Currently the manager of our Custom Division, which deals primarily with custom-installed home systems, Chris Bowland has had a long and varied career in the A/V business. A longtime audio hobbyist himself, he started off working at car stereo shop in a large southwestern state whose name he would rather not disclose (something about being the only native Colorodoan in history to have moved there without being in the witness relocation program).

Upon his return to the Denver area, Chris began his ListenUp career as a salesman at our Denver retail store, and then managed the car stereo department for two years. After a subsequent six-year stint as manager of our Colorado Springs store, Chris returned to the Denver location for a spell before he became manager of Contract Sales. “It’s certainly never dull around here,” says Chris. “My job is always technically challenging and it requires a lot of organization, which I enjoy. I also like the fact that the ownership here cares about their employees and is willing to invest in them to make them more successful.”

In his spare time Chris is an avid fly-fisherman and cyclist, and he also enjoys history, especially books about famous leaders.