Chris Staffeldt

Scottsdale, AZ

I grew up in Gilbert, AZ in a middle-class Christian family, where I developed a passion for mission work early on. Starting in middle school, I joined trips to Mexico helping small churches build houses, feed locals, and share the gospel. That passion grew into larger mission in Ecuador and South Africa, paving the way for my siblings to serve globally as well.

After high school, I went to trade school and became a welder. No one in my family had gone to college, and I believed blue-colar work was my ceiling. But during ten years at BulletProof Diesel, I helped grow a small shop into a multimillion-dollar manufacturer and discovered I was capable of more. In 2018 I left my 9-5 to build businesses dedicated to helping people.

Seven years later, I run multiple growing companies that serve customers while creating jobs. My mission trips taught me that living in the U.S. is a blessing and that with hard work, creativity, and perseverance, I have a responsibility to make the most of my opportunities. I’d rather try and fail than waste the chance that so many others around the world will never have.