FOUNDER · BUILDER · SANTA TERESA, COSTA RICA

FOUNDER · BUILDER · SANTA TERESA, COSTA RICA

I built
fast.
Crashed
hard.
Now I
build
different.

I built
fast.
Crashed
hard.
Now I
build
different.

I built
fast.
Crashed
hard.
Now I
build
different.

2x

2x

2x

EXITS

EXITS

20+

20+

20+

YEARS BUILDING

YEARS BUILDING

950M+

950M+

950M+

CONTENT VIEWS

CONTENT VIEWS

13

13

13

PRESS FEATURES

PRESS FEATURES

Twice exited. Once burned out. Now building things that actually last.

Twice exited. Once burned out. Now building things that actually last.

Twice exited. Once burned out. Now building things that actually last.

BENLEE.VENTURES

BENLEE.VENTURES

WORKED WITH:

WORKED WITH:

TONY ROBBINS

TONY ROBBINS

ABOUT

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Two decades scaling tech companies across four countries. Built, sold, repeated. I was already burnt out and questioning where the industry was headed — well before ChatGPT made it obvious to everyone else. Then one call during the pandemic made it clear. A client we'd generated millions for threatened to cut our contract or ship the work to India to save a few bucks. I wasn't interested in racing to the bottom anymore. Structured a liquidity event and moved to Costa Rica.

Spent $500K getting my health back. Overseas medical clinics, longevity science, sacred medicine, nervous system biohacking. Got really sick before I got better. That was the real education — and it's what turned the pain into purpose.

Now I play at the intersection of wellness, hospitality, and community. I work selectively with founders, brands, and operators who want to build something that actually matters. If you've landed here, you probably know someone who knows me — or you've been following along for a while.

Two decades scaling tech companies across four countries. Built, sold, repeated. I was already burnt out and questioning where the industry was headed — well before ChatGPT made it obvious to everyone else. Then one call during the pandemic made it clear. A client we'd generated millions for threatened to cut our contract or ship the work to India to save a few bucks. I wasn't interested in racing to the bottom anymore. Structured a liquidity event and moved to Costa Rica.

Spent $500K getting my health back. Overseas medical clinics, longevity science, sacred medicine, nervous system biohacking. Got really sick before I got better. That was the real education — and it's what turned the pain into purpose.

Now I play at the intersection of wellness, hospitality, and community. I work selectively with founders, brands, and operators who want to build something that actually matters. If you've landed here, you probably know someone who knows me — or you've been following along for a while.

WHAT I DO

01

re:center

The first Nervous System Regulation Lodge and Wellness Campus in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. For high achievers, founders, professional athletes, and creatives ready to do less, not more.

Think rehab for busy people

ACTIVE

02

Space Design & Wellness Clubs

I consult on custom wellness spaces from inception to launch — hotel projects, membership clubs, retreat facilities, and the online communities that make them stick.

SELECTIVE PROJECTS

02

Space Design & Wellness Clubs

I consult on custom wellness spaces from inception to launch — hotel projects, membership clubs, retreat facilities, and the online communities that make them stick.

SELECTIVE PROJECTS

03

Community Building

From throwing 1,000-person events in high school to launching TikTok's LA office in 2019 — placing 200+ employees above target — to facilitating retreats for YPO chapters. I help brands build rooms worth being in.

SELECTIVE PROJECTS

04

Advisory & Coaching

I work with a small number of founders on the questions nobody prepares you for: post-exit identity, what's actually next, and how to build something new without destroying yourself in the process.

SELECTIVE

04

Advisory & Coaching

I work with a small number of founders on the questions nobody prepares you for: post-exit identity, what's actually next, and how to build something new without destroying yourself in the process.

SELECTIVE

COMMUNITY BUILDER · DINNER ESTHLOS

I don't just show up to rooms.
I build them.

I don't just show up to rooms.
I build them.

I don't just show up to rooms.
I build them.

I created Dinner Esthlos — the first AI dinner series of its kind. Curated roundtables with Fortune 100 executives asking the questions that actually matter around AI alignment and AI safety. Michelin-starred chefs. San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle. No name cards. No decks. Just the right people having a real conversation about what's coming.

$2M+

$2M+

$2M+

GENERATED

$150K

$150K

$150K

SPENT

"Networking just got a facelift, and its new name is Esthlos: Ben Lee’s AI dinner series."

"Because of you, I turned my company around in 6 months. I have $9 million in pipeline. The way I approach my business has changed forever."

"Because of you, I turned my company around in 6 months. I have $9 million in pipeline. The way I approach my business has changed forever."

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Lauren Grech

Lauren Grech

CEO, LLG Media

"Having Ben coach me transformed my agency. We grew by 250% and boosted conversions by 50%."

"Having Ben coach me transformed my agency. We grew by 250% and boosted conversions by 50%."

DK

David Kim

David Kim

CEO, SwipeRight Media

"Ben's mentorship was instrumental in guiding our company through a successful M&A — giving me the confidence, clarity, and support to make informed decisions and achieve a positive outcome."

"Ben's mentorship was instrumental in guiding our company through a successful M&A — giving me the confidence, clarity, and support to make informed decisions and achieve a positive outcome."

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Tomas Piaggo

Tomas Piaggo

Co-Founder & CTO, CreateThrive

Co-Founder & CTO, CreateThrive

"Ben, the founder, is genuinely one of the kindest people I've ever met. I left feeling rested and inspired."

"Ben, the founder, is genuinely one of the kindest people I've ever met. I left feeling rested and inspired."

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Nathalie Longo

Nathalie Longo

re:center guest · HealthywithNat

re:center guest · HealthywithNat

AS SEEN in

AS SEEN in

Let's build
something
worth building.

Let's build
something
worth building.

I play at the intersection of wellness, hospitality, and community. If you're working on something with real purpose and want a partner who's built, exited, burned out, and rebuilt — reach out. I work with a small number of people at a time.

I play at the intersection of wellness, hospitality, and community. If you're working on something with real purpose and want a partner who's built, exited, burned out, and rebuilt — reach out. I work with a small number of people at a time.