# Brandon Brock

> Brandon Brock is a Salt Lake City and Sandpoint-based recruiter, founder, operator, investor and creative builder whose career runs from early Facebook culture and startup products to a natural-wine gathering place, boutique talent work and healthcare AI recruiting. He is currently a Staff Recruiter at Ambience Healthcare and a co-founder of Ponto Talent.

- **Role:** Staff Recruiter at Ambience Healthcare; Co-Founder at Ponto Talent
- **Organizations:** Ambience Healthcare, Ponto Talent, Coinbase, The Longshot, Facebook, Chime, Player's View, Challenge Accepted, Flying Piñata, Coyote: The Mike Plant Story, Johnny Long Station
- **From:** Menlo Park, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Sonoma State University, High school diploma, Menlo-Atherton High School
- **Known for:** Worked at Facebook from April 2007 to May 2011 across culture, marketing and advertising., Founded and operated The Longshot in Sandpoint from 2019 until selling it in 2022., Co-executive produced Coyote: The Mike Plant Story, whose festival run included the Twin Cities Film Festival Audience Award for Non-Fiction.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2007** — Worked in marketing at Semphonic.
- **2007-2011** — Worked across culture, marketing and advertising teams at Facebook.
- **2012-2014** — Founded and managed the sports-social product Player's View.
- **2016** — Served as the public-facing CEO of Bakken & Bæck's playful Flying Piñata experiment in Oslo.
- **2017** — Co-executive produced the documentary Coyote: The Mike Plant Story.
- **2019-2022** — Founded and operated The Longshot, a natural-wine bar, café and live-music space in Sandpoint, then sold the business.
- **2022** — Worked on Coinbase's core recruiting team, hiring across general and administrative functions and sales.
- **2023** — Returned to Sandpoint hospitality with partner Jacey Lawson for the Fresh natural-wine pop-up.
- **Current** — Recruits at Ambience Healthcare and co-leads the boutique recruiting agency Ponto Talent.

## Achievements

- Worked at Facebook from April 2007 to May 2011 across culture, marketing and advertising.
- Founded and operated The Longshot in Sandpoint from 2019 until selling it in 2022.
- Co-executive produced Coyote: The Mike Plant Story, whose festival run included the Twin Cities Film Festival Audience Award for Non-Fiction.
- Founded the mobile products Player's View and Challenge Accepted.
- Helped recruit across general and administrative functions and sales on Coinbase's core recruiting team.
- Co-founded Ponto Talent to support early-stage technology companies with key hires.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — His personal site identifies him as a Staff Recruiter at Ambience Healthcare and a co-founder of Ponto Talent.
- **2023-11** — Hosted the first Fresh natural-wine pop-up in Sandpoint with Jacey Lawson and said they hoped to make it a monthly tradition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brandonmbrock.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmbrock
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelongshot1822/videos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonbrock/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brock

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Last updated: 2026-09-28