Biography

Brandon is a social entrepreneur who strives to help people grow through understanding and developing their personal stories. He combines his experience in communication with a hands-on mentoring approach to work with people and organizations to achieve their goals.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership Development at the University of Florida, specializing in the study of Organizational Narrative. In 2013, he co-founded Self Narrate, an organization dedicated to empowering people to tell authentic stories. Brandon’s expertise in the story process, leadership development and organizational branding has allowed him to facilitate workshops in fields ranging from business to non-profit to higher education to healthcare and beyond. He has published numerous books related to storytelling including Break Your Invisible Chains. For 6 years, he applied these skills as an Instructional Designer and Trainer as part of the University of Florida’s HR Training & Organizational Development team. He is currently a Program Specialist III at the Center for Arts In Medicine.

Brandon is also active in the music industry. He was the Co-Director of the Changeville Music Festival from 2016-2018. He is an artist manager and co-founded MusicGNV, Gainesville’s premiere nonprofit program supporting independent musicians. He also works with independent record labels supporting a wide range of musicians.