Marshall was born in the sleepy commuter town of Hope, BC to a stay-at-home mom and a miner/butcher father. At 11, he watched as his parents courageously shouldered the burden of 16-hour days in a bid to improve their lives. Following their example, Brent learned to hold down employment even as he juggled meal prep and chores in the trailer park, all while serving up a smorgasbord of scholastic achievement. By 15, he was working full-time and then some after school, 3 to 11 both weekdays and weekends.

Conventional thinking suggests Brent would be burnt out by graduation, but he was just getting in gear. Literally. At 18, those long hours yielded one of his first big score, a Mustang GT Cobra that he fastidiously enhanced with modifications, all in a bid to feed his need for speed. Life was accelerating in general; Brent became the youngest employee at Equity Silver Mines and their only summer student, learning cutting & welding, electronics, and circuits courses amid 12-hour days. It seemed nothing could slow him down between joining the mine rescue team and obtaining his Class 1 Professional Driving License.

Until it did.

A devastating motor vehicle accident in the waning days of university left Brent in rehabilitation for nearly two years. But he found something to fill all he had left behind a profoundly enriching experience working with special needs children. 

While his volunteerism provided structure and deep personal fulfillment, what it didn’t offer was financial security. With mounting bills and no income, Brent daringly took a hairpin turn at the behest of his mentor career in car sales.

Turns out, life can prove funny, even when no one’s laughing. The crash that nearly took his life set Brent on a track that offered the perfect synergy between his love of automobiles and his passion for helping people. Healthy, invigorated, and inspired, he would go on to quickly become the #1 Salesperson in BC for General Motors. That set the stage for helming a dealership in a remote town as sales manager and GM, where he transformed the business into the #1 truck dealer in Canada.

And then the fun really began.