Galen Bright grew up near Denver, Colorado as a fourth-generation Coloradan, learning to downhill ski at age four. He worked as a carpenter building homes during high school and college, graduating with at B.A. in Business/Marketing from Colorado State University. Upon acquiring Aspen Canvas/Aspen Luggage Company in 1988, Galen moved to Aspen to operate this retail business with Karen Setterfield as partner. While President/General Manager of Aspen Luggage Company, Galen managed two retail locations, manufacturing, catalog and internet sales, marketing, all employees, ordering, and designed new products, until selling the business in December 2003.
Upon obtaining a Colorado Real Estate license in 1991, Galen began buying and selling real estate in Aspen for his own portfolio. Galen has managed condominium associations for owners and participated in redesigning and upgrading of condominium buildings. Now on the Board of Directors for South Point Condominiums, Galen owns his own home and other residential investment properties.
In 2003, Galen became a full-time REALTOR and the company name was changed to
Setterfield & Bright
. Successfully working with both buyers and sellers, and as one of Aspen's most active brokers, his total transaction volume since 2004 has exceeded $200M. Primarily focusing on homes and condominiums, Galen has also closed land sales, commercial leases and commercial sale transactions. No broker knows the
Aspen real estate market
better, or how to "get the deal done" for the client more effectively, than Galen Bright. ALL of Galen's buyers and sellers have sent him letters of thanks and/or referrals to other clients and customers.
In 2010, Galen earned his GRI and CNE designations.
Known as an expert downhill snow skier, Galen also enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and yoga. Living in downtown Aspen where he can walk to the gondola for "first tracks” on powder days, Galen has also explored every view property from Aspen to Redstone seeking unique private acreage for special homesites. Galen enjoys adventurous and exotic foreign travel when he has time to get away, but he always comes back knowing that there is no better place to live than Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley, surrounded by the mountains he loves.