Brann has been working in the restaurant business since the age of 17. At the age of 19, Tommy opened his restaurant “Tommy Brann’s Sizzling Steaks and Sports Grille” and spent the next 30 years working from 9 a.m.-2 a.m. He is also an author and song writer, detailing the hard work needed by small-business owners in the book “Mind Your Own Business” and the song “Risk.” “Mind Your Own Business” includes 13 small-business lessons that he will be using while serving in Lansing. He currently is owner and operator of Brann’s Restaurants, which has several locations across Michigan including the same first restaurant that has been open for 45 years. He still works at the Wyoming location when not in Lansing.

Tommy stopped by WML to talk his life and all that he is doing to improve the community!