Ben Askins is Co-Founder of Gaia, a UK-based green technology company that builds AI-powered online tools helping businesses achieve governmental and internal environmental targets more efficiently.

Ben studied at the University of Warwick (2010-2013) and describes himself as an accidental entrepreneur, co-founding his first venture Verb Brands in 2014 after a planned corporate career fell through.

Ben was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020 and has built a social media audience of over 1.5 million followers sharing insights on entrepreneurship, management, and careers.

He co-founded Verb Brands, a luxury digital marketing agency working with clients such as Bentley, Bugatti, and Aston Martin, scaling it to a global business with offices in London and New York before selling it to Croud in 2021.

Gaia has rapidly established itself as one of the UK's fastest growing green tech companies, offering two core products: AI-powered Carbon Accounting software and a digital marketplace for buying and selling carbon credits.