07/20/2026
Friendly reminder that Mark Nerenhausen, Jim Woods, Melissa Hinkle, and Bob Atwell should be in prison for what they did to my uncle Daniel and myself, as well as our businesses, and Lord knows what they’ve done to others. For all we know investigations are already underway and it’s only a matter of time. On one hand they are professionals and have a network of corruption at their disposal, they are careful. On the other hand, they obviously aren’t as smart and calculating as they thought they were. There’s no way that I’m the only victim of this group, and I’ve no clue just how many people comprise of it total, or how loosely organized it is. What I do know is that the land of Door County and Washington Island, as well as the people, deserve better. None of this is normal or sustainable from a social standpoint. Given the caliber of people involved, the magnitude of the assault itself, the amount of time and money they invested into this, and so on - it makes me wonder if our Nation is currently under attack and that the majority of people don’t know it yet. That the attack is financial and cultural, infecting and planting rot from within. Because none of this benefits our community or our country. Taking orders from someone seeking to destroy is a perfectly logical explanation, although unsavory. Granted there isn’t a single logical explanation that feels good. At this point I’m focusing on business above all else for the foreseeable future. I took 2 years to focus on my family I was born into instead, when this happened. Oddly enough it took a long time to come to terms that what they did was 100% deliberate, so obviously the time after the fact was just as bad. As if the original assault wasn’t bad enough, the year that followed was just reinforcing and cementing lost opportunity + psychological torture. The methodical deconstruction of my wellbeing genuinely blows my mind.
Good news is I know better and have woken up to a startling degree. Probably will never have them in my life again in a genuine and sincere manner because I will always know deep down what they would do, and would be okay with happening to me. If slavery occurs, my family will not seek to escape nor help each other, or come back for each other. They would just get upset with each other that someone has the audacity to suggest slavery isn’t appropriate.
It may seem messy to share this, or unprofessional, etc. but I’m Hard of Hearing and extremely focused on my business goals, I don’t really have any actual friends in all honesty to share with. My family were all the people I trusted and always looked forward to seeing, helping, etc. They brought me a lot of joy. I was in a vulnerable point when this originally occured. Technically I am in a far more vulnerable state today as a result, but I have clarity as of why, whereas before I didn’t even know I was being misguided. This is all I actually have as far as anything of any value of substance in my life. Couldn’t express enough how grateful I am for all the clients I have the privilege to serve, can’t wait to partner with larger businesses for a long list of things. I am in the most stressful position I have ever been in my life, I was basically isolated for 2 years, endured death threats, have had barely any money to work with, and have only talked about this damn near every single day for 2 years straight only to be ignored my all or my loved ones. I even contacted my family that lives on the other side of the country and my guess is my Dad got to them first, because they didn’t take anything seriously. Had 1 person reached out and asked to sit down and go over what happened, helped me put my thoughts on paper, and offered a helping hand for like 3 days straight, I would have been fine. Or a weeklong road trip outside of the Midwest. That’s literally all I’ve needed this entire time yet this county is so broken and devoured by organized crime and mob activity that the community itself doesn’t genuinely exist anymore. It is only a facade. And I’ve never heard of a human trafficking case up here yet Epstein owned properties here, and there’s a ridiculous amount of wealth. Kind of seems like it’s going on but they have everyone bought off. I know for a fact that the financial assault on our county is powered and allowed by corruption because plain as day the actual local population is being forced out, neglected, in favor of people that aren’t even from this area. I never would have known had these people not done what they did. I never would have known this is all happening by force, thru deception and financial r**e. I thought we were just doing a good job as a county. I now realize that we’re being robbed blind. I apologize for any lack of professionalism, agitated delivery of information, or delays in performance. I will 100% show up when I say I will and get everything done, but am still prone to answering 6-18 hrs later instead of immediately. I want to build to greatest property maintenance and construction company that I am personally capable of, as I grow older and mature more I’ll probably want to work with others more, too. I have so many ideas but $0 to work with, and no formal education. Had this not happened to me, I would have a year in college under my belt today and would be attending again this fall. I still want to go to one of the best schools in the Nation, but have a bit of a slanted approach at this point. Can’t help but feel that the most logical use of my time is to produce a company, sustain and save, then use that to get into a good school, and bolster from there. As opposed to going to school 1st. Only because this is lawn mowing, not rocket science. It would be fun to graduate from UW Madison as my siblings have, but I’m interested in an Ivy League school or an equivalent, and not in the Midwest. Stanford would be amazing because of the weather, Yale could be just as nice if I could afford warm clothes and a warm place. Technically if I have a good year or two of business, I could purchase a decent home in the area, of which I could improve myself while living there. I am interested in business as an industry, therefore any actual industry is sufficient. I’m starting with mowing but have plans for a few other business models that require no more than $10k to start. So theoretically things will grow on top of themselves and snowball, of which I could make 25x the second year as I did in the first. Not to mention the value provided to other people.
