Adam Messick is a Portland-based military veteran, myocarditis and pulmonary embolism survivor, multi-business entrepreneur, and consumer-research publisher. He founded Cascade Data LLC, as a managed IT services company that services the Portland area and has become a premier SEO firm that also publishes a portfolio of consumer-research sites covering warranties in general (Warrantyist, Warranty Peace), pet advice (CoverHope), house plans (HomePlanHQ), and cybersecurity (247Plan). Each site approaches its vertical from the consumer's side, with original research on the gap between marketing claims and consumer reality. Adam also owns and operates Abiqua Spirit Distillery which makes Silverton Vodka, an ultra-premium potato vodka awarded ADI Gold Medal in 2019, Üla Orange Liqueur and G...