As a Founding Member of HWG, Brando brings a diverse skill set cultivated over his years of experience in real estate and business development. His journey began with a key role in acquisitions for Silver Star, a multi-family owner/operator with over 3,500 units nationwide. This key role entailed his vital role in property evaluations, helping with the purchasing and selling endeavors of the organization, running evaluations on over $1 billion in properties. His proficiency further led to him helping oversee 13 properties within the company.

Transitioning into the business development realm, Brando successfully operated a marketing and incubator company. He and his team in helped their client portfolios achieve over $40 million in sales within one year, showcasing a 500% ROI per client. In early 2023, he experienced a liquidation event involving the sale of his stake in one of his two marketing companies.

Brando's unique insight not only spans real estate, marketing, and economic landscape, but his involvement in the technology space, coupled with an exceptional understanding of code and tech startups, positions him as an asset to HWG. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Brando's journey included representing the youth national team in snowboarding.

Brando attended Stanford’s four-year high-school program and later pursued a degree in Harvard’s computer science and business program. His entrepreneurial journey, marked by successes and failures, has endowed him with a distinctive strength and a strategic eye for positioning, launching and scaling organizations.