Our Team

The executive leadership team oversees the day-to-day responsibilities of managing our company.

Founder and CEO

Brian Benson

As CEO and Founder of the only fully centralized marketing and single supply company in the multifamily industry, Brian Benson has the vision and inspirational leadership to set new market standards. His commitment to excellence fuels a high-energy culture that is both challenging and fun. Brian founded Benson in 1992 as a small direct mail and print company that quickly and successfully evolved into a full service integrated marketing company. Brian and his team were the first US company to embed cross-media marketing technology into a digital storefront and Benson has been recognized by HP as the first to launch DIY Wall Covering technology in the US. Thriving on innovation and openly embracing change, Brian’s passion and entrepreneurial vision result in a constant desire to discover creative solutions and unmet needs in the marketplace. Leading with confidence, Brian understands that collaboration is essential for success and creates an atmosphere of empowerment that trickles down to everyone in the company. With 24+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, his current responsibilities include:

Continually reinforces the essence of Benson: Thinking/Making/Delivering
Communicate Benson’s vision to the team
Drives partner experiences aimed at “WOW”
Develop and monitor strategies to ensure long-term financial viability
Develops senior leadership capabilities within the organization
Oversees and manages legal and financial compliance
Promotes a culture that reflects the organization’s values, encourages excellence and rewards performance
Ensures that staff and senior teams have sufficient and up-to-date information on the direction of the company
Evaluates Benson’s performance on a regular basis

“If a measurement matters at all, it is because it must have some conceivable effect on decisions and behavior. If we can’t identify a decision that could be affected by a proposed measurement and how it could change those decisions, then the measurement simply has no value”

Douglas W. Hubbard

COO

Courtney Sumners

Courtney joined Benson in 2001 and her responsibilities have grown with the company. As Technology Services Group Lead, she works to grow technological and operation efficiencies throughout the company and introduces new and current clients to products and services as a knowledge leader. As Product Development Team Lead, Courtney pursues new product initiatives and works with vendors to create partnership opportunities. She also plays a key role in Business Development, working with the CEO to lead strategic planning by analyzing client needs, providing solutions and developing implementation plans for the company. Courtney speaks frequently about technology and operational workflows at conferences and events nationwide.