me when I was unraveling. We crafted, cooked, rode horses, sat in silence, laughed endlessly… and that sisterhood made me want to build a brand where other women feel that same acceptance.

TB: When a woman finds Beverly Hills Farm for the first time — tired, hustling, craving something softer — what do you hope she feels?

BD: Seen. Supported. Connected. This brand was built because we needed a community. A place to learn something new, laugh a little, feel inspired, slow down, and feel like you’re not doing life alone. We want women around the world to feel purpose here — whether they’re here for something cheeky, something meaningful, or something glam.

TB: You’ve walked through real health challenges. How has vulnerability reshaped the way you see yourself and your strength?

BD: Vulnerability has always been hard for me — especially online. You don’t want people too close when you’re falling apart.

Being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, Hashimoto’s, Lipedema, and then having a catastrophic knee injury that left me in a wheelchair and crutches for five years… I coped by staying busy. Events, friends, work — anything so I didn’t have to sit with the pain.

After my Sparkle Back, I learned that slowing down isn’t weakness. It’s strength. And it changed how I see myself completely.

TB: Splitting time between Beverly Hills and Utah means surrendering to Mother Nature — storms, avalanches, closures. What has this taught you about control?

BD: Everything.

It’s extreme. It’s wild. It’s magical.
And it’s taught me to trust in a higher power, to let go, to stop trying to control every detail.

Living in Utah forces surrender — and honestly, it’s been one of the most profound teachers in my life.

TB: Loneliness often comes with illness and life transitions. Was there a moment you felt incredibly exposed, and what helped you stay with yourself?

Change has always been hard for me. So being sick, spending time away from LA, shifting friendships — it all hit at once.

I’m not the “go with the flow” girl. I wish I was. After having kids, I realized you can plan everything and life will still laugh at you.

Acceptance and surrender saved me. And knowing I’m not alone — that helped too.

TB: Your life looks so aspirational from the outside. What’s something vulnerable and true underneath the surface that you wish more women knew about you?

BD: That I’m actually incredibly down-to-earth, kind, and loving. People see glam and assume the rest. But when I care about someone, I give them everything. I’m loyal to the core. I show up.

I think people would be surprised by how gentle I really am.

TB: That’s so incredibly true! If the Beverly Hills girl you were met the Utah woman you are now, what would they say to each other?

BD: I think they’d be shocked and proud — and maybe a little heartbroken at times.

The girl I was lived in a bubble. The woman I am now knows she can be glam one day and in snow boots the next. I’m proud that I’m no longer trying to fit into any box.

That contrast is exactly why we built this brand — to show you can be everything, unapologetically.

TB: We built this during a season where we both wanted more softness and meaning. What has this process taught you about what actually makes a life meaningful?

BD: Our friendship. The contrast between us. The fun. The support. The honesty.

This brand is rooted in authenticity, love, and connection — and that, to me, is what makes life meaningful.

TB: Many women feel “too much” or “not enough.” How do you hope Beverly Hills Farm becomes a soft landing for women who don’t fully fit anywhere?

BD: Because we don’t fully fit anywhere — and that’s our superpower.

I’ve always been unapologetically myself. I wear what makes me happy. I choose people who bring me joy.

This is a place where all sides of you are welcome — the perfect, the messy, the in-process. It’s not about performing. It’s about being.

TB: If you could sit every woman in this community under one long table with twinkly lights, what would you tell them about why you created this?

BD: You deserve joy.
You deserve peace.
You deserve connection.
You deserve to live in the present moment — not the pressure.

This brand is a reminder of that.

TB: Looking ahead, when Beverly Hills Farm is at its most fully expressed, what do you hope women say it gave them?

BD: Connection. Friendship. A permission slip to slow down. A place to learn, laugh, mess up, grow, and be human.

I want women to say:
“This brand helped me come home to myself.”