Built by operators. Staffed like a company.
Every department, every discipline — one team built to deliver from people who've lived inside the problems they solve.
We started as operators. We still are.
Merit Management Group was founded in 2023 with a simple thesis: the best professional services come from people who've actually run the businesses they serve.
Our team was built inside operating environments — solving financial problems, rolling out technology, hiring teams, and scaling revenue in real time.
Today, Merit is a 50+ person firm headquartered in Johnston, Iowa. We provide fractional access to finance, technology, marketing, HR, advisory, and skilled trades — all under one roof.
We're not theorists. We're the team that's done it.
Operators First
We've built, run, and scaled the same functions we deliver.
One Roof
Finance talks to marketing talks to IT. No silos, no handoffs.
Enterprise Value
Everything we build is worth more tomorrow.
Real Results
Revenue growth and financial clarity — not hours billed.
Midwest Roots
Iowa-based. We know this market and these industries.
Legacy Minded
We respect what owners built and grow it the right way.
Ryan Pudenz
Partner
Mike Heilman
Partner
Nick Grossman
Partner
Adam Humlicek
Partner
Travis Tollari
Asst CFO
Kayden Minton
Controller
David Grayson
Acct Mgr
Summer Bianchi
Acct Spec II
Abby Clark
Acct Spec II
Lindsay Drew
Ops Director
Seth Fridley
Ops Manager
Bob Murphy
Biz Dev Mgr
Bronson Thompson
Ops Manager
Andrew Potthoff
Ops Manager
Ryan Renfro
HVAC Sales Dir
Chandler Faldet
Marketing Dir
Grace Crain
Marketing Mgr
Emma Mooers
Marketing Mgr
Maddy Pattschull
Digital Mkt
Hadley Sheehan
Graphic Designer
Jessi Webb
Content Spec
Kellie Ulrich
Events Coord
Paola Vergara
Dir Business Admin
Kody Smith
Ops Specialist
Kevin Lease
VP of M&A
Troy Hofmockel
Dir IT
Jonny Rodriguez
IT Admin
Brandon Haidsiak
IT Admin
Ket Phongsavanh
Maint Supervisor
Will Faguado
Field Svc
Riley McClaskey
Field Svc
Jake Rubis
Field Svc