Beginning his
career on television and the radio working internationally for Disney Channel
and Radio Disney, in 2009, Joey Brander became the youngest person to co-host a
CBS-affiliate television show in the United States. He followed that achievement
by becoming the youngest to have their own weekly show on an ESPN Radio
affiliate, hosting The Joey Brander Show from 2012-2014.
Brander, now 23, is
the President/Managing Partner of First Serve Partners, a South Florida and New
York-based venture capital firm made up of business leaders, pop-culture
influencers, and current/former professional athletes, including NBA legend
Metta World Peace, NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon, and Super Bowl Champion Roman
Harper. The firm invests across sports, media, and entertainment and uses its
unique perspective and experience in engaging emerging generations -
millennials and Gen-Zers - to capitalize on what's new and what's next. Brander
is among the youngest venture capitalists in the world.
Brander has been a
co-host of The Sports Blender alongside FSP Senior Advisor David Meltzer, a
board member of The International Jazz Hall of Fame, a member of the Investment
Advisory Board for Ideaboost (the entertainment accelerator of the Canadian
Film Centre), a host and commentator for the US Open, takes time to give back
to the community through his foundation 'The Joey Brander Foundation: Literacy
Through Sports' (501C3) and has spoken at universities and conferences around
the world.