Hannah VanderWeide Shue

Hannah VanderWeide Shue is an investor, influencer, connector, and encourager – driven by curiosity and the occasional Belgian ale.

Hannah is engaged in her family’s leadership at several DeVos family-owned business ventures, including Wakestream Holdings. She plays a central role for her extended family in creating structures and systems that empower family-owned organizations and DeVos family members to work together and thrive.

In addition, Hannah leverages this first-hand experience and expertise to provide coaching to other prominent families and the emerging generation as they embark on transition planning and corporation governance work.

Hannah is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship, leading her and her family to launch SpringGR, a nonprofit initiative in Grand Rapids, Michigan that empowers underserved entrepreneurs to develop the necessary skills to start and scale their businesses.

Hannah also supports charities and initiatives that help others attain the resources needed to reach their full potential and sustain long-term vitality. She and her husband, Blake Shue, are part of The Well that funds overhead costs and covers credit card fees for charity: water so 100% of donations go directly to fund clean water projects.

Hannah’s career began with a series of digital marketing roles of increasing responsibility, advancing to a management position with WeWork before transitioning to efforts related to organizations led by her and her family.

Hannah graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in communications and entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University. She also completed the school’s intensive summer management program. Hannah continues to be involved in the university, including serving on the Wake Forest Board of Trustees and developing a scholarship for first-generation students interested in entrepreneurship.

Hannah and Blake live in Colorado while finding themselves back in Michigan quite a lot as well.