Andy Mentges
Chief Executive Officer · Consent Resolve
St. Petersburg, FL · “Fights regulators so you don't have to.”
Andy Mentges is the CEO of Consent Resolve and the CEO of VerticalResponse. Over 25+ years he has launched, scaled, and exited multiple companies, including leading 50+ acquisitions as General Manager at Deluxe Corporation. He spent eight years on the i2Coalition executive board (including as Treasurer), has testified on Capitol Hill, and contributed to White House technology-policy discussions. MBA, Ohio Dominican University; MS in Information Systems, DePaul University.
- •Testified on Capitol Hill on internet policy
- •White House technology-policy contributor
- •i2Coalition Executive Board, Treasurer (2012–2020)
- •Led 50+ acquisitions in hosting & SaaS
- •CEO, VerticalResponse
Policy, privacy law, and the regulatory case for consent-first.
Posts by Andy Mentges
Consent-First vs. Buy-a-List: The Difference That Keeps You Out of Court
Buying or renting a contact list feels like the fast way to fill the pipeline — until you do the per-message math. Here's why consent-first identification is the version that keeps you out of court.
'Where Did You Get My Info?' — Never Fear That Question Again
Every contractor who follows up with a lead has felt the flutter when a homeowner asks how you got their info. With a timestamped consent record, that question stops being scary and starts building trust.
State Privacy Laws Are a Patchwork — Here's How to Stay Covered
Texas, California, and a growing list of states each passed their own privacy law, all slightly different. Chasing each one is a losing game — here's the setup that covers the whole patchwork by design.
TCPA in Plain English: What Home-Service Pros Actually Need to Know
The TCPA is the federal law that governs how you call and text leads — and it carries real per-message penalties. Here's the plain-English version, and why consent-first capture keeps you out of its crosshairs.
The Texas TDPSA and What It Means for Your Website
Texas now has a comprehensive data-privacy law of its own — the TDPSA — and it reaches small businesses other state laws skip. Here's what it asks of your website, and why a consent-first setup already covers it.