About Jordan Hetlund

As a Regional Director at Thales, Jordan focuses on helping organizations protect critical data, strengthen technology strategies, and address evolving security requirements. With a career spanning technology sales, leadership, and business development, Jordan brings a strategic and relationship-driven approach to every opportunity.

Jordan has generated more than $450 million in IT product and services sales throughout a successful technology career. Jordan has also been recognized as a top salesperson at Nortel, Cisco, and VCE, reflecting a strong record of performance, leadership, and customer engagement.

Beyond corporate achievements, Jordan is passionate about entrepreneurship and is the founder of Furtrieve, a company built from the ground up around a genuine love for pets. The Furtrieve vision includes Furtrieve, Furtrieve Pro, Furtrieve Community, and Purrtrieve, creating opportunities to connect people, pets, and communities through innovative ideas and meaningful experiences.

Jordan is also an experienced public speaker and educator who has participated as a guest speaker at events focused on information technology and entrepreneurship. Jordan has taught public speaking and enjoys helping others communicate ideas with confidence and clarity.

Jordan Hetlund has always maintained a strong passion for dogs, particularly Chows, while also enjoying travel, food, cooking, and discovering new experiences. Jordan has traveled throughout 42 U.S. states, as well as Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe, with Florida, Las Vegas, Chicago, and Napa Valley among favorite destinations. Cooking is another important interest, and Jordan is especially known for making exceptional spicy pickles that have become popular enough to generate requests from people in different locations.

An adventurous personality has also created a collection of unusual life experiences, including walking across hot coals at age 13, having a rap video filmed at home, performing work for the Transportation Security Administration, and appearing in two movies, including Gladiator and Uncle Buck.

Jordan’s commitment to professional excellence, entrepreneurship, and community has been recognized through the Skokie Police Citizen’s Award and the Muncie Police Award for Outstanding Service.

An adventurous personality has also created a collection of unusual life experiences, including walking across hot coals at age 13, having a rap video filmed at home, performing work for the Transportation Security Administration, and appearing in two movies, including Gladiator and Uncle Buck.