{"id":2114,"date":"2024-02-22T15:01:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/charlottesville\/?post_type=our-team&#038;p=2114"},"modified":"2025-04-11T14:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:11:52","slug":"eric-benson","status":"publish","type":"our-team","link":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/charlottesville\/our-team\/eric-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h2>Get to Know Co-Owner of CertaPro Painters\u00ae of Charlottesville: Eric Benson!<\/h2>\n<p>Eric is a co-owner of CertaPro Painters of Charlottesville with his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/charlottesville\/our-team\/kim-benson\/\">Kim<\/a>. After working as an entrepreneur in the IT field for over 25 years, Eric decided on a career change with CertaPro to better fulfill his personal goals while still providing the challenge of running and growing a successful business.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Eric was a founder and owner at a successful PR software company, growing it from its infancy to becoming a leader in the online media newsroom software space with hundreds of newsroom clients including Ford Motor Company, Toyota, the Detroit Lions, Best Buy, Abbvie, Texas Instrument, Lenovo, Walgreens, and several other Fortune 500 companies.<\/p>\n<p>Eric has leveraged his customer service and business knowledge in helping to serve and expand the existing Charlottesville territory for CertaPro. His experience of delivering a positive experience for customers and meeting their expectations is a passion that Eric brings to CertaPro Painters of Charlottesville that he believes is a key differentiator in separating us from our competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, Eric enjoys spending time with his wife, two children, and two cats (well, just one of them if we\u2019re being honest). You may also find Eric on the pickleball courts, hiking or playing trivia at one of several venues in the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 Truths and a Lie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I once had a job at a theme park as a juggler\u2026I was the lead in my high school musical\u2026I have played in the US Open Volleyball Tournament<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Lie<\/em><br \/>\n<span id=\"clicktoreveal\" style=\"cursor: pointer; color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\">Click to Reveal&#8211;&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"thelie\" style=\"display: none;\">I once had a job at a theme park as a juggler<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script>\ndocument.getElementById(\"clicktoreveal\").addEventListener(\"click\", function() {\n    document.getElementById(\"thelie\").style.display = \"inline\";\n    this.style.display = \"none\";\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hobbies: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Pickleball, Bar Trivia, Hiking, College Football<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Food:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Cuban<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Sports Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Florida Gators, Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Sherwin-Williams Color:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwin-williams.com\/en-us\/color\/color-family\/neutral-paint-colors\/SW7069-iron-ore?msockid=3f2241a1f57c61550f235413f4e860ad\">Iron Ore SW 7069<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Number:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>22<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get to Know Co-Owner of CertaPro Painters\u00ae of Charlottesville: Eric Benson! 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