Benny Lewis, also known as Brendan Richard Lewis, is an Irish author, blogger, and technomad language hacker renowned for his website Fluent in 3 Months. This platform showcases his personal endeavors to master new languages typically within three-month periods. His approach to language learning emphasizes the importance of speaking from day one.

Lewis is the mastermind behind the book Fluent in 3 Months (2014) and a series of language courses titled Language Hacking, including Spanish, French, German, and Italian. His journey began with a monolingual background until his early twenties. Following a transformative conversation with a polyglot at an international party in Spain, Lewis embraced the challenge of language learning and has since become fluent in seven languages, with conversational abilities in several others. His methods and experiences have earned him a spot as National Geographic's Traveler of the Year.

As a speaker at two TEDx conferences and a figure featured in various media outlets, Lewis continues to inspire and assist others in their linguistic pursuits. He now resides in Austin, Texas, embracing his career as a digital nomad and founder of the world's largest language learning blog. His dedication to language learning and integration into local cultures has made him an internationally best-selling author and an influential personality in the language learning community.