Ben is the Founder and CEO of leading natural wellness company, Grass & Co (www.grassandco.uk)

Grass & Co create award-winning mushroom supplements combining functional mushrooms with adaptogens and vitamins, and are listed in leading UK retailers including Holland & Barrett, Boots, Sainsburys, Wholefoods, Daylesford and more. Our new functional drinks range is taking the UK by storm, and the three drinks are crafted with powerhouse botanicals and naturally juicy fruit flavours. Grass & Co is growing rapidly, and launched in China and Germany in 2024.

Prior to Grass & Co, Ben previously founded and ran the innovative film and digital production company, Pure Grass Films. In 2019, Pure Grass Films produced TWIST, a modern re-imagining of the story of Oliver Twist, starring Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora, David Walliams and Raff Law. Pure Grass also produced a wide range of award-winning digital entertainment series including “Beyond the Rave”, starring Jamie Dornan (50 Shades of Grey), and “Kirill”, which won a Webby for Best Original Drama series.

Ben previously headed Sony Pictures Digital Division in Europe and prior to that was Senior Advisor, Corporate Strategy at the BBC.

Ben studied Modern History at Oxford, and did an MBA at INSEAD in France.