The $2.5M Secret: How a UFC Fighter Built a Game-Changing African Business Empire

The Proven Entrepreneur

Don Williams

Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Careers, Business

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful episode of The Proven Entrepreneur Show, host Don Williams sits down with Justin Wren, a former UFC fighter turned humanitarian whose story of transformation will move and inspire you. Justin shares his remarkable journey from battling addiction and depression to finding his life's purpose as the founder of Fight for the Forgotten, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the Pygmy people in Africa.

Don and Justin dive deep into how a professional fighter became passionate about fighting poverty instead of opponents. You'll hear the touching story behind the organization's name, directly inspired by the Pygmy tribes who call themselves "the Forgotten," and learn about Justin's unique approach to sustainable community development that starts with securing land rights before drilling wells.

Key Topics Discussed:

Justin's transition from MMA fighting to humanitarian work
The impact of addiction recovery and finding purpose through service
Innovative approaches to nonprofit management and fundraising
Cultural integration with the Pygmy tribes of Africa
Sustainable community development strategies
The power of gratitude in personal transformation

Notable Mentions:

Don Williams (Host)
Justin Wren (Guest)
Fight for the Forgotten (FFTF.org)
The Pygmy tribes of Africa
Ben Hansen (business coach)
EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization)

Whether you're an entrepreneur seeking purpose beyond profit or simply someone interested in remarkable stories of human transformation, this episode offers valuable insights into how one person's journey from rock bottom to redemption is changing lives across continents.

Follow Justin Wren on Instagram @TheBigPygmy or visit fightfortheforgotten.org to learn more about his mission to fight for those who can't fight for themselves.

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0:00.0	Are you an entrepreneur looking for more free time, more money, or just looking for that success blueprint?
0:11.6	The proven entrepreneur is the podcast for you.
0:14.6	Host Don Williams and his guests share real success stories from proven entrepreneurs.
0:19.7	Here's your host, Don Williams.
0:28.9	Hey, it's Don Williams with today's episode of the Proven Entrepreneur Show. Such a treat for you
0:36.4	today. Good friend of mine from just down the street,
0:39.1	well, down I-35, a couple hundred miles. That's not very far in Texas, though. So I have Justin
0:47.7	Rann. Justin, welcome to the show. Thank you, Don. I appreciate it. And it's good to be neighbors.
0:56.9	That's considered neighbors here in Texas. It you, Don. I appreciate it. And it's good to be neighbors. That's considered neighbors here in Texas.
1:02.0	It kind of is. I mean, I would go down there for, you know, Franklin Barbecue for lunch, you know.
1:07.8	Yeah. And that's just kind of kind of how we are. So, I'm so thrilled to have you on today. Now, Justin, I think you are a philanthropist. And I don't even know if that's a word,
1:14.5	but, or maybe a social entrepreneur or a humanitarian entrepreneur. Well, I don't know. Justin,
1:23.6	tell us what you are and what you do. Yeah, I'm a former fighter turned humanitarian or I guess, really I'm just a dude that wants to put love and compassion in action in sustainable ways.
1:38.3	And do that many ways here.
1:41.5	But in the biggest way over in Africa, or the most biggest or deepest, most
1:47.1	meaningful way to me is for my second family, a hunter-gatherer tribe, the pick-me people, who I got to
1:53.1	live with for more than three years. But my longest time there was one year, and it built up
1:59.8	more than three years in the last 13.
2:02.4	And I just love it.
2:04.0	We do a whole community development.
2:07.7	Yes, we started with water, but even before drilling water wells, we started with land.
2:14.3	They needed to have the land rights and land ownership legally in their name before we could drill them a well so that we knew that it was going to be there long term, right?
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