About Red Garage Auction Company
Bryan Mergen discovered a love of auctions as a small child while attending cattle and estate sales with his father. He started out as an auction ringman and clerk in his teens which further fueled his enthusiasm for becoming an auctioneer. Bryan graduated from auction school in 1998 and has been developing his craft for nearly 25 years. He founded Red Garage Auction Co. in 2012 and was selected as the 2013 Wisconsin State Champion Auctioneer. Bryan takes pride in being able combine the speed and efficiency needed in a traditional personal property auction with the charisma and energy and needed for a successful benefit auction. He is equally comfortable selling a benefit event for a local hunting club or for a celebrity event in New York City. Bryan holds a BS in Agribusiness from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, an MS in Food and Agribusiness from Purdue and MBA from Indiana University. Most importantly he is happily married to wife Beth and sons Jack, Ben and Joe.