About this episode

Owen Hanson shares his journey from being a cocaine kingpin to finding redemption and rebuilding his life after prison.

Owen Hanson went from USC athlete to international cocaine kingpin, Sinaloa cartel associate, and federal inmate serving a 21-year sentence — but his story did not end in prison. In this raw conversation with Randall Kaplan, Owen reveals how he survived addiction, cartel violence, prison PTSD, betrayal, and rock bottom before rebuilding his life through discipline, redemption, and entrepreneurship. Owen Hanson’s story is one of the most shocking and intense redemption stories ever told on In...

People in this episode

Host: Randall Kaplan

Guest: Owen Hanson

Topics covered

• redemption
• addiction
• entrepreneurship
• prison
• cartel violence
• personal growth

Keywords

• Owen Hanson
• redemption
• cocaine kingpin
• Sinaloa cartel
• prison
• entrepreneurship
• addiction
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sinaloa cartel

Places: USC

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