As you can tell from my vocabulary I use layman terms and am not using precise definitions. I have sufficient enough intuition regarding business and systems to provide immediate value to anyone who may be interested in working out any deals. Only caveat is that I need a few weeks to get back into the swing of things, properly fueled and equipped during that entire time, to prevent the clock from restarting. Instability kills potential. Other than that I’m ready to go all out.
Aside from the past 2 years, I spent a lot of time working on my company. My entire life whether on a daily basis, weekly, monthly, seasonally, or annually consisted of either this company or my family, more or less. Those were the core foundational aspects of my life. Labor Day of 2025 was the first holiday I deliberately took off and decided not to work a moment at all, all day long. It’s literally my life so it’s sort of just the way it is. Had this not impacted business to the degree it did I wouldn’t share, there have been plenty of bumps along the way in the past already. I also don’t like the baseline averages for greedy behavior in our modern culture and have concerns that it’s deliberately engineered to cater towards the predatory, of which on a generational and compounding level eventually becomes problematic for all, and the system all use. I figure just talking about it can help myself and potentially others. Plus let’s be real here, business is great, it’s a ton of fun to work the brain and it can be sensible from a productive standpoint. But business doesn’t allow one to look at the night sky in awe, or to become lost staring at the waves or the sunlight dance on them, or to feel joy and happiness when greeting a familiar face, and so on. Business doesn’t make a house into a home, though it can allow for the houses to begin with.
The rest of it, is just as good as business itself. It’s like eating an amazing meal vs listening to amazing music. Different, yet both are amazing.
My point, is that sometimes in the business world we’re taught and feel pressured to “fake it ‘til you make it”. Sometimes we’re taught to never apologize no matter what. Or to make the absolute most income/profit at the absolute least effort/expense. Or to be hard on people and run a tight ship, to reduce it all to “just business”. Sometimes we’re taught that we need to choose between our heart and our wallets. If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying. Sometimes we’re taught to train employees to believe the customer is always right so they are more likely to take abuse. Sometimes we’re taught to only present solutions, and not to point out problems if a solution isn’t present…. Simply because it looks bad. Sometimes we’re taught to hide the truth with fancy words, like intentionally destroying an entire business and calling it “downsizing”. Sometimes we’re taught to focus on the “perspective” of things more than the truth of it. That the only thing that truly matters is what other people think. Because if nobody thinks something happened, then it never did, because of “perspective”. Basically, taught how to rob people blind and get away with it, making the “perspective” look like it was just an accident. Or downsizing. Or never happened. Or whatever excuse they use these days.
To be clear, when I say “sometimes we’re taught”, I’m referring to finance and business in general. It can be extremely cut throat. Unnecessarily. It’s rather pointless and stupid at the end of the day. This world is so developed and there’s such an abundance out there, so much is already happening. Why would we put it all at risk just for a few fragile egos that will never actually have enough? When we’re already obviously capable of just doing good business together and building a phenomenal world? Why are some people so obsessed with control? And how many people in the big leagues have to deal with death threats and people constantly trying to steal their stuff? How much of it is just a feedback loop they reinforce as opposed to what they say as “just the way the world has always been?”.
It’s funny, because we look at history books to learn and apply to today. We explain today’s behavior based on back then. We justify things because it’s always been that way. But I’m willing to bet that had all those previous generations had the technologies we had today, or been alive today, they probably wouldn’t choose to slaughter each other anyway. There probably would be no need. I mean let’s be real, how many of you reading this hunt for every meal? How many of you reading this shop at supermarkets and eat at restaurants? What about defending your cave/hut with spears and rocks every time a different tribe is within sight? Do you get the point? A lot of these so-called “successful” ultra wealthy people that are alive today have cave man brain. They’re really just not that bright. And of course, this will just trigger that caveman brain of theirs, rather than listening to the logic itself. Granted they don’t care, look at what they did to begin with. Logic isn’t even congruent with their minds. Only greed and control is. I definitely have concerns for this beautiful Nation of ours. The average lifespan for American businesses is declining. The wealth gap is increasing. Slavery is right around the corner. They will do it to you, even if you never thought it possible. Just look at all the ultra wealthy CEOs and politicians. Imagine being at the top in one of the greatest countries of all time, and watching it deteriorate year after year after year. Imagine as a “leader” responsible for the wellbeing of the community of which you’re a part of, imagine that poverty spikes and kids are going hungry, houses are falling apart, etc.
