The HeavyWorth Team
Who we are, what we do, get to know us.
HeavyWorth Team Members

Brian Nelson
General Manager
Brian@HeavyWorth.com
Brian is originally from Westboro, Missouri, and now lives in Omaha with his wife Kristin. He worked on previous projects with Marabeth and Jim and joined HeavyWorth to lead the team as well as handle the technical side of software and app development. When he’s not writing lines of code and keeping everyone at HeavyWorth pointed in the right direction, he enjoys golfing, fishing, and traveling.

Glenda Wegener
Business Development Specialist
Glenda@HeavyWorth.com
Glenda was born and raised on a farm outside of Norton, Kansas. She now lives back in Kansas and has one son who lives in Wisconsin. Glenda enjoys spending time with family or participating in outdoor activities like horseback riding, biking, and hiking. She has a brother that took over running the farm, plus two sisters, Barb and Sandy – who is her twin sister.

Melissa Rieke
Sales Executive
Melissa@HeavyWorth.com
Melissa hails from Tonganoxie, Kansas (or close to it!). On their small farm, her husband and their three kids raise show cattle while she stays out of their way! She and her husband both grew up in trucking families that specialize in hauling heavy equipment. Before joining HeavyWorth, she ran her own photography studio specializing in newborns and families.

Marabeth Tyler
Marketing Director
Marabeth@HeavyWorth.com
An Ohio native her whole life, Marabeth grew up in Kirtland and now hails from Defiance. Her family includes her husband Brent, six kids, and a cat. When she’s not making sure everyone’s heard of HeavyWorth, she enjoys reading, gaming, cooking, arts and crafts, designing, and spending time with family. She’s currently working on a BA in Graphic Design and Media Arts at SNHU.

Wolf Norgren
Developer
Wolf@HeavyWorth.com
Wolf isoriginally from Omaha, but he now enjoys the great outdoors in the Michigan U.P. He was homeschooled and later obtained a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Univ. of Nebraska – Lincoln. He enjoys reading, hobby electronics, and model rocketry while not creating data reports or working in the Android development environment.

Aaron Traffas
Content Marketing
Aaron@HeavyWorth.com
Aaron grew up farming near Sharon, Kansas, where he lives today with his wife Diane and four sons. When he’s not generating content for HeavyWorth, he’s operating his fourth-generation family farm. He’s also a performing songwriter and plays shows and releases records both solo and with the
Aaron Traffas Band.

Jim Phillips
Customer Success Coordinator
“As seen on TV”
Jim@HeavyWorth.com
A meteorologist in a past life, Jim is originally from Chicago and now lives in Omaha with his wife, Carol. When he’s not making sure everyone who uses HeavyWorth has a good experience, he’s enjoying Thai and Indian food while tweeting about the weather. He’s also a craft beer connoisseur who organizes a bar crawl each year for his birthday.