Who We Are

United in Excellence,
Opportunities and Endless possibilities

Affinity Worldwide is a family of companies and 50+ operating divisions spanning a broad spectrum of industries. We are real estate investors who established strong roots in the REI industry by becoming the premier provider of insurance, services, publishing and resources for investors. Because our organization thrives on entrepreneurial spirit, along the way, we’ve built Affinity Worldwide to include businesses that share that same drive and desire to deliver the best. Our portfolio of brands now spans industries including real estate, investing, insurance, publishing, event production, marketing, digital design & development.

Meet our leaders

Eddie Wilson
CEO
Eddie Wilson

Eddie Wilson

CEO

Eddie graduated from the Ohio School of Broadcasting with a degree in Broadcast Sales and Marketing. He also has studied marketing at Georgia Tech and business management at Emory University. He is most known for taking a talk radio station in Atlanta to the level of “most listened to Station in the World” (Radio and Records Magazine) in 2002. He has owned his own advertising agency which represented clients such as Pepsi, Proctor & Gamble, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Mail America. He is now the President of the AEG corporation and speaks around the country including many well known universities on the topics of Branding, Marketing, and Innovation in Business.

Becky Cole
CFO
Becky Cole

Becky Cole

CFO

Becky Cole is Chief Financial Officer of Affinity Worldwide. Her skill in finance and accounting comes naturally, since both her parents were Vice Presidents of banks. In a recent three year period, she set up several dozen different entities, built a highly sophisticated, state-of-the-art reporting system to organize and manage tens of thousands of transactions and activities for client property investments, transitioned more than 600 complex reporting files from manual to digitally integrated and interactive reports, all while managing the accounting and payroll for an enterprise that had grown by over 300%. At the same time, Becky has been actively involved in revitalizing small town America, with current activities focused in Marceline, Missouri.

Tim Gerdts
COO
Tim Gerdts

Tim Gerdts

COO

Tim Gerdts is the Chief Operating Officer of Affinity Worldwide. Tim oversees the IT infrastructure for the company as well as each of our facilities. Prior to joining Affinity Worldwide, he held positions as the Vice President of Harvest Midwest, Sr. Manager of Information Technology at American Century Investments, and various other managerial and technical roles with large companies, public utilities, and government agencies. Tim sits on the boards of several nonprofit organizations to fulfill his passion of helping others. Tim and his wife Andrea, who live in the Kansas City area, have 5 grown children and a growing list of grandchildren they enjoy.

Tyler Van Winkle
CMIO
Tyler Van Winkle

Tyler Van Winkle

CMIO

Tyler Van Winkle is the CTO and CIO for Affinity Worldwide, and the co-founder of Rivet, a full-service technology and creative agency.  His extensive background in tech and innovation seated him as Technical Director at Barkley for seven years before he went on to other roles in tech startups like Leap2 and Kozoru.  His technology products have received funding from tech giants like Steve Case and Brad Feld.  VanWinkle has won multiple Addy’s including Best in show, Cannes Bronze Lion, and Cause Prizm Best in Show, and his products have been featured in publications like Wired.com, MIT tech review, Tech Crunch, and the front page of the New York Times.

Kay Moore
CHRO
Kay Moore

Kay Moore

CHRO

Affinity Worldwide is Kay’s first career stop in a non-ad agency setting.  She graduated from KU and spent the majority of her career at Barkley in Kansas City before a moving to GlynnDevins in Overland Park.  Kay’s background developing and managing the HR and culture for multiple entities under one umbrella brand have been valuable throughout the recent growth at AEG.  She’s a proud Jayhawk and enjoys nothing more than time with her family (unless KU basketball is playing).

R. Michael Wrenn
Founder, Chairman of the Board
R. Michael Wrenn

R. Michael Wrenn

Founder, Chairman of the Board

Mike Wrenn is Founder of Affinity Worldwide, National Real Estate Insurance Group, Affinity Group Management and a member of the Board of Directors for several insurance and real estate investment companies. He has successfully acquired and directs companies in the real estate arena. Mike’s dedication to this industry is exemplary. His intense passion to not only be successful, but also to change communities for the better, is unmatched. He prides himself on investing and running companies that not only help investors be more profitable, but also gives them the education they need to be successful entrepreneurs. Mike has been an independent insurance agency owner since 1978. His insurance heritage goes back four generations to 1896 in Marceline, Missouri. As an active real estate investor and insurance provider, Mike stays involved in economic and community growth activities.

Community Support

At Affinity Worldwide, we're passionate about supporting our community by giving back to nonprofits and charitable efforts. We believe that by working together, we can make a positive impact and help change lives for the better! Here are just a few of the causes supported by Affinity Worldwide:

  • Cotton Cavanah Youth Center
  • Missouri Military Academy
  • The Covering House
  • The Lighthouse Shelter
  • Welfare Council
  • Kansas City Startup Foundation
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  • Alpha Nu Beta
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Heart Association
  • Berean Christian Academy Music Department
  • Cancer Charity4Life Inc.
  • City Union Mission
  • Covenant Point Camp & Retreat Center
  • First Baptist Church
  • FMS
  • Friends of the Marceline Pool Committee
  • Good Shepherd Hospice House
  • HDSA Center of Excellence
  • Healing House
  • Holy Cross Catholic School in KCMO
  • Iglesia Cristiana Maranatha KC
  • Kansas City Hospice
  • Kids In Motion
  • Leadership Institute
  • Liberty Institute
  • Linn County Humane Society
  • Louisiana Community Food Pantry
  • Marceline Area Nutrition Program, Inc.
  • Marceline City Police Department
  • Marceline Community Chest
  • Marceline High School
  • Marceline Lodge #481
  • Marceline Nutrition Site
  • Marceline Parks and Recreation
  • Marceline Rotary Club
  • Marceline R-V School
  • Marceline UMC
  • Miss Onslow County Pageant
  • North Missouri Arts Council
  • River of Refuge
  • Salvation Army
  • Savannah R-111 High School
  • Show-Me Institute
  • Special Olympics Missouri
  • St. Jude Hospital
  • Susan G Komen Foundation
  • The Baldrick's Foundation
  • The Bucklin Class of 2018
  • The Garland Habitat for Humanity
  • The Gerber Insurance Group
  • The Giving Grove
  • The Heritage Foundation
  • The Leadership Institute
  • The New Hope Baptist Fellowship Church
  • TREIA
  • UMB
  • University of MO/Cheer Squad
  • Walt Disney Hometown Museum
  • Wayside Waifs
  • Wounded Warrior Project