Who We Are: Leadership

The co-founder of Social Assurance, Ben combines a background of technology and market strategy to grasp the complex nature of social media across technology, marketing and regulatory requirements.

He led sales and marketing efforts for hyper growth on the Inc 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies for Five Nines Technology Group as the Director of Business Development and is a 2012 Pipeline Entrepreneur Fellow. Ben’s background in enterprise security and software bring a unique perspective to social media solutions.

Ben’s thought leadership in enterprise technology has been featured in publications such as CRN and the Midlands Business Journal and he frequently speaks on the use of technology in the enterprise. Ben studied Business and Computer Science at Nebraska Wesleyan University completing his Bachelor’s degree.

As the technology co-founder of Social Assurance, Matt architected the Social Assurance platform. He has extensive experience in payment processing transaction systems with ACI and others and has served as the lead architect for healthcare software systems. Matt’s previously led development for silicon valley based social media startup, Twylah. Matt frequently speaks about software and database architecture, led the formation of the Omaha Bar Camp and is an active participant in the Open Source development community.

As operations manager, Trent brings experience managing high profile brands strategy and execution of our client launches, as well as ongoing content strategies. Trent’s background in finance  and social media help guide the platform, processes and procedures that guide financial services marketing.

Trent has been published in Businessweek magazine and featured within local and national news outlets as a millennial thought leader. Trent's education includes a BS in International Business from Morningside and a MBA from James Cook University.