Windah Basudara

Brando Franco Windah (born 14 March 1992), professionally known as Windah Basudara or simply as Brando, is an Indonesian Actor, YouTuber and online streamer, best known for his video game live streaming on YouTube.

Overview
Brando Franco Windah was born on 14 March 1992 in Manado, North Sulawesi, he is the second child of 4 siblings. He has two sisters, Florence and Caroline, and a younger brother, Vincent. When he was still in kindergarten, his family decided to move and settle in Jakarta where he spent his formative years. He attended SD Santo Vincentius elementary, SMP Marsudirini junior high and SMA Santo Bellarminus high school.

When Brando was in the eleventh grade, he was frequently bullied by his classmates, eventually leading him to quit school and work for his father as an internet café operator. His parents convinced him to continue his education to graduate with a diploma, so he later applied for a homeschooling program run by Kak Seto, an Indonesian Psychologist.

After graduating from high school, Brando went to college where he studied International relations for a Bachelor's degree (Strata-1 in Indonesian academic standard) at The London School of Public Relations (LSPR), but he had to drop out due to economic constraints.

After quitting college, Brando began his working life as a waiter in a small café in Jakarta, where he earned around IDR 900,000 per month. He quit after only a month due to the low wage. Soon after, Brando started work at the Bluegrass restaurant in Kuningan, South Jakarta, where he was trained to be more professional, so his communication skills improved rapidly.

After three months at the Bluegrass, hotel officials from The Westin Jakarta Hotel visited the restaurant and Brando received an offer of work at the new five-star hotel due to open in the Gama Tower. Having decided to accept the offer, Brando quit his job at the restaurant.[10][11][12] Because it was several months before The Westin Jakarta would open, he was unable to start immediately, so in the meantime, Brando had to find work in another restaurant.

Once working at the hotel, Brando earned a salary of around IDR 10,000,000. After approximately two and a half years working in the five-star hotel, Brando felt he was being passed over for promotion and decided that he did not want to remain in the same position any longer, so he resigned.[10][11] He met his girlfriend Sesilia Agnes while still working at the hotel.

Brando decided working at a hotel was not where he wanted to be, he saw his future as a professional YouTuber, particularly in the gaming category.[10]

When Brando was in his freshman year in middle school, he experienced bullying by his schoolmates, this could have been due to his tall, lanky stature. He did not tell his parents because he felt ashamed to admit that others saw him this way. The bullying continued into high school which is why he decided to quit in second grade.