RYAN BRUNGARDT

Co-Owner/Director of IT

Hello! I am Ryan Brungardt, the head of IT and Co-Owner of Next Step Communications, LLC.

I am married, to my wonderful wife Blake Brungardt, we have been married since March 9th 2024, and are expecting twins, a boy and girl, in October. I am really looking forward to that change in our lives, and the many memories to come.

I am a 4th generation Colorado Native, and have lived here my entire life, I grew up in Arvada and migrated north when I was 12, I’ve lived in Greeley, Longmont, Firestone and now reside in Mead. I love our state and the many offerings it has; some of my favorite hobbies include Fishing, Golfing, Motorcycle rides, Technology, Get togethers, and many more activities that would fill a book.

When I was 17 I wanted to be a mechanic, but after some consideration I held off and got a job at McDonalds, at 19 I then met Jason and Shannon and my life was set full speed ahead into the low voltage trade, I started doing cable, internet and phone installs with Jason. During this time we had always talked about starting a company and doing things right and putting the customers first. In 2011 our dream was created as the company we we’re working for was getting ready to sell and our futures were undetermined. At this time we started Next Step and started working towards our own future. We would take any job which lead to delivering mattresses and TVs for Walmart and Target for a period of time. After slowly building a solid base, we started getting into bigger projects and more services.

My favorite aspect of what we do is building networks, as it’s always a challenge and keeps me on my toes with various customer needs and how to fulfill them. I am also really good at troubleshooting and figuring out what causes an issue and how to resolve the issue. If I’m on your project and a problem arises you can count on it getting fixed and taken care of promptly, along with any of our techs I share that knowledge with to ensure the end user isn’t left with any unnecessary bugs.

I enjoy the full process we have from quoting the project to building the project. Once completed my favorite part is showing the customer and training them how to use the system. It’s rather exciting seeing adults act like kids at Christmas and learning how to use their newly installed system.

My current goal is to continue building the business with Jason and Shannon and raising Blake and I’s soon to be here children. I am quite excited about that as I’ll soon be a dad and get to mentor them along on their own life journey’s and create memories with them as they grow.