Disabilities Speakers
Meet Brandon
Brandon joins Premiere with 6 years of experience as a Booking Agent in the music market. He specializes in finding clients the perfect speaker or talent for their event. Before he became an Agent, he was a Sales Director for a technology company. Brandon was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas and lived there until 2000 when he moved to Nashville on a college soccer scholarship. He and his wife Becka reside in Franklin, TN with their three children Brooklyn, Gabriel, and Ethan. Brandon enjoys staying active by playing golf, soccer, basketball, running, and keeping up with three kids.
10 Truths and a lie
Here are 10 facts about Brandon that you many not know...and one lie. Want to know which one isn't true? Email Brandon to find out.
1. I hold the record at my high school for the 200 meter dash
2. I was at the game when Cal Ripken Jr. broke the world record for most consecuavtive games played
3. I have never been to Europe
4. I played soccer, basketball, and track in High School
5. I met my wife in second grade
6. I have had my picture taken with two US Presidents
7. I sometimes dream in Spanish
8. I never have had a hole in one golfing
9. I have met Bono from U2
10. I can dunk a basketball
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FL
Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor
Rebekah Gregory is a wife and mother whose life was forever changed due to the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. This act of terrorism may have claimed her leg, but it could not claim her spirit. Since then, Rebekah has used her platform in a huge way by... View More
CA
Paralympic ski racer and Cancer Survivor
Josh Sundquist is a Paralympian and bestselling author who has shared his story at events across the world. His high-energy blend of humor and inspiration motivates audiences to adopt his ski racing motto 1MT1MT (one more thing, one more time) to elevate their performance... View More
TX
American Hero
Tim Lee was born and raised in southern Illinois to John and Wanda Lee. His father pastored Southern Baptist Churches for 60 years. In 1971 while serving in the United States Marine Corps in South Vietnam Tim Lee gave both of his legs to America. Instead of quitting or... View More
TX
2007 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year, author, and stroke survivor
Nika Maples, a native Texan, never thought she would become a teacher. By her sophomore year in college everything changed In 1994, a lupus-induced stroke left Nika quadriplegic. She could not speak, swallow, or blink. In intensive care, she listened as physicians... View More
CA
Dyslexic Writer, Activist and Author of "The Short Bus"
Jonathan Mooney is a dyslexic writer and activist who learned to read when he was 12-years-old. He since earned an honors degree in English Literature at Brown University and has written and published two books. The first, "Learning Outside The Lines" (now in its 14th... View More
CO
Guide of First Blind Everest Ascent
Renowned Mountaineer, accomplished speaker, and celebrated author, Eric Alexander has been a pioneer and advocate for people with disabilities. Most notably Eric stood atop mount Everest leading his blind friend, Erik Weihenmayer to a successful summit of the world's... View More
TN
HK Derryberry: The Boy Who Remembers Everything
According to medical science, HK Derryberry should never have survived. Born July 8, 1990 in Nashville, Tennessee, this two-pound baby boy arrived three months premature due to a single-car crash that took his mother's life. Because of the accident and his premature... View More
VA