Vanderveldt created and hosted
CNBC’s first original primetime series, “American Made.” Vanderveldt is the 2018 Recipient of the Global Empowerment Award by the Global Business and Interfaith Peace Awards in partnership with the
UN, has been named by
Oprah as one of her Global 100 Leaders, and is the winner of the Global Entrepreneur in Excellence Award given jointly by
Forbes and
Northwestern Mutual. In 2011, Vanderveldt was hired as Dell's first
Entrepreneur in Residence leading programs such as, The Dell Center for Entrepreneurs, The Dell Founders Club, and The $100M Dell Innovators Credit Fund. As the Entrepreneur in Residence, she travels to over 80 cities each year to speak at conferences and panels to promote the global and domestic entrepreneurial initiatives at Dell. Vanderveldt was among ten people who joined the
United Nations Foundation 2013-2014 Global Entrepreneur Council. The UN Global Entrepreneur Council features entrepreneurs under the age of 45, spanning the corporate, creative, and media industries. In 2012, Vanderveldt helped architect the first federal and State based Entrepreneur in Residence Bill in Washington D.C., aimed to simplify small business regulatory hurdles to help business owners start and grow their companies. In 2013, Vanderveldt testified to pass the Entrepreneur-In-Residence bill SB 328 at the Texas Senate Government Organization Committee at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. Vanderveldt’s life goal and mission is to “Empower a Billion Women by 2020." She gave a TedXWomen talk in 2011 on "Making the Impossible Possible," speaking about her mission and upbringing. She was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence for
Dell and is the founder and current CEO of the Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 movement. Vanderveldt was the creator and manager of the Dell $100 million credit fund, and a member of the 2013
United Nations' Global Entrepreneurship Council. == Awards and honors ==