{"id":9,"date":"2020-05-15T11:09:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T11:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umallc.org\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-02-21T22:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T22:57:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umallc.org\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3e3cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c3e3cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a931f42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a931f42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8a747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d8a747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd88bbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd88bbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5576120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5576120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Local Partner in Business Profitability<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28e27435 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28e27435\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d7886d8\" data-id=\"2d7886d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5930dada elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5930dada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a196e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a196e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5485350e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5485350e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:150}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ultimate Merchant Advisers LLC was founded to help small business owners fight back against rising costs and keep more of their hard-earned revenue. Our goal is simple: eliminate unnecessary credit card processing fees and empower local businesses with strategies that enhance profit margins and protect your bottom line.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36888878 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"36888878\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73988a39\" data-id=\"73988a39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a284cfe animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a284cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d5ad1c elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68d5ad1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7797eb0f\" data-id=\"7797eb0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbc0a7a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cbc0a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-4\">Hi, I\u2019m <strong>Kendal Edwards<\/strong> founder of Ultimate Merchant Advisers LLC and your trusted local small business consultant.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">I\u2019ve spent years working in the digital and business consulting space, helping brands grow online, streamline systems, and attract better results. But deep down, I knew something was missing. I wanted to build something with purpose, something that made me money\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0made an impact.<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">So, I experimented. I tried launching digital products and affiliate programs. Some worked. Most didn\u2019t. I was a serial hustler trying to discover the perfect opportunity that aligned with my passion for helping people and creating change, i was searching for purpose and then i found it.<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">Then, I stumbled on an industry secret: small businesses were losing thousands of dollars a year to credit card processing fees, and they didn\u2019t even know it.<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">I dove headfirst into research. I tested systems. I looked at compliance, customer satisfaction, and real-world business impact. I realized this wasn\u2019t just a solution; it was a\u00a0<strong>movement<\/strong>. A way for local entrepreneurs to reclaim profit they didn\u2019t even realize they were losing.<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">And just like that, <b>Ultimate\u00a0<\/b><strong>Merchant Advisers LLC<\/strong> was born. A consultancy that exists to open up the conversation, offer real solutions and provide outstanding tech support. A way to say, &#8220;Hey,<em>\u00a0you don\u2019t have to keep throwing money away. There\u2019s another option. And I\u2019m here to help.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3272fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3272fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/umallc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/signature-free-img-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1037\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-277ac615\" data-id=\"277ac615\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3650a058 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3650a058\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70977772\" data-id=\"70977772\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436dfd2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"436dfd2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umallc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3464-681x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umallc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3464-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/umallc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3464-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umallc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3464-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umallc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3464-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/umallc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3464-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/umallc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3464-scaled.jpg 1703w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6154c406\" data-id=\"6154c406\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea8e137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ea8e137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kendal Edwards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e77eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38e77eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO &amp; Founder<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746e4861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"746e4861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-4\">Hi, I\u2019m\u00a0<strong>Kendal Edwards<\/strong>\u00a0founder of Ultimate Merchant Advisers LLC and your trusted local small business consultant.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">I\u2019ve spent years working in the digital and business consulting space, helping brands grow online, streamline systems, and attract better results. But deep down, I knew something was missing. I wanted to build something with purpose, something that made me money\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0made an impact.<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">So, I experimented. I tried launching digital products and affiliate programs. Some worked. Most didn\u2019t. I was a serial hustler trying to discover the perfect opportunity that aligned with my passion for helping people and creating change, i was searching for purpose and then i found it.<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">Then, I stumbled on an industry secret: small businesses were losing thousands of dollars a year to credit card processing fees, and they didn\u2019t even know it.<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">I dove headfirst into research. I tested systems. I looked at compliance, customer satisfaction, and real-world business impact. I realized this wasn\u2019t just a solution; it was a\u00a0<strong>movement<\/strong>. A way for local entrepreneurs to reclaim profit they didn\u2019t even realize they were losing.<\/p><p class=\"mt-4\">And just like that,\u00a0<b>Ultimate\u00a0<\/b><strong>Merchant Advisers LLC<\/strong>\u00a0was born. A consultancy that exists to open up the conversation, offer real solutions and provide outstanding tech support. A way to say, \u201cHey,<em>\u00a0you don\u2019t have to keep throwing money away. There\u2019s another option. And I\u2019m here to help.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd95a63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd95a63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6c023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e6c023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc03a5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8fc03a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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