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A Founder's Life:

Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​

Podcast

A Founder's Life:

Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​

Building a Business Without Losing Your Family - Ben Steuart - S3 - E12

In this inspiring episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner sits down with Ben Steuart—entrepreneur, founder, and man of faith—to unpack his extraordinary journey from a life of addiction and jail time to building a thriving contract packaging and supplement manufacturing business.

Ben’s story is one of redemption, resilience, and relentless faith. After turning his life around at 21, he built a business with little capital, scaled through COVID, and now leads a 50-person team with a culture rooted in purpose and service.

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Ben Stewart is an entrepreneur, husband, father, and the founder of a fast-growing contract packaging and supplement manufacturing company. His passion for entrepreneurship began early—launching small ventures as a kid, even running a gopher blasting business and selling online.

But his path wasn’t linear. In his teens and early 20s, Ben struggled with addiction, destructive choices, and time in and out of jail. At 21, his life took a radical turn when he put his faith in Jesus Christ, a transformation that reshaped his purpose, values, and vision for the future. Guided by mentors in his local church, Ben learned to channel his entrepreneurial drive into serving others rather than himself.

In 2019, he launched his own contract packaging business with little capital and no roadmap. Through resilience and faith, he scaled the company rapidly, building a 50-person team, navigating the challenges of COVID by pivoting production, and establishing a culture rooted in excellence, service, and transformation.

Today, Ben is focused on expanding his business while duplicating the culture he and his team have created—one that integrates faith, family, and purpose into every decision. His mission extends beyond business growth: he strives to build workplaces and partnerships that positively impact communities and spread the Gospel through action.

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About this Episode

In this inspiring episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner sits down with Ben Steuart—entrepreneur, founder, and man of faith—to unpack his extraordinary journey from a life of addiction and jail time to building a thriving contract packaging and supplement manufacturing business.

Ben’s story is one of redemption, resilience, and relentless faith. After turning his life around at 21, he built a business with little capital, scaled through COVID, and now leads a 50-person team with a culture rooted in purpose and service.

Highlights

  • Early Career: Worked in his father’s company while launching small ventures, from online sales to a gopher blasting business.

  • Big Challenge: Battled addiction, drinking, and jail time before radically transforming his life through faith at 21.

  • Turning Point: Embraced mentorship, shifted focus to serving others, and decided to build a business from scratch.

  • Personal Growth: Learned resilience through scaling without debt, hiring wisely, and creating strong systems.

  • Business Success: Founded and grew a contract packaging business during COVID, now leading a 50-person team.

  • Future Vision: Aims to duplicate his company’s purpose-driven culture at scale to transform communities with the Gospel.

Resources

Learn more about Filling Services:

https://www.fillingservices.com/about

Connect with Ben:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-steuart/

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