Brion was born in Pasadena, CA and raised in the City of Arcadia. As a teenager and throughout his twenties and early thirties, he played drums professionally, enjoying a decent degree of success and popularity in Southern California. The best part of it all was playing with very talented musicians that were older than him and being part of the really exciting Southern California rock and roll scene that was going on at the time.
During this period of time, he also advanced in the electrical industry working in lighting and electrical sales, and as a lighting specialist. His key mentor was his stepfather who emphasized the need to focus on business training, education, and negotiation skills as much as his musical endeavors. His stepdad was able to make Brion understand that learning these things would help him in anything he wanted to pursue. His stepdad was able to impart to him the knowledge that communication and negotiation skills would be the key to unlocking any doors he would ever want to pass through.
In the mid-1980’s, Brion’s best friend’s mother (and dear friend of his) was involved in a very serious auto accident that left her partially disabled and unable to walk without the use of a walker and wheelchair. She was a very powerful and successful real estate agent in Southern California that had always urged him to consider real estate as a profession.
After the accident, she encouraged Brion, and a small group of others, to join her as a specialized team where she was the brains, and they were the brawn. They agreed to her condition that they would serve under a five-year apprenticeship contract. During that time, she would be mentoring them in the fine art of real estate negotiations, land acquisitions and new home development and sales. In his second year under her tutoring, Brion began to excel as one of the top producers in their division.
Brion’s mentor’s earlier auto accident progressed to a very rapid and rare form of breast cancer, purportedly the result of a bad blood transfusion. Shortly before her death and on a day, they were going to an appointment that was to become one of the largest clients and projects of his career, she told him that she believed he was going to succeed far beyond what she had accomplished. Because of her accomplishments to that point, Brion found that hilarious. He realized, though, that she understood his passion for helping others… sometimes in very difficult situations. He did realize that he had truly found a “calling”, and he intended to continue to hone my ability to negotiate successfully with others and to expand his “people skills”.
Following her passing, Brion knew he needed to move on as an independent broker and was invited to work under a lawyer and broker representing an exclusive client with the disposition of a very large portfolio of properties. He gave Brion the critical training and oversight needed to form his own company.
As a result of almost three decades of work and the responsibility for over 3500 transactions in real estate negotiations, the attainment of numerous professional designations, and the completion of many award-winning projects and complicated business objectives, Brion knows that solving problems, resolving issues, and helping others is what he really does. And, he has an intense passion for it all! He has enjoyed his fair share of successes and failures, all of which have contributed to his ability to negotiate and mediate the objectives and obstacles of those he represents.
