Elliot Hutchens

Producer

Serial entrepreneur and self-taught technical engineer, Elliot attended the University of Montana to study International Business and Accounting. After working as an Accounting Manager for an espresso machine import company and as Senior Property Accountant for a large Seattle-based property management and development company, he discovered he had a passion for automated systems and started educating himself on programming, electrical, and technical systems. Today he holds over 25 technical certifications in technologies ranging from Microsoft and CompTIA to QuickBooks, HubSpot, Nintex, and more.

After meeting his wife Bridget in Seattle, they moved to New Haven Connecticut so Bridget could obtain her Ph.D. from Yale University. There he worked as a Senior Professional Services Engineer for a document automation software company as well as a Senior Software Implementation Engineer for an international enterprise software company.

Currently, Elliot runs his own software consulting business, Ethos Advisers, doing software automation implementations for large international banks and insurance companies.

Tyler Copenhaver and Elliot Hutchens met at the public high school. They bonded over commitment to hard work and loyalty.

Coming from families of meager means, Tyler and Elliot both entered the service industry at a young age to support their families. While their wealthy classmates hit the ski slopes or attended yoga classes after school, Tyler and Elliot laced up their aprons and got to work in the kitchens and bars of Main Street after school late into the evening to make a living.

Working forty hours a week washing dishes, serving drinks, and grilling hamburgers had an impact on Tyler and Elliot’s ability to excel in school. Many of the teachers and adults in their lives had little confidence in their future often telling them they were destined for a life of failure and insignificance. Tyler and Elliot took this lack of trust as a challenge and set off to prove they had something to offer. It was through these experiences of serving the wealthy, experiencing firsthand that they had just as much potential as anybody else, that Tyler and Elliot bonded and made a pact to build a future of their own.

After high school, Tyler and Elliot pursued separate paths in different states, but they always kept in contact knowing that someday in the future they would partner in a business endeavor. In 2008, they started their first enterprise, JET Movers, which lasted two years. This company was short-lived due to a lack of funding and some difficult personal obstacles. However, it was a great learning experience that helped Tyler and Elliot run their four successful companies together. Apex Customs, the first commercial success, was followed by Elicit Supplements, Automotive Labs, Blink Mattress, and now Elliot Uriah and Glaive.