ALUMNI profile
ERICA VIEGAS
CHRIS BRUNTON, ’05 BCOM,
IS NO STRANGER TO TRAVEL. THE MAJORITY OF HIS PAST SEVEN YEARS HAVE BEEN ON PLANES, BUSSES, AND SADLY, EVEN THE ODD AMBULANCE. BUT
Movin’ with the
THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT LENDS MOMENTUM. HE METICULOUSLY WORKS TO PROPEL THE CAREER OF JANN ARDEN, ONE OF CANADA’S MOST CELEBRATED SONGSTRESSES,
HER TOUR MANAGER AND ASSISTANT. AS
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ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
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hough he is constantly scheduling interviews, Chris laughs at how rarely he sits down to talk about himself. Over a coffee on one of his rare days off, he mentions that growing up on a farm in Lloydminster gave him the work ethic that has carried him through his career. It also initially sparked an interest in becoming a veterinarian when he first enroled at the University of Alberta. “The basic requirement courses for being a vet and going into Business were similar, and I started to think a lot about music.