Brandon Sanchez

Marketing has always been a passion of mine since my mother started her divorce mediation firm in 2005. She was always one to try out the most unusual marketing strategies for her business, and the results showed since she was the number one firm in San Diego after only two years. During my time with her firm, I rapidly learned how to direct the marketing budget into the most efficient places.

Fascinated after all that I had learned, I decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in Marketing at Sonoma State University (CA). After I graduated, I ventured into the rapidly expanding SEO industry. I spent the following three years soaking up everything I could about the digital agency world. Digital marketing was an absolute thrill but I am a firm believer in continually learning new things so I decided the next logical step was to pursue my Master’s.

Because I enjoy traveling, I chose to pursue my Master’s degree in Management and Marketing at Massey University in New Zealand. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more worldly group of people than at Massey. Many new marketing ideas and perspectives were taught to me while I was there. I graduated at the top of my class and received numerous ‘Outstanding Achiever’ awards for my performance throughout the degree.

After a few months of working remotely for a Silicon Valley startup and applying everything I had been learning, I decided it was time to return to the United States and help build the company from the ground up. A company that I am proud to say went public! The experiences you are exposed to from building a startup are ones that many individuals do not gain throughout their whole careers. It has been an invaluable experience, and I’ve been able to create my own marketing consultancy firm on the side to help startups, small businesses, or serve as a stand-in marketing professional for an established company.