Brett Atlas is a licensed attorney who has owned businesses in several different industries, including construction, distribution, finance, technology, and real estate. In addition to writing Three Things Matter Most, Atlas is a senior writer for the popular whiskey blog Bourbon & Banter; his articles have also appeared in several whiskey-related publications. In his work with the Bourbon Crusaders, a philanthropic-minded group of whiskey enthusiasts, he has helped raise nearly $1 million for various charitable organizations. Atlas lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife and three children.