My name is David Brim and I am the founder and CEO of an Orlando Marketing Agency called Brand Advance and Co-founder of a group collaboration software called GroupTable. I live in Orlando with my wife Lindsay, puppy (Jackson) and cat (Bella) .
I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa and was very active in sports. My biggest sport by far was basketball. I was known for being the first in the gym and the last one to leave. I ended up starting varsity three out of the four years I was in high school, each year we won our section. My senior year I ended up leading my region in scoring and went on to play for California University of Pa. After a year of playing college basketball I came to the conclusion that a large amount of college athletes graduate with no work experience and no real professional skills. The real world often hits them even harder, because athletes are usually looked at as “The big-men on campus”, and have had that role usually from their youth and have trouble adapting. I didn’t want to be that guy that held on to his sports dreams too long only to miss out on other opportunities that may prove much more fruitful.
With that in mind I decided to re-direct my energy from basketball and take the lessons I learned in sports and apply them to business. I wanted to be in an environment that would nurture my entrepreneurial spirit and decided to move from Pittsburgh, Pa to the land of dreams…Orlando, Fl. (Not having to scrape off snow and ice in the morning from my car…was a plus too 
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I settled on The University of Central Florida to finish my education and start my journey on becoming an entrepreneur. It was definitely a life changing decision for me for a number of reasons:
- I knew nobody in Florida (My friends, family and girlfriend were all up north)
- I went from a school of 7,000 students to 48,000
- I changed majors from education to marketing
- I let go of my childhood aspirations to play in the NBA
- I had no real support system or stream of income lined up
Everyone told me that the move was too risky and that I shouldn’t go, but something deep-dow
n inside told me kept drawing me to Orlando. I also knew that the higher the risk, usually the higher reward. Needless to say that decision was one of the best decisions of my life. During the last two years I feel I have transitioned very well. I’ve also accomplished some great things in a very short amount of time.
To learn more about what I have accomplished in the early stages of my business career view my achievements page.
Well that’s all I got for now….I may add some additional content here in the future. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. You can also get connected with me by catching me on various social media site. Some of the ones I participate regularly on can be found on my contact page.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy my blog!
