Ben Weiss graduated from Vanderbilt University Magna Cum Laude, and from Washington University School of Law where he earned the F. Hodge O’Neal award for receiving the highest grade in corporate law in his graduating class. Prior to Daytona Street, Ben worked as a corporate and securities lawyer at Thompson Coburn, and an equity analyst at a New York-based hedge fund, ADW Capital. Ben founded his own hedge fund, 8th & Jackson Partners L.P. in 2014. Ben is a published author and frequent guest contributor to entertainment trade publications.