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When he\u2019s not doing all of the above, Ben competes as a US Masters swimmer in regional and national competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact him at ben.gibson.mktg@gmail.com <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767.jpeg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767-scaled.jpeg?resize=1800%2C2400&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengibsoncmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/23C0B69E-8EFE-41AE-A3E5-650309F19767-scaled.jpeg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-31\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bengibsoncmo.com\/index.php\/about\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-31\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bengibsoncmo.com\/index.php\/about\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-31\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bengibsoncmo.com\/index.php\/about\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Gibson has spent the past 30 years pursuing great marketing outcomes for B2B companies. 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