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Nightmare Success In and Out
What happens if your worst fear becomes your reality? Brent Cassity was a successful CEO working in a family business that grew to a national company that was recognized by the media of being the pioneers in their industry. Brent had it all and lost it all. He found himself standing at the gates of Leavenworth Prison to serve a 5 year sentence. Brent's podcast explores the stories of inmates who were in and now out of prison. What was life like before they went in, life inside prison, and life…
Episodes
- Nightmare Success In and Out
Innocent - charged with murder- finally freed- Kenneth Nixon
What would you do if police broke down your door and charged you with a murder you didn't commit? You receive 2 life sentences without parole. My guest Ken…
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Real Estate Guru gets 10yr sentence- Mike Morawski
Could you build a multimillion dollar company...go serve a 10 year federal sentence, and get out and start building it all back? Yes, because that is what Mike…
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20yrs prison- helps rebuild community with policy changes - Tony Gant
If you had to serve 20 years in prison would you come out beaten or a force for good? Tony Gant was incarcerated for a violent crime within the Michigan…
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Homeless, prison, then builds National Co. Helping Justice Impacted- Harley Blakeman
Could you go from homeless, to prison, to founder and CEO of a National Company? That is exactly what Harley Blakeman did with his life. I first saw Harley's…
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3yrs of Solitary Confinement doesn’t break but transforms his life- Carlos Vasquez
Could you do 3 years in solitary confinement? Carlos Vasquez did and it changed his life in year 13 of his 20 year sentence. This is a riveting story about a…
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10yrs in prison becomes LA Real Estate Guru- Danny Navarro
Could you go from a 10 year prison sentence to being an LA real estate guru? Yep, Danny Navarro did just that. If you're into comeback stories where you hear…
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10yrs in prison for selling bath salts- Justin Smith
Can you get sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison for selling bath salts? Yes, Justin Smith was one of the largest suppliers out of Florida. These bath…
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4yrs in a Mexican Prison- survival story- JC Almanza
What would it be like to survive 4 years in a Mexican prison? JC Almanza did a lot of time at several different prisons. He grew up on the hard streets of the…
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From Leavenworth Prison- to Mayor of Leavenworth- incredible! Jermaine Wilson
Could a guy go from an inmate at Leavenworth to the Mayor of Leavenworth? Yes, Jermaine Wilson is that man! This incredible story has been on Good Morning…
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From Psych Ward, to Prison- to Successful Entrepreneur-Zach Babcock
Could you have survived being put in a psych ward at 9 years old? Zach Babcock not only survived that but has become a big success with Empowerment Underdog…
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Country Boy from Thayer sells Bank for $400 million- ends up in prison- Shaun Hayes
How did the Country Boy from Thayer Missouri eventually sell a bank for half billion dollars and eventually go to prison? Shaun Hayes had a persistent goal in…
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Multiple knockdowns finally finds peace and success - Shane Spurgeon
How many times can you get knocked down and get back up? Shane Spurgeon has had a life of falling down and finding the grit to stand back up and take another…
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3 innocent men wrongly convicted of murder - All Star Roundtable Discussion
Have you heard about the Lamar Johnson case in St. Louis? Lamar has served 28 years in prison with a nightmare case where so many things went wrong. I have an…
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Wrongly Convicted of Murder-24yrs prison-finally freed-Darryl Burton
What would you do if you were picked out of a line up for murder that you didn't commit? Darryl Burton lived that nightmare and finally was exonerated 24 years…
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From Child Actor to Prison Shot-caller- Peter Meyerhoff
How do you go from having it all as a kid, popular athlete, modeling, starring in a movie to sentenced to 12 years in prison at 18 and becoming the shot caller…
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CEO Entrepreneur lands in wrong prison- Aaron Duncan
The crash of the 2008 real estate market went from bad to worse to prison for Aaron Duncan. Aaron grew up with a strong knit family. The oldest of 3 sons. He…
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Cop with PTSD helps others- Kevin Donaldson
How would you handle a life threatening situation? Kevin Donaldson is an ex-police officer whose life changed one night when he was shot at, and a bullet…
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Foster Care, addiction, prison, to master tattoo artist entrepreneur- Shawn Medina
How do you flip the script on a really tough childhood? Shawn Medina had the type of childhood where both his parents were no help to his sister and him. They…
