# Ben Powers

> Ben Powers is the founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Visiting Media, a hospitality software company that combines immersive media with sales tools. His career moved from wedding photography and event-facility ownership to creating TrueTour and launching SalesHub. Based in Carlton, Oregon, he became CEO in June 2023 and moved into the innovation role in November 2024.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Visiting Media
- **Organizations:** Visiting Media, Visiting Media Foundation
- **Education:** Studied economics for one year; did not complete a degree, Santa Clara University
- **Known for:** Founded Visiting Media and developed TrueTour immersive selling software., Led Visiting Media as CEO from June 2023 to November 2024., Oversaw the April 2024 introduction of SalesHub.

## Career timeline

- **Childhood** — Recalled selling wooden baseball-card cases with his friend Lindsay and later making birdhouses.
- **1994** — Started a wedding photography business, according to his Modern Hotelier interview.
- **Before Visiting Media** — Invested in and managed wedding and event facilities around Portland, Oregon.
- **2017** — Said he sold his last other company to concentrate on Visiting Media.
- **2023-06** — Appointed CEO of Visiting Media after serving as SVP of Sales for its Hotel and Resort division.
- **2024-04** — Visiting Media unveiled SalesHub while Powers was CEO.
- **2024-11** — Moved to the newly created Chief Innovation Officer role; Jascha Kaykas-Wolff became CEO.

## Achievements

- Founded Visiting Media and developed TrueTour immersive selling software.
- Led Visiting Media as CEO from June 2023 to November 2024.
- Oversaw the April 2024 introduction of SalesHub.
- TrueTour received a Travel Portland innovation award, according to his HSMAI speaker biography.
- Launched and grew more than six ventures before Visiting Media, according to his 2023 appointment biography.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Became Chief Innovation Officer, focusing on product vision and customer-informed innovation while continuing to work with the sales organization.
- **2025-04** — Attended the Pyramid Leadership Conference in La Quinta, California with Visiting Media colleagues, as documented in the company’s April events recap.

## Links

- Website: https://visitingmedia.com/authors/ben-powers
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-powers-13271338/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11