And your entire response is “f**k them kids, let’s party. And f**k all those people that are complaining about us not doing our jobs. Let’s just raise the prices on everything and force them out and replace them with other wealthy idiots that just want to party. Who needs farmers when you have supermarkets, amirite? These people are dumb as bricks and honestly the sooner this country just moves on without them, the sooner the country itself will be better off.
I know for myself personally, as an individual, I’m done even attempting to allow these people in my life. It is absolutely futile and a literal waste of time when their entire existence and energy, literally in its entirety, goes towards perpetuating the situation itself. They’re the type to ONLY apologize if they get caught, otherwise they never would, ever. The type to steal your wallet and then look for it with you, and then apologize once you find they have it, lying and saying “I didn’t know I had it!”.
And to be clear for a second time, some of this commentary is specifically in regard to my uncle Mark and my parents, as well as my Nana and siblings/cousins. My uncle Mark and dad were the ones who were the face of it per se, but I’m disappointed in the way my siblings and cousins allowed it all to happen. Though part of me realizes that they might have been in shock initially, too, and may have been unsure of how to process any of it or what to do. Let alone unsure of just how impactful business is in Life. I’m the only one in my entire family who’s been obsessed with business since I could talk. Intuitively and instinctively it comes easy for me. So I also can’t really expect them to understand the grave importance of loyalty and trust. Especially when employers themselves teach employees to be negligent in certain aspects, so long as officially things are legally in order. Ie: customer is always right. People are literally misguided and tolerating behavior that should technically be intolerable, more or less, in general/on average.
And what blows my mind even further is that there’s only like 0.001% of people that are actually problematic. The vast majority of people just want to enjoy their day and have a good time together. A tiny portion gets insecure and feels the need to be #1 or try and constantly prove themselves. And an even smaller sum deliberately preys on others. The vast, vast, vast, vast majority are just here to have a good time.
Which is crazy because why do we let such a tiny handful of people make it all less than what it would be? Almost every single soul that reads this should have absolutely minimum 3-5x as much as they currently have, if it wasn’t being siphoned off from all of us. It’s like taxes and how it’s taken away from everyone’s wealth. Except in this case it’s Amazon, or Microsoft, or Nicolet Bank. Eventually they have a monopoly of sorts and are rigging the game itself, destroying lives that don’t want to play their game. Eventually people who don’t have anything to do with them at all, have less than, simply because they think their grubby little hands belong in everything.
It’s control and greed. If they weren’t going about things in the manner they are, then I’d just applaud their success. But I now wonder why and how they grew so rapidly. I wonder how many other Wisconsinites have had their lives shattered just so a few guys could make some money and think they’re something special. They aren’t anything significant at the end of the day, they are absolute failures of humans. I know if there’s a God, he isn’t proud, that’s for damn sure.
If anyone needs any mowing done just let me know.
Before you know it this will be concluded. Life is a continuum, not a series of instances. Took a bit of time to process this new information. But I have processed it. So the hard parts are behind me. At this point it’s pretty much just rebuilding good habits and finding the strength to ignore my family entirely at least until I’m 100% financially independent and not in their control or under their surveillance. I know as soon as I’m in my own space, whether in this state but especially elsewhere, I will be at my best, probably better than ever before. Life is uphill here. I didn’t know any better before, though. So I apologize if this is just spam and if you’re hoping for a professional company again. I hope you find some value or amusement at least. I promise that I am here to do the best job possible, indefinitely, no matter what anyone tries to do. For a good 12-18 months I didn’t want anything to do with money because it reminded me of greed and what it does to people, to families, etc. I also didn’t want to step foot on a ladder because I just spent my 20s going out of my way helping elderly at affordable rates because my body is in good shape and I figured it just made sense, it was out of love. Then found out I was just being taken advantage of, work became demeaning. Honestly it’s a long story. Had someone reached out and helped I probably would have been fine. I am now, but it took a long, long, long time, and I don’t know if I’m the same person anymore. They say people who have been in solitary confinement or prisoners of war become permanently affected. The destruction of my reputation and the literal severance between myself and my entire community and family of which I was born into and raised, might have done something. Ultimately it doesn’t really matter because it doesn’t stop a thing. It’s kind of like all those times I broke my bones. One time I broke my upper arm the day before I was going to get the cast on my lower arm removed. That sucked, but it happens, and guess what? Both arms still work fine.
