Ben’s journey starts with his family immigrating to America when he was 4 years old. His parents fled Iran as refugees after the Iranian revolution and escaped by way of smugglers into Pakistan where they began their 16 month process of asylum into the United States.

Ben lived in Alaska as a young child and moved to California where he went to high school and studied philosophy at the University of California at Davis. Ben picked up his first philosophy book at the age of 11 and has been seeking answers to the big questions ever since.

An entrepreneur since the age of 15, Ben has helped build companies across a myriad of industries including automotive, real estate, home improvement, consumer goods, and others. Ben has coached and lead hundreds of professionals and executives in their journeys of personal development and business growth.

Ben is also an avid pilot, with a deep passion for the perspectives gained from aviation.