Brad Jessen was born in Las Vegas, but after a career in the military serving our country, Brad and his family moved to Cape Coral 3 years ago.  Brad and Kellie, his wife of 20 years, along with their two daughters, Madison (15) and Riley (5), along with their chocolate lab Tucker, could not be happier with their decision to make Cape Coral their home.

Brad and Kelli met in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, while Brad was travelling for the Air Force.  She was on vacation from Minneapolis and he was on temporary duty from Albuquerque.  After meeting in the lobby of the hotel, they spent less than 18 hours together before Brad called her parents to say that he “was looking forward to meeting the people who raised such a wonderful daughter.”  They were engaged a few months later and the rest is history. 

Brad is retired from active duty in the US Air Force after 21 years of service.  He was based all over the country, including Texas, Illinois, New Mexico, California and Oklahoma.   He was flight engineer on C-5 cargo planes, the largest plane in the Air Force fleet.  The plane is 247 feet long with a wingspan of 222 feet.  Maximum takeoff weight is 840,000 pounds.  Brad has flown in and out of Iraq over 200 times, as well as numerous times into Afghanistan. 

While serving, Brad received the Meritorious Service Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, USAF Commendation Medal, USAF Achievement Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Daughter Madison is a student at Ida Baker High School and Brad is an active parent.  “I love supporting Madison and the other kids at Ida Baker.”  He also enjoys a relaxing round of golf and fishing when he can.  “The best part of living in The Cape is having all the “big city conveniences with the small town community feel.”  Brad is actively involved in the Cape Coral Community Foundation, the Cape Coral Business Alliance and the Chamber of Commerce of Cape Coral. 

After retiring, Brad wanted to continue serving the people of this country.  He loves helping local families and business owners live independently with dignity and does that by helping them set and achieve their financial goals and objectives.  Brad is now a financial advisor with Edward Jones.   His office in located on Pine Island Rd in Matlacha Isles, just west of Burnt Store Road.