Ben was born and raised in Big Timber, MT. He graduated from Sweet Grass County High School and attended Montana State University after being recruited to play football for the Bobcats. After a career ending injury, Ben completed his BFA in Graphic Design and received the Bronze Pencil Award for outstanding ability in graphic design from the School of Art. Ben formed Skylite Creative with Gregg in 2009. Skylite worked with many clients before merging with Jason and his company Johnson Design Works in 2011. Outside of designing and coding websites, Ben is active in the community. He is a board member for Big Brothers Big Sisters, a volunteer youth football coach, and a committee chair for the Bozeman Stampede Rodeo.