// editorial-expertise

The experts behind Maven’s tax education.

Meet Maven’s current authors and subject-matter contributors, along with the independent CPAs we are considering for future guest articles. Confirmed roles and prospective relationships are labeled separately.

2Current Maven contributors
5Prospective guest CPAs
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// authors-and-contributors

Maven authors and subject-matter contributors

Current Maven contributors appear first. Prospective guest CPAs follow with official professional biographies and sourced photos. A prospective listing does not mean the person has approved or published work with Maven.

Sean Graham, CPA
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Sean Graham, CPA

Founder & Chief Technical CPA

Maven Cost Segregation

Editorial roles

authortechnical reviewer

Sean Graham is a Michigan-registered CPA, real estate investor, and the founder of Maven Cost Segregation. His work combines public-accounting and finance experience with first-hand ownership of residential rentals and self-storage properties. At Maven, Sean leads CPA and tax-strategy review while the engineering team performs property inspection, component documentation, cost analysis, and asset classification.

Areas of expertise

Cost segregation Depreciation strategy Form 3115 Bonus depreciation Real estate tax planning

Sean leads Maven’s CPA and tax-strategy review and writes educational content for property owners and tax professionals.

Articles on Maven

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Estate Planning & Inherited Real Estate: Depreciation Strategies for Owners and HeirsBlogWhy Mobile Home Parks Are One of the Best Asset Classes for Cost SegregationBlogHouse Hacking a Short-Term Rental: How Depreciation Works When You Live in It First, Then Convert to a Full STRBlogWhy Does Your K-1 Show a Loss When You Got a Distribution Check?Blog
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Andrew Bradley
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Andrew Bradley

Account Executive & Construction Industry Contributor

Maven Cost Segregation

Editorial roles

industry contributor

Andrew Bradley brings nearly two decades of commercial construction and operational experience to Maven. Before cost segregation, he worked in construction management across infrastructure, aviation, energy, and industrial sectors on projects ranging from $10 million to $200 million. His contributor role focuses on construction methods, building systems, project documentation, and component-level context.

Areas of expertise

Commercial construction Building systems Project cost documentation Infrastructure Industrial facilities

Andrew contributes construction and building-systems context. He is not presented as a CPA or tax-return reviewer.

Contributor coverage

Full Maven profile

Construction and building-systems contributions will be linked here only after the contributor is visibly credited on a published article.

Prospective guest contributor

Ryan Carriere, CPA

Prospective Guest Contributor

Carriere Tax Consulting, LLC

Editorial roles

authortechnical reviewer

Ryan Carriere, CPA, is the founder of Carriere Tax Consulting, LLC. His public work focuses on proactive tax planning for high-income earners and business owners, including short-term rentals, cost segregation, and year-round real estate tax strategy. Maven currently presents Ryan as a prospective guest contributor, not an approved author or employee.

Areas of expertise

Real estate tax strategy Short-term rentals Cost segregation Tax planning for high-income earners

Maven has prepared a sample guest-author presentation for Ryan as part of a prospective editorial collaboration. No article, technical review, endorsement, or ongoing partnership is represented as approved.

Contributor coverage

A prospective listing does not mean this person has approved or published work with Maven.

Carriere Tax Consulting LinkedIn
Prospective guest contributor

Matt Hamilton, CPA

Prospective Guest Contributor

Surefire Tax & Accounting LLC

Editorial roles

authortechnical reviewer

Matt Hamilton, CPA, is the founder and principal of Surefire Tax & Accounting LLC. His public biography focuses on Subchapter K partnership taxation, cost segregation, 1031 exchanges, bonus depreciation, partnership returns, and K-1 preparation for real estate operators. Maven currently presents Matt as a prospective guest contributor, not an approved author or employee.

Areas of expertise

Partnership taxation Cost segregation 1031 exchanges Bonus depreciation K-1 preparation

Maven has prepared a sample guest-author presentation for Matt as part of a prospective editorial collaboration. No article, technical review, endorsement, or ongoing partnership is represented as approved.

Contributor coverage

A prospective listing does not mean this person has approved or published work with Maven.

Surefire Tax & Accounting LinkedIn
Prospective guest contributor

Dylan Brown, CPA

Prospective Guest Contributor

Dylan Brown CPA LLC

Editorial roles

authortechnical reviewer

Dylan Brown, CPA, is the founder of Dylan Brown CPA LLC. His public practice focuses on fund-level accounting and tax strategy for real estate operators, including bonus depreciation, entity structure design, exit planning, capital-account maintenance, and audit readiness. Maven currently presents Dylan as a prospective guest contributor, not an approved author or employee.

Areas of expertise

Real estate tax strategy Bonus depreciation Fund accounting Entity structure Exit planning

Maven has prepared a sample guest-author presentation for Dylan as part of a prospective editorial collaboration. No article, technical review, endorsement, or ongoing partnership is represented as approved.

Contributor coverage

A prospective listing does not mean this person has approved or published work with Maven.

Dylan Brown CPA LLC LinkedIn
Prospective guest contributor

Jason Watson, CPA, CVA

Prospective Guest Contributor

WCG CPAs & Advisors

Editorial roles

authortechnical reviewer

Jason Watson, CPA, CVA, is CEO and partner of WCG CPAs & Advisors. His official biography emphasizes strategic leadership, practical tax guidance, business advisory work, and service to traditional small-business owners, real estate investors, and rental-property owners. Maven currently presents Jason as a prospective guest contributor, not an approved author or employee.

Areas of expertise

Small-business tax planning Real estate investor taxation Entity strategy Business advisory Valuation

Maven has prepared a sample guest-author presentation for Jason as part of a prospective editorial collaboration. No article, technical review, endorsement, or ongoing partnership is represented as approved.

Contributor coverage

A prospective listing does not mean this person has approved or published work with Maven.

WCG professional biography
Prospective guest contributor

Nick Aiola, CPA

Prospective Guest Contributor

Aiola CPA, PLLC

Editorial roles

authortechnical reviewer

Nick Aiola, CPA, is the founder and CEO of Aiola CPA, PLLC. His official biography describes a real-estate taxation practice informed by his own experience with long-term rentals, short-term rentals, and syndications. Maven currently presents Nick as a prospective guest contributor, not an approved author or employee.

Areas of expertise

Real estate taxation Tax planning Short-term rentals Long-term rentals Real estate syndications

Maven has prepared a sample guest-author presentation for Nick as part of a prospective editorial collaboration. No article, technical review, endorsement, or ongoing partnership is represented as approved.

Contributor coverage

A prospective listing does not mean this person has approved or published work with Maven.

Aiola CPA professional biography LinkedIn

// what-the-labels-mean

Clear credit for every kind of expertise.

Authorship, technical review, and industry contribution are different jobs. Maven labels them separately so readers know who created the article and who checked or informed specific parts of it.

Written by

The person responsible for the article’s original analysis, explanation, and conclusions.

Expert reviewed by

A qualified professional checked the content for technical accuracy and role-appropriate context.

Industry contribution

A subject-matter professional supplied construction, operational, or field context without being presented as the article’s tax reviewer.

// editorial-standard

Credibility is a publishing process-not a logo strip.

Maven’s educational content should identify its author, use a separate reviewer credit only when a real review occurred, and describe each contributor’s relationship to Maven accurately.

External contributors remain independent professionals unless a different relationship is explicitly stated. Their participation does not make them Maven employees, and publication on Maven does not replace advice from a reader’s own tax professional.

Profiles and article credits are updated when responsibilities, credentials, or material facts change. If a public profile is incomplete or unapproved, Maven does not use it as an SEO placeholder.

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