Ben Peterson is a veteran, husband, father and founder of Engage Your Destiny: a ministry to military veterans and their families.
Ben served in combat in Iraq during the Surge in 2008-2009 as a Chaplain’s Assistant, the bodyguard and ministry assistant to the Chaplain.
Upon returning home, Ben launched a successful sales career in Marketing Sales landing clients like Polaris, St. Jude Medical, Sleep Number, Minnesota Vikings, & Medtronic.
In 2016, Ben Founded Engage Your Destiny. Since founding the ministry Ben has spoken to over 300,000 service members, conducted emotional intelligence and spiritual readiness trainings with the 101st Airborne, 3rd Special Forces Group, 75th Ranger Battalion, Space Force, Recon Marines, and salt of the earth Infantry Grunts.
In 2022, Ben Launched the Heroes Honor Festival, a welcome home tribute to Vietnam Veterans in partnership with Toyota, American Legion, Harley Davidson, Humana, NASCAR & Fox Nation with over 35,000 attendees. 1,200 veterans were placed into healing programs as a result of the event.