A special thanks to all you family members that have seen through the lies and nastiness. It’s remarkable how the truth is so easily perverted.
God is good and he’s shining a light and paving the path forward. Anyone wanting the complete truth and records on this website that is privately-locked behind a password code, simply request access and I’ll provide a code to unlock all the information so you can judge for yourself.
God Bless,
Kevin
In my wisdom, I find myself appreciating something that has always been true, even if it becomes more visible with time: quality of life matters.
For Brandee and me, this next chapter is about being intentional. After spending our entire careers working hard, building businesses, solving problems, and pursuing ambitious goals, we are continuing that journey with a renewed focus on enjoying the life we’ve built.
That doesn’t mean anything is slowing down. If anything, we’re doing what we’ve always done—just with even more clarity about where we invest our time, energy, and attention. We’re both workaholics by nature and genuinely enjoy building things, creating opportunities, and making an impact. That part of us isn’t changing.
What is becoming even more important is alignment—surrounding ourselves with people and situations that are genuine, constructive, and rooted in integrity. We’ve reached a point where we are very intentional about who we spend time with and what we allow into our environment. We choose to invest deeply in relationships that are real, positive, and grounded in mutual respect, and we step away from dynamics that don’t align with those values.
This isn’t about judgment—it’s about clarity. The goal is not to define others, but to remain aligned with what we know leads to a meaningful, productive, and peaceful life. We welcome people who are sincere, grounded, and forward-moving. There is always room for good energy, good intent, and good character.
We’ll continue to work. We’ll continue to build. We’ll continue to pursue big ideas. But we’ll do it in a way that aligns with family, health, integrity, and long-term sustainability, and allows us to fully appreciate the journey as it unfolds.
Business is also in a strong and exciting place right now.
For much of my career, I’ve viewed myself as a community builder. I’ve always believed that when good people come together around a shared purpose, meaningful things happen. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to connect with outstanding organizations, communities, and like-minded individuals who share that perspective.
Those relationships are creating real momentum and new opportunities to scale in ways that are both meaningful and impactful. While the business outcomes are exciting, what continues to matter most is the ability to create positive impact—helping young professionals launch their careers, supporting students and academic communities, and contributing to environments where people can learn, grow, and succeed.
Building successful businesses is rewarding. Helping others build successful futures is even more rewarding.
At the center of everything, however, is family.
That, of course, includes our six furry children who bring so much joy, energy, and companionship into our lives every single day.
J.C. continues in his role as the elder statesman of the family—calm, confident, and steady, with a presence that anchors everything around him.
Bleu remains her beautifully independent self, observant and composed, always taking in the world on her own terms.
Ella continues to bring her unmistakable tortoiseshell personality into every room, keeping life lively and never predictable.
Finn remains our resident goofball, always finding creative ways to entertain himself and occasionally test the patience of his sisters, all while remaining impossible not to love.
Gracie continues to be the heart of steady companionship and affection in our home, offering a kind of loyalty and presence that makes every day better.
And then there’s Tigg, the newest member of our family. Tigg has brought fresh energy, curiosity, and plenty of laughter into our home. Watching him settle in has been a reminder that joy expands—that life doesn’t get smaller when something new arrives, it gets richer.
When I look ahead, I feel a deep sense of gratitude.
The path has always been clear.
Family comes first.
We will continue building a terrific business and pursuing opportunities that create lasting value. We will continue helping others whenever we can and investing in people who are working hard to build better futures for themselves and their communities. We will continue believing that success is measured not only by what you achieve, but by the positive impact you have on those around you.
Most importantly, I want to honor my mom and dad by the way I choose to live.
Their values, sacrifices, work ethic, and decency helped shape the person I am today. The greatest tribute I can offer them is to live a life that reflects those same values—a life centered on family, integrity, hard work, compassion, and service to others.
I’ve always believed that good things happen when you focus on people, keep your word, treat others with respect, and move through life with purpose. That belief has guided me throughout my life and continues to guide me today.
Brandee and I are grateful for what we have built together and excited about what comes next. We have each other. We have an incredible family. We have Bleu, Ella, Finn, Gracie, J.C., and Tigg. We have meaningful work, strong relationships, and opportunities to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
The future is bright because we know what matters—and we’ve always known.
Family first. Build great things. Help good people succeed. Protect your energy. Stay aligned with what is real. And leave behind a legacy of decency, kindness, and positive impact.
That’s the path forward.
For years, enterprise IT leaders have focused heavily on cybersecurity, cloud migration, AI adoption, and digital transformation.
But underneath nearly every major IT initiative lies a massive and often underestimated problem:
Enterprise data silos.
Disconnected systems, fragmented applications, redundant integrations, incompatible platforms, and duplicated data environments have quietly become one of the largest operational cost centers in modern business.
And according to multiple studies from Gartner, IDC, and enterprise integration firms, organizations may be wasting:
…simply maintaining fragmentation.
Not innovation. Not transformation. Not competitive advantage.
Just maintaining complexity.
The average enterprise technology environment today is staggering.
According to research from MuleSoft:
This creates an environment where:
The result is what many CIOs now call:
“Integration debt.”
Multiple Gartner and IDC analyses estimate organizations spend roughly:
For large enterprises, that becomes enormous.
A company spending:
That is not digital transformation.
That is operational drag.
One of the fastest-growing hidden costs in enterprise IT is middleware sprawl.
Over time, organizations accumulate:
Each integration solves a short-term problem.
But collectively, they create:
According to IDC:
And every disconnected system requires another bridge.
Custom integrations are often treated as assets.
In reality, many become long-term liabilities.
Organizations frequently build:
Initially these seem efficient.
But over time:
This creates what analysts call:
According to IBM and Gartner research:
Even minor software upgrades can trigger:
The hidden cost is not just the initial integration.
It is the perpetual maintenance burden afterward.
Data silos often lead directly to software duplication.
Different departments purchase:
Because systems do not interoperate cleanly:
According to studies from Flexera:
This creates:
The irony: Many enterprises are simultaneously:
One of the least visible but most expensive consequences of silos is manual reconciliation.
Employees spend enormous amounts of time:
According to research from Experian:
Meanwhile:
And in highly regulated industries like:
The costs become even larger due to:
Ironically, many cloud transformation projects unintentionally worsen fragmentation.
Organizations frequently migrate applications to the cloud without:
The result becomes:
Now enterprises must manage:
All simultaneously.
According to Accenture:
Simply moving systems does not solve interoperability.
Sometimes it multiplies the problem.
The AI era changes the economics dramatically.
Artificial intelligence systems require:
Fragmented systems create:
In other words:
Enterprise silos are evolving from an operational inefficiency into a strategic AI limitation.
Organizations with fragmented ecosystems will struggle to:
Meanwhile, interoperable organizations gain:
The largest loss may not even appear on balance sheets.
Because every dollar spent maintaining fragmentation is a dollar not spent on:
Data silos create a hidden tax on organizational progress itself.
And unlike many costs, this one compounds over time.
Every disconnected platform added today increases tomorrow’s integration burden.
The next generation of enterprise leaders will likely prioritize:
Because the economics are becoming impossible to ignore.
The organizations that reduce fragmentation fastest will likely gain:
For decades, interoperability was treated as a technical feature.
Today, it is becoming a business survival issue.
The modern enterprise is no longer constrained primarily by computing power.
It is constrained by:
The hidden IT tax is real.
And many organizations are paying far more than they realize.
