Brett is a shareholder at Schneider Downs with more than 10 years of experience providing
tax advisory services. He works with pass-through entities, corporations and individuals to
understand and meet their tax needs.
Brett has extensive experience working with companies operating in the automotive/
powersports, retail, transportation and logistics, real estate and construction industries. He is
primarily involved in tax planning, research, transaction advisory, entity structuring and compliance matters.
Do you have a hobby/personal passion?
My passions are family (which includes our dogs), friends, travel, and exercise.
What was the best advice you’ve ever received?
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
People would be surprised to know that I…
My wife and I own and operate Verve, a gym in Columbus, OH.
What is the best or most interesting thing about your career?
Helping clients and coworkers solve problems on a daily basis.
What was your first job?
Little league umpire
Do you have a “motto”? (spoken or unspoken)
The way you do anything is the way you do everything.
When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?
If I have a free hour, I will likely either be at the gym or finding some home improvement project to tinker with.
Do you have advice for young professionals?
Be relentlessly curious – there is something new to be learned every day.
Big Problem: Inefficiency In Data Extraction And File Conversion.
Big Thinking: Use Proprietary Software To Do What Once Took Days In Just Hours.