He played baseball while in Florida but switched to tennis in North Carolina because baseball was not available in his area. After graduation from N.C. State, he moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he met his wife, Nancy, with whom he has enjoyed 38 years of marriage with 3 children and 11 grandchildren. He also began his architectural career in Virginia Beach and has practiced architecture in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for over 40 years. His award-winning practice was established in 1986, and he continues to design new-urbanist, mixed-use, and traditional neighborhoods in Hampton Roads.

Brandon has been a life-long tennis, baseball, and softball player as well as a youth baseball coach for 15 years, taking his three children through the ranks of Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth Baseball in New Kent County, Virginia. He has served as District 1 Commissioner since his election in 2002.

Brandon began writing in 2014 and is working on his fourth manuscript. He draws from over 50 years of experience in business, design, technology, and sports. His first book, Looking for the Seams, was published by Koehler Books in Spring 2021, and is available at major booksellers and online. His second book, The Maine Consecration, is due to be published in Spring 2022.