A life-long Wisconsin resident, Garrett graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a journalism degree including an emphasis on advertising and public relations. At UW-O, Garrett met his friend and future Edge founder, Andy Lehmkuhl. With heavy focuses on marketing capacity, compliance, and assisting clients with project management, Garrett maneuvered the corporate ranks and world of financial institutions and investment companies for 25 years. During this time, he obtained and carried his
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Zach has grown up in the Fox Valley area living here since 2010. He went to UW-Oshkosh to get his degree in accounting. His career didn’t get the traditional start for a CPA. Originally, he planned to go to medical school, and to further this ambition, he worked as a CNA through college. This was driven by an innate passion for helping people. After a bout with job shadowing in the medical
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Mark Paget is a lifelong resident of Wisconsin, having graduated from Marquette University in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He began his professional career in the marketing department with the Milwaukee Brewers, including moonlighting as Bernie Brewer for three years. He then moved into the role of Director in the Office of Alumni Relations at Marquette University where he developed a robust network of Alumni chapters throughout the United States.
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Tanner was born and raised in West Bend, WI, where he graduated from West Bend East High School. He went on to earn both his bachelor’s & master’s degrees from UW–Milwaukee double-majoring in Accounting and Finance, and Professional Accounting, respectively. After graduating with a newfound love of the city, Tanner chose to make Milwaukee his more permanent home accepting a full-time position in the city to begin his professional career. He spent
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Growing up in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, Sean has lived in Minnesota for all of his educational and professional life. Shortly after graduating from the University of Minnesota, Sean obtained his CPA license and spent the next 3 years working at one of the largest public accounting firms in the United States. He quickly became known for his responsiveness, attention to detail, and ability to offer guidance to other
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Chelsie Hardy is a Certified Public Accountant with a strong background in tax planning, compliance, and advisory services for both businesses and individuals. She grew up in northeastern Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting along with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She later completed her Master’s degree in Taxation in Milwaukee, laying the foundation for a career focused on helping
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Brett Blough (Blough rhymes with “wow”) joined the Edge Team in 2025. Brett grew up in Ventura, California and eventually settled in Massachusetts about a decade ago. Although he’s firmly a New Englander at this point, he still shamelessly prides himself on talking like someone who remembers how to surf, (but in all actuality only recalls how to order off the secret menu at In-N-Out Burger). Brett has been in the recruiting
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Originally from rural Montana, and a proud graduate of Montana State University (Go Bobcats), Ben has been practicing as a CPA in the twin cities since 2015. Ben spent seven years honing his skills at a respected regional CPA firm, where he developed the tools to effectively guide clients through a variety of tax and accounting matters. Following the acquisition of the regional firm, Ben continued to excel for an additional year
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Adam grew up in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon. It was there where he first realized that he could combine his love for math and logic into a career and decided he’d become an accountant. After several conversations with established CPAs Adam was friendly with, he went off to college at UW-La Crosse where he double majored in Accounting and Finance. There he determined that he was ready to test out his
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Jake grew up and graduated high school from the small town of Lodi, WI. From there, he ventured to the University of South Dakota to follow his dream of playing division 1 golf while earning his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his master’s in professional accountancy degree. He was also involved in various internships and programs within the school of business and in the university honors program. After graduating college, Jake’s desire
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