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Ben Beakes
Owner, Founder and Managing Member, 3PS, LLC
Written by Cathy Bonnstetter
Photo by Jason Hager.
Ben Beakes, owner, founder and managing member of 3PS, LLC, a government affairs and public relations firm based in Charleston, does not just talk the talk about religious and family values. He walks the walk with God and his family.
“ God designed my path the way He did on purpose,” Beakes says.“ There were moments I doubted, but I remained faithful and listened to my wife, Sarah, and now I get the blessing of seeing how His plan was, in fact, perfect— and He isn’ t done with me.”
In 2015, Ben and Sarah turned their backs on a steady paycheck and health insurance and took a leap of faith to create 3PS, LLC. In September 2025, the company celebrated its 10th anniversary and announced that, in partnership with Hager Consulting, it purchased Vandalia Digital, a digital marketing firm in Putnam County.
“ What began as one person with one client in the basement of my house has now grown to multiple employees and services,” Ben says.“ 3PS has served more than 60 different clients from a diverse array of industries.”
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