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Hedge Fund Manager, Prison, to Prison Education Czar - Travis Richey
Could you take a mess and make it into a powerful message? Travis Richey did exactly that! He is known as the Prison Education Czar in the United States…
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Catch me if you can! Matt Cox
Did you like the movie "Catch Me If You Can"? Well, you will find Matt Cox fascinating. The episode of American Greed titled the episode "The Modern Day Bonnie…
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10yrs in prison for selling marijuana? Stephanie Shepard
Can someone be sentenced to 10 years for selling marijuana? My guest, Stephanie Shepard, was. She was a first time, non-violent offender from a two parent…
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Slums of Detroit to Leader of Youth for good- Phillip Sample
Phillip "Uccikhan" Sample is a story of a complete life transformation. You will be immediately captured by the rawness and honesty of how Phillip describes…
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In and out of prison - finally believing in himself- riveting Harvey Galler
Getting out of prison is an incredible feeling, but going in and out of prison can become a depressing cycle. How do you reach down deep in your soul and…
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Faking Death- fugitive-25yrs prison- to Netflix Filmmaker - Seth Ferranti
Would you become a fugitive if you were looking at 25 years in Prison? Writer/Director Seth Ferranti did just that. He faked his suicide and landed on the US…
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Murdered Father- yrs of sexual abuse- prison - now attorney-Stacey Lannert
Could you or would you kill your father if he sexually abused you for 10 years? Stacey Lannert did kill her father at the age of 18 and received a life…
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A fascinating story of courage - Andrew Gibbs-Dabney
Would you have the courage to post something on social media about your past, fearing it could possibly destroy the company you have built? That is exactly…
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Girl Next Door Smuggles Drugs for Mexican Cartel - Megan Racer
Coming from a good suburban family, being an "A" student at Arizona State, falling into drug addiction, depression, abusive relationships, smuggling drugs for…
Nightmare Success In and OutA Raw Authentic story of surviving life and prison - Randell McKoy
Are you a product of your environment or can you break the cycle? Randell McKoy grew up with mentors in his life - his stepdad, mom, uncle, and grandma…
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Middle Class to addiction homeless to prison to Life Coach - Jenn Henry
How does the girl next door, smart, private school end up homeless at the age of 16 addicted to meth and eventually doing prison time in her 20's? My guest…
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Wrongly Convicted - Freed - Leads Change - Ronald Simpson Bey
What if you get a call from work to get home right now…you arrive, and your mom is in the back of the police car because she has murdered your dad – 5 years to…
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Homeless to Hollywood Producer - Michael Henderson
What do you think when I say Homeless? Probably not former police officer, detective, global security expert, CEO of a Private Worldwide Security Agency, Media…
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Mentors and Hope Saved Him -Jim Brock
What would you do if you were just sentenced to 25 years in prison, and the same week you are informed your 4 year old son has cancer? Jim Brock is my guest…
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Even if I die in here - I will I will make myself a better man - Dion Soubasis
How do you not lose hope when you are sentenced to 30 years with no possibility for parole? Dion Soubasis never gave up. At the time of Dion’s nightmare, he…
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Breaking the family cycle of prison - doing good - Robert Riley II
Wow! What an emotional inspiring story of a man using his struggles, and life experiences to create good and help others. Robert Riley's dad went to prison…
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From NFL Prospect to Prison - Randy Terrell
Randy Terrell grew up living a normal life until it wasn't. Hardworking supportive married mom and Dad, and Randy was the youngest of 6 kids. Randy played…
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Better Together - 28yrs Wrongly Convicted of Murder - Darryl Woods
You know how you watch a movie or listen to a story, and you walk away and think wow that just makes me feel good! That is the Darryl Woods Sr. story. Wrongly…
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Prison Education saved his life - Stanley Prince
The Stanley Prince story is one where you just say..."wow!" 26 years in prison and what a story he has... He grew up in St. Louis City. He dropped out of…
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American Dream Soccer Coach Dad to Prison - Anthony Pierre
Anthony Pierre had made all the right moves. He chose the right path in school, but he ran with a group who had chosen the wrong path. Anthony hit the books…
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I kept asking myself how did Mikie Bobzin survive?
