CHAD HESSEN
Skilled. It’s who we are.
Chad Hessen is an experienced manager with a demonstrated history of working in the building materials industry.
Skilled in Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Contractors, and Strategic Planning.
Strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Arts – BA, focused in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communications from University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.


COREY DINELL
Skilled. It’s who we are.
Cory Dinell is the newest member of the 316 Direct Wholesale team, joining in August 2020.
With a background in customer service and business development, his focus is on serving our customers well by adding value to their personal and professional projects.
When he’s not selling or installing iron doors and replacement windows you’ll find Cory chasing his two young boys around Wichita with his wife, Audra.

This is how we came to be.
316 Direct Wholesale was created by Erik Leschuk and Chad Hessen in 2019 to fill the replacement window and pivot iron door void in the Wichita market.
316 Direct Wholesale is owned by Erik Leschuk, a serial entrepreneur who has been investing in and redeveloping real estate since the early 1990s. Having a knack for disrupting markets, Erik is passionate about taking something that is undervalued and repositioning it so as to add the value it has the potential to have. He is a 2021 Wichita Chamber of Commerce Board Member.
Connect with him on LinkedIn to learn more.
ERIK’S PROJECTS
- Murdock Warehouse, LLC – Partner
- 2.0, LLC – Partner
- Teamwork, LLC – Managing Partner
- Next Level, LLC – Owner
- Wichita Rentals, Founder & Former Partner
- Team Management, Founder & Former Operator
- LightSpeedVT MidWest, World Studios-Production Company
- MIAGO, LLC – Partner