About

Personal Brief:

I am married and have three daughters. I hold a MBA in Strategy/
Entrepreneurship from Southern Methodist University and a BS in Finance
from Louisiana Tech University. I ran digital for DIRECTV Latin America. I built
and launched a multi-country OTT product in Latin America. I worked in
Transformation/ Ops Efficiency to drive Operational Expense Savings to the
bottom line. I also have worked in Technology, Finance, Online Higher
Education, Commercial Banking and Consulting before joining the AT&T
family. I enjoy strategy, running, cycling, yoga, biographies or business books,
and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Blue belt) .

Small business acquisition, investor, acquisitions and dealmaking occupy my spare mindshare these days. I have great interest in B2B businesses, small manufacturers, industrial businesses, and franchisors. As I have experience in B2B Businesses, Education, Technology, Telecoms, General Contracting, Commercial Banking, Technology Financing and more.

Brandon Avance – Professional Brief

Brandon Avance is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in product, operations, business development, strategy, finance, and marketing. He has a proven track record of success in leading and transforming organizations, and he is highly skilled in driving growth, profitability, and operational excellence.

In his most recent role as the Director of Transformation for AT&T, Brandon led Consumer/ Mass Markets Transformation and collaborated across teams to build initiatives and managed a budget of $300+ million. He successfully transformed the contact center into a digital-first organization, and he secured the company over $3B of a total $6 billion saved in operational costs.

Prior to that, Brandon served as the Director of Digital Products and OTT for DIRECTV Latin America. He was responsible for developing the first multi-region, multi-country product, DIRECTVGO. He also led the organization through a digital transformation, developing digital self-care, aligning a new digital product, and enabling the organization to transition to online payments and self-care.
Brandon is a highly motivated and results-oriented leader. He is also a strong communicator and team builder.