MEET WIL HANGER

Hanger Homestead

Wil’s family is from a small town in Missouri. He proudly follows in the footsteps of his grandpa, who taught him about carpentry when he was younger.

“My craftsmanship is everything. I take the time and put in the extra effort to do my work properly and finish projects nicely,” Wil says.

While working a 9 to 5 sales role, Wil started doing odd jobs on the side. He’d come home more proud of a deck he built than a big account he landed.

Before long, Wil took what he learned from his grandpa and started a construction and renovation business. His wife, Gabriella, trusted him to take the leap and concentrate on doing what he loved.

“I want to be known as an honest person,” he says. “I want people to say: ‘He was here when he said he’d be, and he worked how he said he would.’”

Wil’s legacy goes beyond his work. Wil is teaching his daughter to be a problem-solver. He hopes she’ll have the resolve to figure things out and the resilience to keep going—even when it’s hard.

“I wouldn’t be doing what I am if I didn’t want to leave something behind for my daughter. I want her to learn to be self-sufficient,” he says.

Wil and his wife teach their daughter how to care for animals, grow food and hunt. Every day, they instill in her the ability to thrive in any circumstance.