I’m Ben Pappas—Head of AI & Innovation at Valuetainment, PBD Podcast, Bet-David Consulting, and Minnect. I build AI systems and data infrastructure that move fast and scale clean. My focus: turning complexity into leverage and making companies sharper, faster, and harder to compete with. What I’ve Done I’ve built and exited three companies, including Beti.ai, which was acquired by Summit Risk. I joined as COO post-acquisition and helped lead a $100M raise. I build AI systems and data infrastructure that scale—no buzzwords, just results. What I’m Into AI, data, and blockchain—when there’s real utility. I’ve been deep in Bitcoin since the early days and still write smart contracts when they’re actually needed. No tech theater. Just tools that work and ideas that cut through noise. What Grounds Me Family. Art. God. I’ve sold $2M+ in original artwork, coach youth sports, and try to keep the balance between intensity and meaning. Reach out about: • Building with AI (without the hype) • Scaling a startup to exit • Building Systems that Scale • Transforming data into revenue • Smart contracts + crypto strategy I don’t waste time—let’s get into it.

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Need help with E-Commerce, Marketing, Branding, Startup Struggles? Awards & Recognitions: 🏆 (2024) Inc Regionals: Mid-Atlantic #54 🏆 (2023) Inc5000 #159 Overall, #2 in Retail 🏆 (2022) FedEx “Customer of the Game” My main company is called Hatching Time and holds the recognitions above. Through the company’s rapid e-commerce growth, opportunities have presented themselves and doors have opened. I have been able to expand into other markets quickly and diversify my portfolio. If you are interested in hearing more, please text or setup time to chat. I am excited to work with individuals who are beginning their entrepreneural journey. Getting expert advise about difficult decisions along the way will pay off in the long run. One piece of advice is to find a good mentor that is where you want to be. Having built and scaled a portfolio of self-funded companies to MM sales, I can help growing companies find weaknesses in their strategy. I have a passion for showing others how to scale their business rapidly through e-commerce sales and global distribution. Once you have the blueprint, scaling company after company is like copy and paste, with some tweaks depending on the industry. So why do consulting? After having been asked from friends and family about business questions, I figured why not share my experiences on here too. I launched this account in Feb, 2024 so if you need any referrals, please see my LinkedIn.

Chief Growth Officer for the PBD PODCAST, VALUETAINMENT, MINNECT, Bet-David Consulting, and The Vault conference. I oversee marketing, business development, and strategic partnerships. 2022–2023: THE DAILY WIRE — CMO 2018–2022: DISNEY — SVP driving subscriber acquisition, retention, and marketing for Disney+ and global consumer products and e-commerce 2013–2018: AMAZON — VP driving subscriber acquisition, retention, and marketing for Prime, Audible, Music, Video, and Kindle I help CEOs grow their companies through launching new products & services, hiring senior executives, and improving marketing, business development & sales. I specialize in companies who need to break the $10M revenue barrier to scale to $100M, or break the $100M barrier to scale to $1B. I have an MBA from MIT and an M.S. & B.S. in Computer Science & Electrical Engineering from UCLA. Please send specific, thorough questions so that I can maximize the value I return to you. If there’s any helpful information I need to review before I respond, please add that to a Google doc and send a link along with your question. Thank you!

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My career began as a humble shelf stacker at a local grocery store with a hunger for retail. Fast forward +20 years and I’ve worked with some of the world’s leading and fastest growing brands. Many of which, are house hold names today. > From food 🥜🥫🥟🧁 > To beverages 🧃🧋🧉🥤 > To disruptive concepts 🌱🤯🦄📡 > To non food or devices 🎧⌚️📱🪥 There’s not a concept I haven’t seen work or fail and the tangible reasons for the wins and losses. 💰My insights have SAVED brand owners 100’s of 1000’s of $$ in failed attempts. 💰 ———————————————————————— I’ve been launching, scaling and growing brands for myself and others for almost 20 years in the food, beverage or non food categories. 📈 I’ve project managed market leading concepts from ideation to launch. 🚀 I have a unique ability of taking consumer insights & trends and enabling them to shape category disrupting innovations & exciting new product developments. 📊 As a result of this success, I’ve become incredibly experienced in the process of mergers, acquisitions and strategic exits in the FMCG space. 💰 If you are; 🧐 • Seeking advice on a brand or business 📥 • Don’t know where to start the brand building process or if you should launch an idea 💡 • Need help to unlock innovation or new profitable ideas 💻 • Are thinking of selling your business but don’t know how to approach it 🏦 • Or, just in need of some guidance from someone who has ‘done it before’…..🏆 If you’re looking for support on anything you have just read…...📲 Then……..let’s 🛡️MINNECT! 🛡️ Chat soon, Chris Kitto

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