Defending the Defenseless: Ben Owen Founder of We Fight Monsters

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In the heart of every shadow that plagues our communities, from the silent cries of the trafficked to the silent battles of addiction, We Fight Monsters stands as a beacon of hope and defiance. Born from the shared experiences of those who've faced the abyss and emerged to tell the tale, our organization is a testament to the power of resilience and the strength of unity. We are the ones who navigate the night to bring back the lost, who stand in the face of evil not with weapons, but with the unwavering belief in redemption and recovery. Ben is a daddy to eight (sometimes ten), grandparent to one, humanitarian, fighter of evil, bringer of hope, formerly addicted, alcoholic and homeless. He's also the owner of BlackRifle Co, a data intelligence and digital media agency not to be confused with the coffee company of similar name, and co-founder of two non-profits—We Fight Monsters and Flanders Field—that help people in some of the worst places in America and the world. Ben loves sharing that his wife Jess can drive, load, and fire a M18 Hellcat, a WWII tank destroyer. He’s also the only crackhead ever invited to CIA headquarters. When they’re not in South Memphis helping others rebuild their lives after addiction, Ben and Jess can be found in rural Georgia where they live with their family.

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1:24.0	out Brandon Webb's latest book. All these different books are in there. Go read a book and gain some knowledge and use your brain. Now, today, my guest is going to have a unique
1:33.9	conversation on addiction and human trafficking and how he can get involved and how you can get
1:39.8	involved with his organization, which is called we fight monsters dot org and I'd like to
1:45.7	welcome to the show Ben Owen welcome Brad thank you so much for having me man how you
1:51.1	doing today hey I'm doing great hey welcome to the show Randy Searle you know he's like
1:55.2	hey rad you need to get Ben on your show and so we coordinated with each other we got some time
2:00.3	together and so I'm
2:01.7	really happy to have you on to talk about your organization. But first, you know, we like to get
2:06.5	a little bit of information from our guest, right? We like to know a little bit about where you came
2:10.2	from and how you got to where you're at today. Because here you're on a podcast, right? And we're
2:14.8	talking about your mission. So how, what were you doing at 17?
2:20.4	Where were you at? What was your like when you joined the military? What was going on with your
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