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Melanie White is the president of Hellwig Products. Founded in 1946, Hellwig Products manufactures forged steel suspension products for a variety of vehicles including recreational vehicles, trucks, and SUVs and is an OE supplier for Oshkosh, Freightliner, and the United States military. Melaine recently certified Hellwig Products as a Woman owned and operated company through the National Women’s Business Enterprise. This year she is running for a second term on the SEMA Board of Directors and in 2018 she was named SEMA Person of the Year. Passionate about the industry, she feels that the 2 ½ years she has served is not enough and that there’s unfinished business and wants to continue to make a bigger difference.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • American Collectors Insurance • Autogeek • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
Her great grandfather, her grandfather and her father whose legacy and building of Hellwig Products has been and is her inspiration to carry on the family business into the future.
CHALLENGE
Influence in Washington DC to fight against regulation that negatively effects the industry and supply chain issues during and since COVID hit have been very challenging.
SPECIAL VEHICLES
Porsche Taycan
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Martian by Any Weir
Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
Have the attitude that we will get through it and no matter what we are going to have fun.
WHERE TO FIND MELANIE
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