Ben Owen

You know, just using a social media page, which at that time was nothing but shit posting. But it lit a spark in our minds. And then... As luck would have it, my sponsor was taking me through the steps very quickly, and I was getting ready for step 12 right about then, which is to be of service to those still struggling.

You know, just using a social media page, which at that time was nothing but shit posting. But it lit a spark in our minds. And then... As luck would have it, my sponsor was taking me through the steps very quickly, and I was getting ready for step 12 right about then, which is to be of service to those still struggling.

You know, just using a social media page, which at that time was nothing but shit posting. But it lit a spark in our minds. And then... As luck would have it, my sponsor was taking me through the steps very quickly, and I was getting ready for step 12 right about then, which is to be of service to those still struggling.

And something clicked in our heads, man, and we were like, we want to do this, and we want to find ways to raise money to help people who are fighting that battle. And I actually had the idea, probably high on crack back in 2017, to start a nonprofit called... Flanders Fields. You know the poem about Lieutenant Colonel John McRae and Flanders Fields where poppies grow? I don't.

And something clicked in our heads, man, and we were like, we want to do this, and we want to find ways to raise money to help people who are fighting that battle. And I actually had the idea, probably high on crack back in 2017, to start a nonprofit called... Flanders Fields. You know the poem about Lieutenant Colonel John McRae and Flanders Fields where poppies grow? I don't.

And something clicked in our heads, man, and we were like, we want to do this, and we want to find ways to raise money to help people who are fighting that battle. And I actually had the idea, probably high on crack back in 2017, to start a nonprofit called... Flanders Fields. You know the poem about Lieutenant Colonel John McRae and Flanders Fields where poppies grow? I don't.

Okay, it's a poem about World War I, about a field of opium poppies called Flanders Fields and the Battle of Ypres in Belgium. But it's got lots of imagery in it. There's dead people. You know, there's beauty rising from the ashes. There's opium poppies, which is what heroin comes from.

Okay, it's a poem about World War I, about a field of opium poppies called Flanders Fields and the Battle of Ypres in Belgium. But it's got lots of imagery in it. There's dead people. You know, there's beauty rising from the ashes. There's opium poppies, which is what heroin comes from.

Okay, it's a poem about World War I, about a field of opium poppies called Flanders Fields and the Battle of Ypres in Belgium. But it's got lots of imagery in it. There's dead people. You know, there's beauty rising from the ashes. There's opium poppies, which is what heroin comes from.

i wanted to make a non-profit called finders fields to help vets battling opiate addiction you know and um time goes by um i did figure out with robert's help how to replicate my data set across the entirety of the internet to very accurately predict who's about to spend money on a gun purchase or a gun accessory purchase and i took that to market and black rifle

i wanted to make a non-profit called finders fields to help vets battling opiate addiction you know and um time goes by um i did figure out with robert's help how to replicate my data set across the entirety of the internet to very accurately predict who's about to spend money on a gun purchase or a gun accessory purchase and i took that to market and black rifle

i wanted to make a non-profit called finders fields to help vets battling opiate addiction you know and um time goes by um i did figure out with robert's help how to replicate my data set across the entirety of the internet to very accurately predict who's about to spend money on a gun purchase or a gun accessory purchase and i took that to market and black rifle

which had originally been an e-commerce company selling parts, is now a company doing advertising for Leviathans in the gun space. And it took off pretty quickly. Well enough that after that little data company was acquired by a Fortune 500, and Robert was acquired in the acquisition with golden handcuffs, I was able to poach him away to bring him over to Black Rifle.

which had originally been an e-commerce company selling parts, is now a company doing advertising for Leviathans in the gun space. And it took off pretty quickly. Well enough that after that little data company was acquired by a Fortune 500, and Robert was acquired in the acquisition with golden handcuffs, I was able to poach him away to bring him over to Black Rifle.

which had originally been an e-commerce company selling parts, is now a company doing advertising for Leviathans in the gun space. And it took off pretty quickly. Well enough that after that little data company was acquired by a Fortune 500, and Robert was acquired in the acquisition with golden handcuffs, I was able to poach him away to bring him over to Black Rifle.

In March of 21, we filed to start Flanders. And the very first thing we did, oddly enough, was fly Sergeant Deaton back to fucking rehab. He had gone out and gotten addicted to crack and heroin just like I was. He went from paying pills to the same shit I did. And was, oddly enough, facing a lot of gun charges, too. It's weird how that one played out.

In March of 21, we filed to start Flanders. And the very first thing we did, oddly enough, was fly Sergeant Deaton back to fucking rehab. He had gone out and gotten addicted to crack and heroin just like I was. He went from paying pills to the same shit I did. And was, oddly enough, facing a lot of gun charges, too. It's weird how that one played out.

In March of 21, we filed to start Flanders. And the very first thing we did, oddly enough, was fly Sergeant Deaton back to fucking rehab. He had gone out and gotten addicted to crack and heroin just like I was. He went from paying pills to the same shit I did. And was, oddly enough, facing a lot of gun charges, too. It's weird how that one played out.

But anyway, we did our first good deed as Flanders Fields. And we're still waiting on IRS to approve it at this point. And in July of 2021... Um, our Marine Corps intelligence, uh, NCO hits me up about black rifle, about what we're doing. He finds it intriguing. Um, and, uh, so we started dialogue and I don't know, maybe on the 15th, he calls me and it's like, you want to do something crazy? Yeah.

But anyway, we did our first good deed as Flanders Fields. And we're still waiting on IRS to approve it at this point. And in July of 2021... Um, our Marine Corps intelligence, uh, NCO hits me up about black rifle, about what we're doing. He finds it intriguing. Um, and, uh, so we started dialogue and I don't know, maybe on the 15th, he calls me and it's like, you want to do something crazy? Yeah.