SWFL tech exec goes from startup to 10K-square-foot HQ

When Bradd Konert started a computer repair business at age 16 in 2004, running it essentially out of his car, he didn’t initially imagine it would expand into something much bigger. But between then and now, he grew that original business into Gamma Tech Services, which serves residential and commercial clients through managed IT, audio/video, cybersecurity and VoIP phone solutions. And that business is now based out of a 10,000-square-foot headquarters. 

Deeply driven by his faith, Konert says it’s “the people that God brought me” who helped make all that possible. The first and third employees he hired are still with the company today, and he strives to create an environment where people want to come to work.

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“There’s lots of turnover in this industry,” he says. “Money is important to people, especially in this market. But more important is purpose.”

One of Gamma Tech’s missions is to restore joy and trust in technology, especially among people who have had bad experiences with it. “I just love technology; it is annoying how much I love it,” says Konert. “Those that embrace it are going to be the ones that move forward, and those that don’t are going to be held back.”

Another mission of the company is to give back to others. Konert, who has a long-term goal of going into ministry, considers the company’s financial success as the foundation that allows for philanthropic and service efforts inspired by his faith. “We have to make money; it is key to what we’re doing here,” he says. “You cannot have a house without a foundation. But you never walk into a house and say, ‘Wow, what a beautiful foundation.’ Your objective is so much bigger than that.”

Konert’s youth pastor, Todd Milby, has been a longtime mentor for him. “He helped to build the character I think is so important inside my business,” says Konert.

In the company’s name, Gamma stands for “God anticipates my many actions.” Even as a teenager, Konert saw how easily one could be greedy or unethical in business. He often worked with elderly customers in his computer repair business, who didn’t know much about technology and could have easily been taken advantage of by an unscrupulous repair tech.

“They were putting all their trust in you,” he says. “He [Pastor Milby] helped me build that integrity early, to see that long term that is always going to pay off. Building trust with people is something that’s earned.”