06/05/2026
It's not every day you get to celebrate someone like Ben Kniffen. Good thing today is that day. Read his full interview โฃ
๐ญ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ?
Fun, Competitive, Level-Up.
๐ฎ. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ?
First and foremost, God. I've felt His hand move me multiple times this year, and He has been the strength behind everything I do. Beyond that, I could honestly give a shoutout to everyone on this team.
Aaron Prickel has been there to help me and genuinely wants to see me succeed.
Emily Shaw and Brian Kavicky have asked the important, challenging questions that pushed me to grow.
Rob Lime never once set rookie standards for me. He treated me like an equal from day one (and the same for the leadership team).
Lastly, Dan Faber, J.B. Andrews, and Mariah Stevens have meant more than they know. I'm grateful for all of it.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ (๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ), ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐?
18-year-old me. I'd tell him to use his time better and start building earlier. Oh, and save more money.
๐ฐ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
Relying on God for everything. Following His rules and guidance far more seriously than I ever did before. The growth speaks for itself.
๐ฑ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ?
Doing things I've never done before. Growth and transformation are always the goal, and I want to keep getting closer to the best version of myself.
๐๐ข๐ก๐จ๐ฆ ๐ค๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟโฆ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
Pull-ups and prayer. The pull-up game is already strong, but we're leveling it up. While we're at it, leveling up the prayer game, too. Both require consistency and deliver results.
Ben, watching you grow this year has been something else. We're proud to have you on this team and can't wait to see what you do next. Happy birthday! ๐