Ben Chestnut

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Ben Chestnut is an American internet entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of MailChimp, a popular email marketing company.

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Background

Ben Chestnut was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia. He studied physics at the University of Georgia, and industrial design at the Georgia Institute of Technology

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Career

He is the former CEO of The Rocket Science Group, which he co-founded in 2000.

He is presently the CEO of MailChimp, a popular email marketing company with 15 million users.According to Atlanta Business Chronicle,In August 2017, Ben was awarded as "Most Admired CEO".

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Compensatory policies

Chestnut has focused his company's resources in providing compensatory benefits for employees. Chestnut's motivation for his corporate policy stems from his being raised by his military father who had few economic opportunities.

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Risks of social media

In an interview with Forbes Magazine, Chestnut countered arguments that social media would replace the need for email and email marketing.

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See also

• MailChimp
• The Rocket Science Group

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External links

• Ben Chestnut on Twitter

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia