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.
Partners
4
Ryan Pudenz
Partner
Mike Heilman
Partner
Nick Grossman
Partner
Adam Humlicek
Partner
Finance
9
Tim Carson
CFO
Travis Tollari
Asst CFO
Kayden Minton
Acct Mgr
Cara Hulne
Acct Spec III
David Grayson
Acct Spec II
Summer Bianchi
Acct Spec II
Abby Clark
Acct Spec I
Operations & Sales
10
Lindsay Drew
Ops Director
Seth Fridley
Ops Manager
Bob Murphy
Biz Dev Mgr
Bronson Thompson
Ops Manager
Andrew Potthoff
Ops Manager
Josh Currie
Acct Dev Mgr
Ashley Rinehart
Design Spec
Katelyn Lackore
Sales Rep
Ryan Renfro
HVAC Sales Dir
Randi Isaacson
Ops Support
Marketing
7
Chandler Faldet
Marketing Dir
Grace Crain
Account Mgr
Maddy Pattschull
Digital Mkt
Jessi Webb
Content Spec
Tracy Kendzora
Sr Web Design
Admin & HR
4
Sara Clayton
HR Spec
Madison Tounsley
HR Asst
Paola Vergara
Office Mgr
Trinity Houseman
Receptionist
Deal Team
4
Kevin Lease
VP of M&A
Colin Kasperbauer
Investor Rel
Maddy Michaud
M&A Analyst
Joe Schaefer
M&A Analyst
Technology
1
Troy Hofmockel
Dir IT
Jonny Rodriguez
IT Admin
Events
1
Kellie Ulrich
Events Coord
Talent
1
John Myers
Talent Dir
Skilled Trades
9
Ket Phongsavanh
Maint Dir
Nick Mayberry
Field Svc
Will Faguado
Field Svc
Shonedrick Freeman
Field Svc
Riley McClaskey
Field Svc
Dominick Clausi
Field Svc
Chris Aburas
Field Svc
Jake Rubis
Field Svc