Brandon was born in Sweetwater, and raised in Morgan county, Tennessee, the oldest of three children. He has also lived in Kentucky and North Carolina. He has been married to Stephanie for 7 years.They have one son, Aiden, and a Cocker Spaniel. They have lived in Maryville for 3 years.
Brandon’s first job was at a Sonic Drive-In, but he has also worked as a youth minister, museum curator, and a hospital chaplain. Brandon currently owns and operates Speak Website Development, building websites that are easy to manage and designed for marketing and communications. As a business owner, he has worked with numerous small businesses and charitable organizations in the greater Knoxville area, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, and Arkansas. He is a member of Tradebank, the Blount Chamber, the Downtown Maryville Association, IEEE Computer Society, and, of course, REO. When he’s not pounding the keyboard, Brandon’s favorite activities are reading, cooking, backpacking, biking, and hiking.