Ben designed his first website at age 11 and had his first paying client by age 13. As Ben grew both in skill and experience, he found a recurring theme that small businesses' needs were not being met with affordable technology and marketing solutions. Ben founded Igniting Business LLC to help businesses become more effective and efficient through tech and marketing systems.

John became Executive Director in July 2011 after 30 years as senior pastor of churches, most recently First Baptist Church in downtown Columbia. He worked in the congregational settings to build community within his church’s organization, and his experience has proved a valuable asset to Community Foundation of Central Missouri.

Pack had been teaching Yoga for more than a decade when he noticed he and many of his students were losing hard won gains after returning to their desk jobs between classes. The first iteration of what is now the Soul Seat emerged from perching a floor-like platform on an old task chair he found discarded along Broadway Blvd in Columbia. Pack's passion for well designed tools led him through numerous subsequent designs with the help of local talent and early fans.