Who Is Jamie Leibert?
Jamie Leibert, known as Captain Manicorn, is an adventure athlete and filmmaker, and founder of the Battling Monsters movement. After 4 years in federal prison and managing meth addiction daily, he built Just Care More, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 47-3874536), and has flown in 80+ countries.
His personal mantra, and the mantra of the Battling Monsters movement: Show up. Struggle. Suck less. Repeat. Not a recovery story. A daily management story.
What Did Fox 32 Chicago Say About Jamie Leibert?
Fox 32 Chicago's Good Day Chicago featured Jamie Leibert in 2016 with the segment "Jamie Leibert Talks Personal Resurgence." WFLD (Fox 32) is a Chicago television institution, and Good Day Chicago is one of the highest-profile local morning news programs in the Midwest.
The piece covered his arc: from 4 years in federal prison and deep in meth addiction, to professional adventure athlete, to founder of a nonprofit built around using extreme sport as a framework for managing the hardest parts of being human. One of the first Chicago TV outlets to put his story in front of a mainstream audience, this segment helped establish the narrative that would define the Battling Monsters movement.
Jamie grew up in the Chicago area. For a kid from that city to come back and be featured on Fox 32's morning program after federal prison carried real weight, both in terms of his personal story and in terms of how the local community engaged with the mission.
What Is Battling Monsters?
Battling Monsters is a movement founded by Jamie Leibert around a single operating idea: adventure and extreme sports as daily tools for fighting mental health, addiction, and trauma. Not a cure. Not a redemption arc. A daily practice. The movement powers Just Care More's programs, including Camp Care More, which puts at-risk youth into wilderness challenge environments to build resilience and self-worth.
El Monstruo, a Battling Monsters film directed by Jamie Leibert, is currently in production and documents the mission across 80+ countries.
Where Can I See More of Jamie Leibert's Story?
The Battling Monsters movement is documented at justcaremore.org/battling-monsters. Jamie Leibert's full biography is at justcaremore.org/jamie-leibert. The Captain Manicorn series is on YouTube. For other press coverage, visit justcaremore.org/press.
Fox 32 Chicago (WFLD) is a Chicago television institution. Good Day Chicago is the station's flagship morning program, reaching one of the largest metropolitan television audiences in the United States. Coverage in Chicago regional news carries significant credibility for Chicago-connected stories.