Ben Daron, a man with dark brown hair, sits in a sunlit room and smiles.

Ben Daron

Binge-watcher, Halloween enthusiast, and Valerian Owner
📺 🏋 ☕ 🎲 🎃
Since 2013

Longtime entrepreneur and creative problem-solver, Ben is the owner of Valerian.

Growing up, Ben’s parents owned and operated a small business, and he was often helping out or brainstorming ways to make his parents’ business more successful. Those early experiences gave Ben a passion for helping business owners thrive, a passion that is foundational to Valerian and the company’s mission.
Nick the bull terrier licks from a Starbucks cup with his name on it.
Ben in the middle of a workout in a rainy parking lot.
Ben's house decorated with lights and skeletons for Halloween.
Ben in the middle of a workout in a rainy parking lot.
An aerial view of Columbus, Ohio, at sunset with the buildings and river in view.
Ben in the middle of a workout in a rainy parking lot.
Ben's house decorated with lights and skeletons for Halloween.
Nick the bull terrier licks from a Starbucks cup with his name on it.
An aerial view of Columbus, Ohio, at sunset with the buildings and river in view.
Ben in the middle of a workout in a rainy parking lot.

If there’s a new TV series to binge, you’ll likely hear about it from Ben. Ever since high school, Ben has been the friend who will tell you about the show you just have to watch (back then it was Supernatural, more recently it’s Succession). If he’s not watching four episodes of a new show back-to-back, he’s often heading to the gym or a coffee shop (black coffee with almond or oat milk, please).

Ben’s competitive streak comes out during his favorite board games, Aggravation and Uno, or during a Mario Kart race. Halloween is Ben’s favorite holiday, and he’s got a stash of skeletons in his garage just waiting for October. Some years, he even sends out a Halloween card (complete with candy! 🍬) to his friends and family.

Valerian clients work closely with Ben and will come to appreciate his diverse expertise, excellent communication, and dedication to a job well done and know him as designer, consultant, project manager, and prolific doer-of-things.

Client support
Project management
WordPress
Elementor
Gravity Forms
SEOPress
SEO optimization
Shopify
DNS
Domains
CloudFlare
Redirects
CRM integrations
Automations
Google Workspace

Courses + Certifications

Everything Accessibility

Figma to
Shopify

WordPress
SEO Fundamentals

The Page
Builder Summit

Advanced Google Analytics

Google
Analytics for Beginners

Hubspot
Content Marketing

Hubspot
Inbound

Where to find Ben

Ben lives in Columbus, Ohio, where you can find him taking walks with Valerian’s own mascot, Nick the bull terrier.
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