Aaron Vernon is an entrepreneur helping to build a startup AWS consulting firm one sale at a time. He is originally from Washington, D.C., U.S.A., and spent the beginning years of his professional career in South Bend, Indiana where he supported a number of startups and actively contributed to an emerging regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. In 2020, he traveled to Ghana for the first time and grew a strong appreciation for the country during his visit. Now, he is an active investor in Chief Gold and Co-Founder of a company he started with Holden Lombard in 2021.

Aaron was employee hire 24 for a startup in the city of South Bend, Trek10, globally known for its Amazon Web Services expertise – and has led or contributed to formation and growth of Sales, Innovation, Government Contracting, Human Resources, Accounting, and Marketing initiatives as the company is crossing 100 employees four years later without utilizing an investment round.

Currently, Aaron resides primarily in his home town in Maryland, working from home. He takes occasional trips to Chicago, Los Angeles, Indiana, Jamaica, and Ghana as necessary for work or play.