If anyone needs their lawn mowed just let me know. Promise I don’t talk much in person and am professional in person. Just had a rough 2 years and am sharing my experiences in an effort to heal. To bottle all of this up would probably be a death sentence in all honesty, yet talking about it has been just as harmful to my wellbeing. Looking for some people that are essentially invincible in life that I can work for/with in an effort to build my own life. I figure a lot of people may decide to go with a different company that isn’t posting this kind of stuff, I wouldn’t blame them. But at the same time it’s literally my life and I need to work to feed myself let alone live a decent life, I’m not in college as a result, I can’t have kids anytime soon as a result, etc. I figure there may be someone who is well versed in business, government, or finance that would be comfortable with hiring me. All I’m doing is mowing and pulling weeds, laying down mulch, etc, very basic low-risk stuff. I figure someone out there may be so well off that they may feel completely comfortable hiring me, and they may also have enough work available that I can get back on my own 2 feet. I have clients that can offer reviews/referrals.
This experience destroyed my trust in other people. I’ve since recognized that it’s only them that I can’t trust, it doesn’t mean nobody can be trusted. But I’m definitely more cautious in general. I’m trying to become *just* productive enough that someone out there recognizes what happened and also my potential, and decides to help. I’m worried that if I just go all out per laws of physics, and maximize what I am humanly capable of literally, that this wound will scar over and cement, and I will literally remain empty indefinitely, socially broken. It’s like a broken bone healing without a splint, it will heal, but it will be deformed and inoperable. Just how it feels. Nonetheless I have come to accept just how wicked this place can be.
PS if you are ultra wealthy and do decide to hire me, just know that I will probably mention working class inequality at some point. If this is something you can’t handle, do not waste your time. If you happen to be loaded, but also have an interest in helping create the best and safest world possible, then feel free to contact me, as it will not be a waste of your time.
Some of the wealthy are so out of touch that it’s difficult to really provide info for them to work with. When was the last time you wondered where your next meal will come from, when you’ll be able to pay a bill, if you’ll be able to make that *one* unexpected purchase cashflow hinges on, etc. probably not in a long time, if ever.
I have like $25. That may not mean anything to you. You may not understand the reality of that situation. Just look at the potential instead of the face value. I promise I am worth far more than $25. You can view it as an investment if necessary, I’m happy to keep it financial, as I literally have $25. But I will admit that I prefer to spend my time with people that I am investing in as people, because I enjoy the life experience itself, and I enjoy the company of others. I value relationships a lot in life. The optimal solution in my eyes is someone that wants to help a young entrepreneur simply for the sake of helping them. Of which I’ll do my absolute best with it and run with it. Soon as I have a full work schedule and enough cashflow that I can begin saving again to move more strategically, then life will be fine. Right now things are too unstable to effectively and efficiently get things done.
Again, I could just send it and never really have a true social bond again, never marry, etc, just build businesses. But I’d rather deal with this trauma instead of bury it, and then get back to work. Plus I’ll be energized and on top of the world. When I was at my lowest I received a message from someone I didn’t talk to that much, basically a friend of a friend of a friend. They said like 2 sentences of kindness and it was the most meaningful thing for probably that entire month. It’s a bit difficult to truly convey the potential relative to the current moment.
Also I plan to mow for free on Mondays, but otherwise than that am going to charge more consistently for my work. I used to do a hunch of extra stuff for free while on site just for the hell of it, no change orders or upselling, just purely doing the best job possible at the price provided. I don’t know if there has been a single time in my life that I have ever charged more than I said I would.
Obviously I’m not perfect but I do sincerely want to “try” and I want to help out. I don’t care to be taken advantage of, though, and am content with just enjoying the sun in the meantime. I’m attempting to explain why things are the way they are relative to what they could be. My dad and uncle that I trusted literally created a false reality for 3+ months straight and Bob Atwell is the founder of Nicolet Bank, Melissa Hinkle is former secret service who threatened me with her friend Allison Lauer the first time I saw them since talking about all this the first time it happened. It’s not like I’ve been doing nothing my entire life, I used to work hard and work often. I promise the potential is there. Just a rough 2 years.
