Ben Earle
UBI Works team member. Floyd’s #3 most frequent UBI Works contact. 113x meetings over 2021-2026. Connected to SES (Social Enterprise) board work.
State
Team member at UBI Works / CommonWealth. Full name: Ben Earle (identified from calendar display names). [Source: Google Calendar, 2021-2026]
What They’re Building
- UBI Works policy campaigns [Source: Google Calendar, standup meetings]
- CommonWealth Speaker Series: Guy Standing (organizer/attendee) [Source: Google Calendar, March 2024]
- SES Board Membership — Floyd/Ben discussed SES board membership [Source: Google Calendar, “SES Board Membership Discussion”]
Relationship
113x meetings with Floyd 2021-2026. Core UBI Works team. Regular standup participant. [Source: Google Calendar analysis]
Network
- Works with liam-wilkinson, ken-yang, chelsea-ubiworks
- CommonWealth academic connections: evelyn-forget, robin-boadway
Timeline
- 2026-04-13 | Full name identified (Ben Earle) [Source: Google Calendar]
- 2024 | Commonwealth Speaker Series: Guy Standing [Source: Google Calendar]
- 2024 | SES Board Membership Discussion [Source: Google Calendar]
- 2021-2026 | 113x total meetings with Floyd [Source: Google Calendar analysis]
Recent Activity (April 2026)
- Coordinating BICN separation from NationBuilder with Liam
- BICN’s website already off NationBuilder; uses NationBuilder only for newsletters
- Most BICN donations via PayPal; Stripe integration in progress via 4Wave software (BN conference)
- Investigating ZEFFY as free alternative platform
- NationBuilder contract ends May 2026 — migrating BICN data before then
- Web developer for BICN: Katie
- Finance contact: Pierre handles payment tracking for BICN
CliftonStrengths Profile
Top 5: Intellection · Learner · Ideation · Strategic · Input [Source: Notion Team Strengths Finder, 2026-04-16]
Superpower: Building understanding of complex issues; connecting ideas in broader context; systems thinking and strategy.
Where he needs support:
- Moving from thought to execution
- Connecting ideas/strategy to people
Hugh’s approach with Ben: Bridge strategy to execution. Help identify the next concrete action from his systems-level thinking.