Austin Gappelberg

Austin Gappelberg serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Hampton Chocolate Factory since May 2017, while also holding the position of Chief Executive Officer at thekeyp, a company initiated in October 2018, which is recognized for creating the first-ever phone wallet that accommodates credit cards and dorm or apartment keys, alongside developing over 50 prototypes to streamline product development. Gappelberg founded Horn Entrepreneurship and led the Collaboration within the Entrepreneurship Club from December 2018 to December 2019. Educationally, Gappelberg obtained a degree in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of Tampa (2020-2022) and the University of Delaware (2018-2020).