About Ben The Bondsman: From the Hunt to Helping the Industry
I got into the bail bonding business the old-fashioned way — chasing skips as a freelance bounty hunter. My partner at the time had plenty of experience, and he started showing me the ropes. It didn’t take long before we had a box full of files from almost every bonding company in the area. We were making two to five arrests every night. Honestly, the companies could barely afford to keep up with paying us.
Eventually, like most hot streaks, the bounty hunting work slowed down. I got a soliciting license and started writing bonds myself — and found that I enjoyed that part of the business just as much. I got pretty good at both sides of the job: putting people in jail and getting people out.
Before long, I was managing a bonding office for a guy I had worked with at another company. After a few years of helping him build his business, I decided it was time to build something of my own. I opened my own company — and I’ve been my own boss ever since.
I started making YouTube videos to share some of my real-world experiences with people who don’t really understand what goes on in this industry. But somewhere along the way, the mission shifted. Now, my real goal is to educate and help bondsmen and agents, whether they’re just starting out or they’ve been at it a while.
Our industry is under attack from every direction by people who want a scapegoat for a broken criminal justice system. Like it or not, it’s on the shoulders of experienced agents like me to teach the next generation how to be smart, safe, and professional — because how they act out there reflects on all of us.
This isn’t just a job. It’s a responsibility.