Lee Benson

My first reaction was, you got the wrong guy. That's not Mark.

My first reaction was, you got the wrong guy. That's not Mark.

You know, he's Mr. Bible Study. He's a very talkative, very friendly guy. I'd see him walk. I'd wave, and he'd wave back. Mark and I would carpool our kids.

You know, he's Mr. Bible Study. He's a very talkative, very friendly guy. I'd see him walk. I'd wave, and he'd wave back. Mark and I would carpool our kids.

We were all so flabbergasted.

We were all so flabbergasted.

I remember looking at the houses and thinking, whoever it is lives there or knows somebody there, because somebody has to be watching to know this guy left a few minutes early that day.

I remember looking at the houses and thinking, whoever it is lives there or knows somebody there, because somebody has to be watching to know this guy left a few minutes early that day.

To him, this feels personal. I was getting pressure from neighbors to donate the land to the preserve, and people made me out to be like the devil. It was crazy.

To him, this feels personal. I was getting pressure from neighbors to donate the land to the preserve, and people made me out to be like the devil. It was crazy.

For sure, I'm going to build again. Only by this point, he's got a new problem. Nobody would insure me. Lee can't rebuild until CSP is caught. So then my efforts just focused on how do I help find this individual so I can start building it again.

For sure, I'm going to build again. Only by this point, he's got a new problem. Nobody would insure me. Lee can't rebuild until CSP is caught. So then my efforts just focused on how do I help find this individual so I can start building it again.

You know, it was super unfortunate and a little bit relieving for me personally when another home was burned down.

You know, it was super unfortunate and a little bit relieving for me personally when another home was burned down.

what, we've got all this time and money and effort to this point, like what the heck happened?

what, we've got all this time and money and effort to this point, like what the heck happened?

It was so hot that the concrete was sort of chipped up and coming apart.

It was so hot that the concrete was sort of chipped up and coming apart.

But Lee Benson, he's not so sure. It's probably just some kids smoking cigarettes, dropped a match. I just assumed that it was an accident.

But Lee Benson, he's not so sure. It's probably just some kids smoking cigarettes, dropped a match. I just assumed that it was an accident.

But then, a few weeks later, My builder put up a sign for his company, and somebody wrote on it, you build, we burn again. You build, we burn again.

But then, a few weeks later, My builder put up a sign for his company, and somebody wrote on it, you build, we burn again. You build, we burn again.

Who is CSP? And why are they targeting Lee? Could there be somebody that, you know, has an issue with me? I just needed answers.

Who is CSP? And why are they targeting Lee? Could there be somebody that, you know, has an issue with me? I just needed answers.

I just love the beauty of the desert. All the changing seasons, coyotes, javelina, bobcats, lots of rattlesnakes in the summertime. Phoenix, Arizona, the year 2000.

I just love the beauty of the desert. All the changing seasons, coyotes, javelina, bobcats, lots of rattlesnakes in the summertime. Phoenix, Arizona, the year 2000.

The walls are up, the roof is on, all the wiring is in. Every day coming to the construction site and watching this thing go up, it was so much fun. Everything is going according to plan.

The walls are up, the roof is on, all the wiring is in. Every day coming to the construction site and watching this thing go up, it was so much fun. Everything is going according to plan.

Lee was not going to be influenced by the tension in the neighborhood. I'm on private property that I purchased not bordering any part of the preserve. It's all BS.

Lee was not going to be influenced by the tension in the neighborhood. I'm on private property that I purchased not bordering any part of the preserve. It's all BS.

Hello and welcome to the Show Your Value podcast where we explore the art of value creation in three macro buckets.

Hello and welcome to the Show Your Value podcast where we explore the art of value creation in three macro buckets.

Back at the time of the fire, Lee was hard at work, creating value. Right around 2000, I'm running my full-time Taekwondo martial arts school, and I'm operating three different aerospace-related businesses. Not only was the guy rich, he was fit, too. I've done lots of marathons, ultramarathons, competed in three different Ironmans. I just loved to exercise.

Back at the time of the fire, Lee was hard at work, creating value. Right around 2000, I'm running my full-time Taekwondo martial arts school, and I'm operating three different aerospace-related businesses. Not only was the guy rich, he was fit, too. I've done lots of marathons, ultramarathons, competed in three different Ironmans. I just loved to exercise.

Not only was he rich and fit, he played guitar in a hard rock band. That's Lee on guitar. Band was called Three Degrees West. Played over a thousand nights on stages, clubs, concerts, all of that. So music's going on. Martial arts is going on. I've got my aerospace companies going on. Life is full and amazing.

Not only was he rich and fit, he played guitar in a hard rock band. That's Lee on guitar. Band was called Three Degrees West. Played over a thousand nights on stages, clubs, concerts, all of that. So music's going on. Martial arts is going on. I've got my aerospace companies going on. Life is full and amazing.

Sometimes bad things happen and just deal with it. What was your reaction? There's no way I'm going to let somebody like that win. No way. It's like, okay, this happened. What's the plan and where do we go from here? The plan was this.

Sometimes bad things happen and just deal with it. What was your reaction? There's no way I'm going to let somebody like that win. No way. It's like, okay, this happened. What's the plan and where do we go from here? The plan was this.

Just somebody to be on the property with a phone to call if there was any issues.

Just somebody to be on the property with a phone to call if there was any issues.

He wasn't supposed to, but he did.

He wasn't supposed to, but he did.

I was angry. I can't believe this. This is such a waste of resources.

I was angry. I can't believe this. This is such a waste of resources.