Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer. Musician, songwriter and performer. He’s also an entrepreneur, humanitarian and philanthropist. Paul Brandt draws on his vast musical experiences and abilities, his creative mindset as well as his former role as a Registered Nurse at Alberta’s Children’s Hospital to engage his audiences and challenge them to be more outward looking, and to create “stuff the world needs”.
When not on tour, Paul has served as Calgary’s Mount Royal University’s “Storyteller in Residence” at the Bissett School of Business. Through an entrepreneurial process, Paul collaborated with Branding & Marketing students to develop new business and social enterprises, including the successful Anti-Human Trafficking movement #NotInMyCity.
Over the time period of 2020-2022, Paul was honoured to serve as Chair of the Government of Alberta’s Human Trafficking Task Force, bringing recommendations on how to address and suppress Human Trafficking in his home province.
Through storytelling and song, Paul’s highly entertaining presentations draw on his varied experiences of success, resiliency and advocacy to help his audiences understand that every person has a unique purpose full of potential, leaving them inspired and motivated to do more than they had ever dreamed possible.
Paul lives with his wife Liz and their two children on The Buckspring Ranch in the foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains.
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