Brett was born in Denver and moved with his family to Buena Vista, Colorado in 1977.  After graduating high school, he attended the University of Northern Colorado where he graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree for Business Management.

After college graduation he moved to Ohio to work in sales for a sporting goods manufacturing company.  He spent six years in Ohio, but the mountains were in his blood and in 2001 he returned to Buen...