Team Management

Team Owner: Brandt Andersen
Team President: Joe Brown
General Manager: David Fredman
Head Coach: Brad Jones
VP of Sales and Marketing: Paul Christensen
VP of Communications: Kent Partridge
Director of Ticket Sales: Travis Quinn
Director of Marketing: Joseph Higbee


Brandt Andersen
Owner, Utah D-League

Over the past several years 29-year-old Brandt Andersen has spent his time investing and working on cutting-edge creative projects and businesses.

In 1999 while attending Brigham Young University, Andersen founded uSight, a leading provider of software products and services for small businesses. In 2004 uSight was named the 2nd fastest growing privately held company in America by INC Magazine. Andersen was the youngest CEO to make the list. In 2004 he sold a portion of the company to Kansas City based NMR Inc.

Andersen is currently the general partner and owner of two large real estate development projects. The Lakes at Sleepy Ridge, surrounds the Sleepy Ridge Golf Course, a Dye Family Course, in Orem, Utah. This residential community is one of the top golf course communities in the Western United States.

He is also the general partner and owner of a real estate project for which he has employed the services of world-renowned architect Frank Gehry of Frank O Gehry and Associates. When completed, this Gehry collaboration in Lehi, Utah promises to become an architectural icon of the Western United States and marks the first time Frank Gehry has agreed to work on a project in the State. The project will include a wakeboard lake, high-end lifestyle shopping and restaurants, as well as a five star hotel and residential community.

Andersen graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications. He resides with his wife and two children in Provo, Utah. He enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding and surfing and is an avid basketball fan. He has received multiple awards for entrepreneurship and continues to be a sought-after speaker.

Brandt's Blog
http://www.dleagueutah.blogspot.com/

Joe Brown
President, Utah D-League

In 2002 Joe Brown graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Business Management with an emphasis in Finance. His strengths are in financial analysis and operations, with experience in the management of software and land development.

In 2001 Joe began working at uSight LLC where he started off in sales. As the company continued to grow, his skills and strengths lead to several promotions. In July of 2002 Joe was promoted to Chief Operations Officer of the company. As the COO of uSight, LLC he was responsible for the development, implementation and ultimate success of the company's business plan. Joe directed the company's daily operations and executed the company's objectives. As COO of uSight Joe helped take the company from $2 million in revenue to over $30 million in revenue. In October of 2004 Inc. Magazine named uSight LLC as the 2nd fasting growing privately held company in America in their annual INC 500 edition.

His current projects included uSight, The Lakes at Sleepy Ridge, and President of the NBA Development League Utah Team.