After 10 years of enterprise sales with Xerox, Parametric Technology and EMC, Ben left Corporate America to follow his entrepreneurial spirit and combine his passion for sports and technology. In 2003, Ben co-founded Pixiem, an early developer and publisher of mobile video games, where some of his customers included ESPN and Wimbledon. In 2005, Pixiem was acquired by WinWin Gaming. Later in 2005, Ben went on to co-found Phizzle.

Ben has been in and around sports his entire life playing college basketball and then professional basketball in Europe in the nineties. Ben currently resides in San Francisco, CA with his 8 year old son.