Ryan Cotic

I am Ryan Cotic, grew up in the Milwaukee area in Southeast Wisconsin and have always had an entrepreneurial mindset. Even as a young child, I remember selling New Kids on the Block pins to my classmates in elementary school.

My journey took me to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I studied History and Economics. This education provided me with an excellent foundation for working with diverse people and gaining a greater understanding of the world. It also exposed me to the dedication and hard work of my peers.

While in college, I purchased my first duplexes and quickly had to learn how to manage properties effectively. During the summers, I worked for several local landscaping companies, which sparked my passion for making yards and properties beautiful.

With this knowledge and enthusiasm, I started Great Lakes Landscape in the spring of 2009—with just one truck and a lawnmower—working 14-hour days, six days a week.

Today, our company has grown to include approximately 40 employees and contractors, serving over 3,600 customers across Southeastern Wisconsin. Great Lakes Landscape is now one of the largest snow and ice management companies in the region, servicing both residential and commercial properties.

In addition to the landscaping business, I have built a substantial real estate portfolio of approximately 20 properties, including single-family homes, industrial spaces, and small multi-family buildings. I plan to continue expanding this portfolio organically while exploring opportunities to scale into larger properties. My passion for real estate mirrors my passion for landscaping, and I find great synergy between both industries.

In my free time, I enjoy public speaking to educate others, boating, golfing, and networking with professionals in real estate and landscaping organizations.

I currently live in Menomonee Falls with my beautiful wife, Carolina, and our 2-year-old son, Ryan Jr. We love spending time outdoors and relaxing on our back deck while grilling.

Kyle Kauffman

Kyle Kaufman is a business owner, attorney, real estate investor, and host of the Meaningful Ideas Trading Club.  Kyle was born and raised in Wisconsin.  He grew up wanting to help people.  He has discovered his life’s purpose to help families in Wisconsin and to provide individuals with commercial space for their business, and residences for people to live.

In 2005 Kyle started practicing law.  He handled almost all aspects of the law.  Early in his career he took on landlord and tenant matters, and civil disputes involving real estate.  He started to advise people starting their real estate portfolios, and drafted documents for investors to use in their businesses and with tenants and property managers.

In 2010 Kyle became a one-third owner of the law firm, now known as HKK Law Offices Family Law (www.hkklawoffices.com).  Kyle’s practice shifted to family law sometime around 2018, as more and more people called seeking his assistance.  Kyle became fascinated with all the financial information he discovered while representing individuals in divorce matters and financial disputes between former significant others.  He started to study more thoroughly on the issues of real estate, business, taxes, and more. 

Today, Kyle’s law practice focuses entirely on family law, including divorce, maintenance, child support, paternity, property division, child custody, adoption, termination of parental rights, guardianship and more.  In the legal world, he sees his contributions in this area to have the most transformational impact on the community.

Kyle now owns one-half of the law firm business and leads a team of 15 people.

Real estate has always been an interest, and after advising clients for many years, Kyle and his wife, Sunny, decided to join in on the fun.  Since the year 2000, Kyle and Sunny, have acquired and now own a building with 18 residential units and two commercial units, a 44,000 square foot warehouse, 3 parking lots, and they co-own two additional commercial units.  They are generating passive income from their investments and using the power of delegation to make it all work.

In 2021 Kyle created an online weekly meetup event called the Meaningful Ideas Trading Club.  Kyle hosts the program and invites others to share and mastermind on ideas related to personal and business development.

Outside of business, Kyle and Sunny have 6 children, and they enjoy spending their time with their family.