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🚀 Day 1 at the MSP Summit!

Today is all about learning, networking, and finding new ways to continue growing VearaLink.

I’m looking forward to connecting with other people in the MSP and technology industry, learning about new solutions, and seeing what we can bring back to better serve our customers.

One thing I’ve learned on this journey is that building a business means you can never stop learning. Technology keeps changing, the industry keeps changing, and we have to keep evolving with it.

Excited to see what comes out of the conversations and connections made here.

VearaLink — Dreams and Solutions Connected.

The next chapter of my story is one where I had freedom… maybe a little too much of it. 😂

After three years of military school, I went off to college.

For the first time in years, I didn’t have that military structure around me. I had freedom again — and I wasn’t necessarily prepared for it.

Some old habits came back, and my college experience at Virginia State didn’t go the way I had planned.

But that’s the interesting thing about life.

What feels like a setback while you’re going through it can sometimes send you in a completely different direction.

My journey eventually brought me to Atlanta, introduced me to the world of film and production, and brought people and experiences into my life that would help shape everything that came afterward.

🎙️ The Journey — Episode 03

“When Freedom Became a Setback: College, Atlanta & Finding My Direction”

Take about 5 minutes and listen when you get a chance.

Listen here 👇

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The path definitely wasn’t straight — and we’re still nowhere near the technology part of the story yet. 😄

Episode 2 gets a little more personal.

I was 15 years old when I left Aruba and came to the United States for military school.

I arrived after school had already started. There were hundreds of cadets marching around in uniform, and since I was the new guy and hadn’t been fitted for my uniforms yet, they put me in these bright gray sweats. 😂

So there was absolutely no hiding the fact that I was the new kid.

But the part I remember most wasn’t the uniform.

It was the moment my father told me:

“It’s time for me to go.”

He was heading back to Aruba, and before he left, he told me:

“This is your last chance to make something of yourself.”

That’s a heavy thing to hear at 15.

Looking back today, though, I understand the sacrifice my parents were making. And I can honestly say that sending me there was one of the best decisions they made for me.

🎙️ The Journey — Episode 02
“The Day My Father Left Me at Military School”

Take about 5 minutes and listen when you get a chance. This is where the journey really started changing.

Listen here 👇

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And if you knew me during those military-school years, you might remember some of this. 😄

The Day My Father Left Me at Military School | The Journey Ep. 02 Wendell Bennett shares the story of leaving Aruba, arriving at military school in the United States, and the difficult goodbye with his father that helped change the direction of his life.

Every journey has a beginning. Mine started in Aruba. 🇦🇼

A lot of people know me today through technology, my career, VearaLink, or just from different chapters of my life. But many may not know the full story of how I got here.

So I decided to tell it.

I’m launching a short podcast series called The Journey, where I’ll share some of the experiences, decisions, failures, sacrifices, and opportunities that shaped my life along the way.

🎙️ Episode 01 — Growing Up in Aruba

This first episode takes me all the way back to where it started — growing up in Aruba, long before I knew that technology, entrepreneurship, or VearaLink would become part of my future.

The episodes are only about 5 minutes, so take a few minutes and listen when you get a chance.

And if you’ve known me during any part of this journey, you may hear a few stories you remember. 😄

Listen here

https://vearalink.com/insight.php?slug=the-journey-begins-growing-up-in-aruba

This is only episode 1. There’s a lot more to the story.

The Journey Begins: Growing Up in Aruba | VearaLink Insights In the first episode of The Journey, Wendell Bennett looks back at growing up in Aruba and the experiences that helped shape the person, engineer, and entrepreneur he would eventually become.