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Leadership

5 Leadership Lessons CEOs Can Learn From Prison Shot Callers

Being on both sides of the cell door, I know there's a lot that CEOs can learn from their prison counterparts.

Culture

13 Prison Slang Terms You Should Use With Co-Workers

You thought prison slang was reserved for hardened convicts and characters of 'Orange is the New Black'?

Resumes & Interviewing

The Many Pros and Fewer-Than-Expected Cons of Hiring Ex-Cons

Ex-cons are generally at least as likely as everybody else to be good employees and much more likely to be loyal to their employer.

Business News

Creator of Doomed Fyre Festival Gets 6-Year Prison Sentence

Billy McFarland defrauded investors of tens of millions of dollars.

Thought Leaders

Ex-Convicts Make the Best Entrepreneurs. Here Are 3 Reasons Why.

Think about it: They're expert bootstrappers, comfortable with unknown situations and likely to have a healthy disregard for 'the rules.'

Thought Leaders

Some Fundamental Truths This Entrepreneur Learned Mentoring Prison Inmates

There is no limit to what a person can overcome with enough effort, but what you're born into has a lot to do with how much that will be.

Making a Change

How Solitary Confinement Gave Me Clarity

Being forced into an adverse situation and spending months thinking about my past actions and mistakes encouraged me to take pause and truly consider what it was that I wanted out of life.

Thought Leaders

Unlocked Potential: From Incarceration to Entrepreneurship

A former inmate's determination to change life's course and his bold request to be mentored has yielded uplifting results.

Growing a Business

3 Reasons Former Inmates Make Great Entrepreneurs

Starting a business is a great option for ex-offenders. Here are 3 reasons why.

Business News

Key Player in Silk Road Successor Site Gets Eight Years in U.S. Prison

Like the original website, Silk Road 2.0 allowed users to anonymously buy and sell drugs, computer hacking tools and other illicit items, using the digital currency bitcoin, authorities said.

Growing a Business

How I Went From a Cellblock to a Penthouse

A felon who did time in five maximum security prisons relates how he became an online marketing millionaire.

Making a Change

How Prison Became My Launching Pad for Success

These are the things that not only helped me survive incarceration, but to come out a better person. These takeaways can help you in your endeavors, even if they don't include bars.

Celebrity Entrepreneurs

Zuckerberg's Prison Visit Shows That Great Opportunities Appear in the Most Unlikely Places

A former inmate who dreamed about becoming an entrepreneur reflect's on the indirect recognition he received from the CEO of Facebook.

Business News

Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Insulting the Thai Monarchy on Facebook

Originally 60 years, the government reduced his punishment after the man pleaded guilty.