About Michael VanErdewyk

A resident of Prior Lake, Minnesota, Michael VanErdewyk is a seasoned business executive and entrepreneur. He currently leads Bright Bucks Inc., a company he founded in 2019 as a purpose driven community engagement and earnings app that helps non-profit organizations and their members generate additional income. As CEO, Michael VanErdewyk is responsible for the vision and leadership of the company and execution of the business strategies. He has built a solid management team, including design, technology, sales, marketing, content, finance and operations.

In the early days of Bright Bucks, Michael VanErdewyk worked alongside a team of designers and engineers to develop the company’s community engagement and earnings app. He facilitated critical partnerships with content providers and payment solution providers. Since its founding, the company has built a strong platform for non-profits to engage and add value to their members and for those members to earn up to 20 percent cash back on their everyday shopping from over 400 of the largest national brands at over 300,000 locations, in addition to over 20,000 local stores and restaurants. Members also earn cash for completing surveys, download apps and games, participating in market research and more. Michael VanErdewyk has led the company to launch the product through a successful capital raise of over $2.5 million from sophisticated early-stage tech investors, a very efficient use of capital as some of their competitors have raised $50 to $500 million. Mr. VanErdewyk has built an impressive and active board of directors and advisory board.

Michael VanErdewyk has a BS in biology from Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. He is also a member of the C-Suite Network.