Nature vs. Nurture: Meet my brother, Benton Brown
In the 70th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown is in Seattle, WA, spending the Thanksgiving holiday with her older brother, Benton Brown. For years, the two have talked about recording an interview, and they are finally in the same place and on the same page.
In recent years, Sarah and Ben have put in the effort to strengthen their relationship. Raised primarily separately, Ben with their father in Oklahoma and Sarah with their mother in Iowa, the two siblings are still learning who each other has become in adulthood. However, regardless of their separate upbringings in very different environments, they have many talents and passions in common- an example of the long-standing debate of nature vs. nurture.
The two discuss how Ben came to be a multi-talented artist and graphic designer, the importance of not letting your loyalty get in the way of your growth, finding a job when you don’t expect it, and being the one that’s better.
Benton Brown is a graphic designer with Buffalo Nickel Creative. Ben was born in Bartlesville Oklahoma and spent a majority of his life in Osage Territory in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. With a deep admiration of artwork from a young age, Ben started illustrating in his spare time. Ben is an accomplished musician and audio engineer that wandered through the doors of Buffalo Nickel in early 2009 looking for a place to print t shirts locally for his band. After submitting a design for a shirt he caught the eye of Ryan Red Corn. Ryan offered Ben a job with Buffalo Nickel as a printer. Given an opportunity to better himself and prove to the world that he had latent talents hiding within, Ben quickly set the Buffalo Nickel Press on fire twice before lunch time on his first day. Ben quickly became adjusted and developed skills in design, photography, video, audio engineering, music composition, VoiceOver work, illustration, painting, animation, and storytelling. Ben’s most valuable asset is his ability to adapt quickly. Ben continues to develop new skills on a daily basis. He has been referred to by some clients as the glue that binds the Pawhuska Office together.
