Greetings current and future Esōes investors! My name is Ben Tupper, and I am proud to be the lead investor for this new round of funding for Esōes! When people first meet me, they see a guy with lots of military themed tattoos, a big beard, and a passion for all the things that make Las Vegas "Sin City"! What they don't see is that I am a survivor of sexual assault. They also don't see that my sister, both my ex-wives, my mother in law, and many of my best friends (male and female) were victims of rape and or sexual assault. They don't see the tears that I and my friends and family have shed, the thousands of dollars spent on counseling, and the years of self medicating and substance abuse that so many victims endure in an attempt to escape these sexual traumas. I was taught in my twenty years in the Army that you never leave a fallen comrade behind. When you see someone suffering, regardless of the problem, you step up and render "buddy aid". How this manifests can range wildly, from pulling a wounded soldier out of the line of fire, to spending a night watching over a friend who has expressed self harm ideations. We all know that trauma is not limited to military service. In fact, statistics show that there are far more people suffering from PTSD and the related effects due to sexual trauma, than from wartime service. I "won the lottery" and experienced both types of traumas, so for me supporting victims, and preventing new ones, is a daily mission. That is why investing in a company like Esōes was a no-brainer. I can put my money in the hands of motivated entrepreneurs, and watch that money not only generate the potential of profit, but even more importantly, these resources can prevent my daughter, and your daughters, and our friends, from being the next victims of sexual assault. We cant go back in time and undo the assaults many of us have already experienced, but we can work now, through our investments, to prevent future ones from happening. Esōes is one of the tools in the toolbox to accomplish this goal. I hope you will join me in this round of funding to make this goal of reducing sexual assaults a reality through the innovative products being created by Esōes.