Founder, community builder, and veteran

Ideas need someone
to make them happen.

I bring people, programs, and practical tools together. My work spans community building, operations, marketing and hands-on AI workflows, with a growing focus on AI product management.

Ben Gibson smiling outside Steamworks Seattle, with the yellow doorway and Steamworks sign visible
2008–2012
Military service

United States Marine Corps

Combat Engineer with explosives expertise, two deployments to Afghanistan and a Purple Heart. A foundation in disciplined teamwork, logistics and decision-making under pressure.

Community & membership

MADE Community

Built and ran a membership community for queer men on Discord, with a community-business and co-op model that continues today. Accepted into a StartOut incubator.

Current work
Operations & applied AI

Steamworks Seattle

As an Operations & Marketing Apprentice, I support hands-on operations and marketing, produced Content Creator Night, and am developing an AI workflow pilot. I’m preparing the case study for an upcoming North American Bathhouse Association presentation.

See the pilot walkthrough ↗

Open to thoughtful conversations about AI product work, operations, and community-focused roles and projects.

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