Specializing in investment and retirement planning
Qualifications & Licensure:
MBA, Finance
Series 7 General Securities Representative
Series 66 Uniform Combined State Law
Ben has been a financial advisor since 2003. He was born and raised in Murfreesboro and has an identical twin who is a minute older.
Ben played football, wrestled and ran cross country at Oakland High School. After high school, Ben graduated Magna Cum Laude with a
BBA in Finance from MTSU. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a MBA in Finance also from MTSU. Ben is a graduate of Leadership
Rutherford and the John O. Moseley Leadership School at Northwestern University.
Ben is an active member of the community and has volunteered as a Diplomat with the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, Board
Member of SAE Fraternity and worked on numerous projects and fundraisers for Oakland Athletic Projects, Inc. He has also volunteered
his time with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Children’s Miracle Network, Special Kids, MTMC Foundation, the Commonwealth
Society, and MTSU Blue Raider Athletic Association.
He was named as a member of Million Dollar Roundtable in 2008.
Ben enjoys spending time with family, playing golf, going to Tim’s Ford Lake, hunting, fishing, and attending sporting events. He is a loyal
supporter of MTSU, the Titans, Predators and UT Athletics. On Saturdays and Sundays in the Fall you will find him smoking meat and
tailgating with friends and family.
Ben is married to Blair Leyhew who is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in Hospice care. They have one son, Samuel Wyatt, and twin daughters Eva and Emelia. They are members of World Outreach Church.
Ben can be reached at (615) 216-1336 or james.leyhew@lpl.com