Ben McCarthy

Ben McCarthy is a seasoned professional in the Salesforce ecosystem, currently serving as the Founder of Salesforce Ben, the largest community-powered Salesforce media platform, which attracts over 1.2 million monthly views. In addition to this role, Ben is a Strategic Advisor at Tequity Advisors, specializing in M&A Advisory within the Salesforce ecosystem, and an Advisor at AscendX, focusing on the scale of leading Salesforce ISVs. As a Strategic Advisor and Investor at PipeLaunch, Ben supports the launch of innovative Customer Intelligence solutions on the Salesforce platform. Previous roles include Non-Executive Director at Cloud Orca during its acquisition by Cooper Parry, and Co-Founder and UK Managing Director at EMPAUA, where Ben led significant revenue growth. Earlier experience includes positions as a Senior Business Analyst at Simplilearn and as a Business Analyst at Conga, amongst other consulting roles. Ben holds a BcS in Information Systems from Cardiff University and a BTEC in ICT from South Downs College.