Benjamin Smith grew up in the suburbs of Washington D.C., although he was born in Birmingham, England. He attributes some of his best qualities to the English influence his father provided, including a passion for football (soccer) and the importance of self-deprecation. He attended a small, private school and later entered Wake Forest University, where he studied communications and entrepreneurship. Ben has been creating opportunities and turning ideas into reality his entire life. 

During high school, he raised over $40,000 to create and finance a self-sustaining Cyber Café in a small town in Togo. He opened two boutique group training gyms during college and continued growing those businesses for 5 years. Concurrently he has worked for a venture capital firm (AVX Partners), a big tech company (Box.com) and in the non-profit space (Wake Ventures). 

Ben moved to Austin, TX in 2016. Since 2019, he has been focused on his latest venture, Disco cruelty-free skincare products for men. Ben has the passion and the perseverance to dream big and live even bigger.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Instagram: @letsdisco 

www.letsdisco.co