Brandon Steven

dad still today gives the same advice the only advice he's ever given us and that is just keep on trucking and so we just kept on trucking we never had a plan talk to my dad today you're looking you're seeing me all stressed out they're coming so just keep on trucking

dad still today gives the same advice the only advice he's ever given us and that is just keep on trucking and so we just kept on trucking we never had a plan talk to my dad today you're looking you're seeing me all stressed out they're coming so just keep on trucking

First of all, this is your first podcast outside of the motorhome?

First of all, this is your first podcast outside of the motorhome?

And this is my first podcast, and this is the first podcast in the Gravitas podcast. Exactly. That's three firsts.

And this is my first podcast, and this is the first podcast in the Gravitas podcast. Exactly. That's three firsts.

Okay, so two-minute bio. Yes. Which I hate, so I probably won't even use the whole two minutes. I'm Brandon Stephen. I am from Wichita, Kansas. I still live in Wichita, Kansas. People from Beverly Hills that have known me just from doing Gravitas are amazed that I still live in Kansas, but I love it there. Yeah. I think first I'm a father, husband.

Okay, so two-minute bio. Yes. Which I hate, so I probably won't even use the whole two minutes. I'm Brandon Stephen. I am from Wichita, Kansas. I still live in Wichita, Kansas. People from Beverly Hills that have known me just from doing Gravitas are amazed that I still live in Kansas, but I love it there. Yeah. I think first I'm a father, husband.

I have six kids, six amazing kids, five daughters and a boy. I did start in the car business early on, like in my teenage years, working at my best friend's dad's car dealership. And then I just fell in love with the car business. Then my brother and I were partners. We opened up a health club. So I think I opened up my first, we opened up our first health club in 95.

I have six kids, six amazing kids, five daughters and a boy. I did start in the car business early on, like in my teenage years, working at my best friend's dad's car dealership. And then I just fell in love with the car business. Then my brother and I were partners. We opened up a health club. So I think I opened up my first, we opened up our first health club in 95.

74 health clubs.

74 health clubs.

And 21 car dealerships.

And 21 car dealerships.

We have a couple of restaurants. We have a hockey team. We have a lot of things. But our core business are health clubs and car dealerships. That's our core business. And my advice to most people is, Stay in your lane, stay in your lane, stay in your lane. And then I keep going outside my lane and doing restaurants and hockey teams and Membership Club.

We have a couple of restaurants. We have a hockey team. We have a lot of things. But our core business are health clubs and car dealerships. That's our core business. And my advice to most people is, Stay in your lane, stay in your lane, stay in your lane. And then I keep going outside my lane and doing restaurants and hockey teams and Membership Club.

What business do I have going in the heart of the Golden Triangle and building this massive project? So it was less than two minutes, right?

What business do I have going in the heart of the Golden Triangle and building this massive project? So it was less than two minutes, right?

The answer to that question is pathetic. There is no answer because I didn't plan this. It started out as I literally came to pick up my buddy Paul for lunch. And they had this patio outside that was very underwhelming for where it was at. And they were getting ready to put a restaurant inside in this little 4,000 square foot vacant space they had that was Wells Fargo. And I was talking to him.

The answer to that question is pathetic. There is no answer because I didn't plan this. It started out as I literally came to pick up my buddy Paul for lunch. And they had this patio outside that was very underwhelming for where it was at. And they were getting ready to put a restaurant inside in this little 4,000 square foot vacant space they had that was Wells Fargo. And I was talking to him.