Hessel Kielstra selected as Business Innovator of the Year and for the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP)

  CALGARY, ALBERTA - 03/27/2018 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

Hessel Kielstra, an Owner & CEO of Vyefield Enterprises was recently just selected for Business Innovator of the Year and for the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).

While inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only 10 Business Leaders are chosen for this distinction and only a dozen professionals are selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award based on their longevity in their field, accomplishments, accolades and community outreach. Hessel was also just recently honored at IAOTP’s Annual Award Gala at the Ritz Carlton in NYC where he was presented with Top CEO of the Year for 2017. www.iaotp.com/award-gala

Hessel is being recognized for the Business Innovator of the Year Award and for the Lifetime Achievement Award for having over 4 decades of professional experience as a seasoned international business leader, and trusted CEO.Throughout his career, Hessel has certainly proven himself as an accomplished professional and expert in entrepreneurship, marketing, business management and development. He has demonstrated success not only in the business world but also in the agricultural industry and in the value added further processing business, namely bakery products.Hessel carries a strong reputation and offers a wide range of expertise and experience in the business community.The President of IAOTP, Stephanie Cirami stated, “Choosing Hessel for both of these distinctions were an easy decision for our panel to make.He has been an entrepreneur since he was 18 years old and has dedicated his life to leading the family business.He has also shown a lifetime of not only being successful as an Entrepreneur but successful in his community.We enjoyed meeting him at last year’s gala and we are honored to have him as our Business Innovator of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Recipient.”

Vyefield Enterprises is a multi-faceted private company owned and managed by the Kielstra family. Vyefield’s corporate head office is located in Calgary, Alberta and since the age of 18 Hessel has led the family business.  Originally from the Netherlands, Hessel graduated from Trinity Western University in 1970 and completed his studies at the University of British Columbia in Psychology & Political Science in 1972.

Throughout his illustrious career, Hessel has been active in his community which includes two terms as an alderman for the city of Abbotsford, when he was in his late twenties. He is recognized worldwide for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the Business Industry. He has received many awards, accolades’ and has been featured in publications and magazines.For 2018 he will be on the cover of TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine and he will be honored at IAOTP’s 2018 Annual Award Gala where he will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Business Innovator of the Year.For 2017, he was named Top CEO of the Year by the International Association of Top Professionals and Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year by Who’s Who. He sits on numerous boards, is the President of several private companies, and in 2016 completed being chair of the board of Dordt College in Iowa which has about 1400 students. The Wall street Journal ranked Dordt College as #1 in the nation for student engagement for 2016 and 2017, out of 1,111 colleges and universities. “it was a real honor and privilege to be a participant in the outstanding leadership team at the college”

Looking back, Hessel attributes his success to Alice his wonderful loving wife of over forty years and to his many extraordinary experiences, his work ethic, his greater family, his faith and mentors he had along the way as well as staying passionate in all his endeavors. He is at his best, if he is creating and/or innovating new concepts or ideas with a vision for the future.Hessel says he has been blessed, he loves doing what he is doing, and feels this is just the beginning. To get the most out of life we depend on a high level of trust along with a great attitude full of gratitude. As we age we realize that life is all about faith hope and love.When he is not working Hessel enjoys traveling, dining, enjoying the arts, and taking advantage of life’s opportunistic moments. For the future, Hessel will continue to help influence others in their business ventures and serve as a mentor to other entrepreneurs and hopes to continue making a difference in people’s lives anyway that he can. 

For more information on Hessel please visit: http://www.vyefieldenterprises.ca/

Watch his video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85pMt7P6nSs&t=73s

About IAOTP

The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization who handpicks the world’s finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries.  These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers and to help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join.  You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview. 

IAOTP's experts have given thousands of top prestigious professionals around the world, the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires.  IAOTP prides itself to be a one of a kind boutique networking organization that hand picks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals to one place.

For More information of IAOTP please visit www.iaotp.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85pMt7P6nSs&t=73s