Embers Fireplaces & Outdoor Living is a retail company based in Denver Metro area. We operate with our brand new retail showroom in Westminster, Colorado as well as a strong online presence stocking products nationwide. Our mission here at Embers is to provide and educate consumers on products that are specifically designed to enhance your lifestyle. While at the same time creating a fully immersive and educational online shopping experience with products that are used and sold by Embers personally. We are a family business and with that in mind, we would like you to learn a little bit more about our staff.
Trevor Andruss | Owner/Operator
Embers was founded by Trevor in 2011, when he and his family moved to the central coast of California. What started as an E-Commerce stove company, has grown into a brick and mortar retail location and a full indoor/outdoor lifestyle store, offering much much more. Trevor has spent the last 11 years in the hearth industry and 10 years of sales experience. He is supported by his wife, Chelsea.
The Team
Tayte Andruss | Colorado Showroom Manager
Tayte has worked for Embers since 2015 and enjoys managing the showroom in Westminster, Colorado. His extensive knowledge of the industry and excellent people skills makes him great to work with for any of your fireplace or grilling needs. He is supported by his wife, Olivia.
Tiana Robinson | Controller of Admin Services
Tiana is originally from Colorado but now lives in San Luis Obispo, California. She handles everything from accounting and sales to processing our website orders. She is supported by her husband, Ian.
Chad Tatum | E-Commerce Manager
Chad lives in Atascadero, California. He has been with Embers for years as a salesman and manages the e-commerce side of Embers, along with some web development. He is supported by his wife, Carlee and son Ace.
Brian Leary | Colorado Operations Manager
Brian is a Colorado native. Brian has been in the industry since 2009. He oversees all operations for the local warehouse. He brings his extensive knowledge and skillset to assist the whole company in exceptional customer service. He is NFI certified.
Beau Parrott | Head of Customer Relations
Beau currently lives in Northwest Arkansas. He started with Embers back in 2013 and helped open the original showroom in California. After taking a short break, he is now back with Embers and currently handles all our technical and customer support on the online side, along with freight claims. He is supported by his wife Kristy, and their two daughters.
Danielle Kelley | Colorado Showroom Sales
Danielle is a Colorado native and graduated from Metro State University of Denver in 2014. She started her event management and sales career at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and joined the Embers team in 2019. Her detail-oriented personality translates into Embers events and marketing efforts. She is supported by her husband, Evan.
Randy Haines | Colorado Showroom Sales
Randy has lived in Colorado for over 30 years. He is very familiar with the hearth industry and is a NFI certified hearth design specialist.
Jessie Willey | E-Commerce Development
Jessie joined the team in 2019 and handles the website and marketplace development. She lives in Atascadero, California and loves the beautiful outdoors there on the Central Coast. Jessie is supported by her husband Ryan and son Brooks.
Zain Quinones | Online Sales
Zain is born and raised in Colorado. He joined Ember’s team in 2019. He now lives in Alaska and exceeds in helping customers find their perfect product! He is supported by his wife, Chance.
Rachelle Hood | Receptionist
Our awesome receptionist is from Ann Arbor Michigan, supported by her husband Scott.
Chris Madrid | Video Marketing & Editing
Chris was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Metropolitan State University in 2016. Chris has experience shooting videography for large events around the country. He is new to the hearth industry but is excited to be a part of it!
Braeden Walsh | Service Technician
Braeden joined the team in 2021, he grew up in Massachusetts and works with Zain and Brian in the warehouse.
Kylie Christian | E-Commerce Development Assistant
Kylie is a Southern Cali girl that joined our team in 2021, she's assisting Jessie with e-commerce development. Not only are they a great e-commerce team, they're cousins!