Ben VandenWymelenberg

Ben is an entrepreneur, designer, speaker, and extreme adventure enthusiast. Ben is dedicated to bringing jobs back to America through creating brands that source USA made products, and understand the long term economic benefits to re-building the American economy. Ben is the Founder and CEO of WOODCHUCK, a USA made brand he took from concept to Big Box retail shelves in one year. This international brand has gained attention from sources such as the; Business Upstart Journal, LA Times, and the Wall Street Journal. The Vision he see’s for this company is creating a World more connected to nature by planting One tree across the U.S. for every product they sell. He speaks at events such as the National CEO conference on topics in Manufacturing, Entrepreneurship, and Green Design. He and his company were also elected as “40 under 40”, 32 under 32, and Entrepreneur of the week by Upstart Journal. If you’re looking to go fly planes, jump off cliffs, camp, and then talk business strategy; this is your guy.