L I F E S T O RY: By middle school in his
hometown of Campbell River, Brett Giese was
working on construction sites with his father,
who develops residential lots for sale. Giese
went to UVic in 2005 to study business, but
he longed to do something connected to real
estate. "I just had my wheels turning the whole
time," he recalls. That year Giese incorporated
Crowne Pacific Development; in early 2006,
with his dad's help and encouragement, he
started building a house on one of the family
lots. It was no easy task, but he found selling
the finished product so satisfying that he left
school to grow his business. (He later earned a
master's certificate in project management from
UVic.) Giese, who is married with a one-year-old
daughter, launched Veyron Properties Group in
2011. The company hires Crowne Pacific to build
rental developments that it owns and manages.
T H E B O T T O M L I N E : Crowne Pacific's
recent projects include a 94-unit rental complex
in Courtenay now run by Veyron. Combined,
the two companies employ 14 full-time staff.
Annual revenue is now well into the eight
figures. —N.R.
B R E T T G I E S E
Owner, president and director
CROWNE PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT
CORP. AND VEYRON PROPERTIES
GROUP LTD.
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