About Us | NextFive | November 10, 2023 Kansas City
About Us
NextFive, a visionary organization is proud to announce its co-founders: Ben Clayton, Aaron Blythe, and Dustin Holub.
Together, Ben, Aaron, and Dustin are leading the charge in creating a better future through collaboration. The mission of NextFive is to bring together visionaries, innovators, game changers, disruptors, boundary pushers and dreamers to conspire to positively transform the world over the next five years by harnessing the power of new and emerging technologies.
Ben is a passionate cloud and virtualization expert, and driven by a deep desire to collaborate with like-minded individuals to create innovative solutions that challenge the status quo and pave the way for a brighter future. That is why he co-founded NextFive, dedicated to bringing together visionaries, innovators, game changers, disruptors, and dreamers to conspire to positively transform the world over the next five years by harnessing the power of new and emerging technologies. Ben’s has expertise in IT management and a strong commitment to driving positive change; he is passionate about joining forces with other change-makers and future leaders to shape the future, together.
Aaron Blythe is a passionate and skilled hacker, and software architect. He is always eager to understand things and find ways to make them better. Aaron is deeply committed to collaborating with other visionaries to create a positive impact on the world. He strongly believes in the power of new and emerging technologies to drive change and improve people’s lives. Aaron is a co-founder of NextFive, designed to bring leaders, innovators, disruptors and dreamers together with the mission of learning and inspiring one another to create a better future together, with a focus on the next five years.
Dustin is not just a tech enthusiast, but a believer in the power of collaboration and a passionate advocate for a generative culture. After years of working in infrastructure silos, he realized that the true potential of technology can only be unlocked when people work together openly and learn from each other. That’s why Dustin co-founded NextFive, a group designed to team like-minded leaders, innovators, game changers, disruptors, and dreamers together to share their vision of how we can leverage emerging technologies to change the world for the better. In his free time, Dustin loves to spend time with his wife and their two children, swim, play indoor soccer, and dream of a future where technology will make us all better together.