The question I kept asking myself throughout this interview is, "how did Mikie Bobzin survive?" She recounts being a 5 year-old girl having to grow up quickly…
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Wealth Management Advisor experiences the primitive world of Prison - Bill Glaser -
Bill Glaser, tan, white hair, looks like the picture of a successful country club rich man, and he was. He had worked his way to the top of the class with…
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Helping children of incarcerated parents Shawntelle Fisher
Shawntelle Fisher walked out of prison for the last time on her birthday...November 3, 2011. She had been in and out of prison with multiple felonies mostly…
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20 yrs wrongly convicted of murder - inspiring- Marvin Cotton Jr.
What if you were convicted of murder and it took 20 years in prison to finally prove you were innocent? That is exactly what happened to my guest Marvin Cotton…
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Female LA DJ falls into drug addiction to Fedtime - Samantha Lander
Samantha Lander gives us the Federal Prison experience from a female's perspective, and she has lived through her nightmare and survived. She has a very…
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Teen Top Golfer to Hawaii’s most wanted - Kyle Quilausing
How about this headline..."I went from being one of the top teen golfers in the World (#4) to Hawaii's most wanted. This is Kyle Quilausing's incredible story…
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NBC “ The Thing About Pam” series Russ Faria framed for murder
Russ Faria is my guest this week. He has been on Dateline 6 times, a record. He is the subject of the popular Podcast "The Thing About Pam" that has over 30…
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Attorney Joel Schwartz discusses freeing Russ Faria after being framed for murder
My guest this week is criminal defense attorney Joel Schwartz. He is the attorney who represented Russ Faria in the case that has become an NBC 6 part series…
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Ex-Felon denied housing makes news headlines - Brandon Reid
Ripped from todays headlines... my guest is Brandon Reid. Brandon, Intake Coordinator of Criminal Justice Ministry, has dedicated his life to helping ex-felons…
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Family Man Trucker gets prison time transporting marijuana - Billy Vasquez
Billy Vasquez is my guest this week... A very likeable Texan, along with, being a hardworking soft spoken gentle giant family man. Billy tells the story of how…
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Opera Singer to Prison - Paul Hartfield
Paul Hartfield is my guest this week on Nightmare Success In an Out. Paul is an author of the book: For Such A Time As This – When a Singer Forgets why he…
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Young life changing choices - Paul Gutierrez
My Guest this week on Nightmare Success In and Out is Paul Gutierrez. Have you seen the movie Cocktail with Tom Cruise flipping those bottles? Well, Paul can…
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From Prison to Branded Clothing Line Owner - Ben Robinson
Ben Robinson is my guest this week on Nightmare Success In and Out. What a journey, from the drug streets of St. Louis…to staying committed to his education……
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Brutally Honest Wisdom of Surviving Michael Hughes
This episode is chalked full of incredible nuggets of good stuff for surviving, resilience, and determination...and this guy, Michael Hughes, is so damn smart…
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Horticulturalist Folk Singer goes to Prison - Sean McFarland
Sean McFarland grew up as an army brat that traveled the country. Sean is educated as a horticulturist, and he is also a talented known singer and songwriter…
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Politician Mr. Smith goes to Prison - Jeff Smith
They should have made a movie about Jeff Smith...wait they did...A documentary titled "Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?" He has always been a man on…
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The Rapper and Ex Heroine Addict - Jordan Markell and Wendy Watson
I have a couple of firsts for this weeks episode. I interview two people...Jordan Markell and Wendy Watson. This is my first interview with a female who has…
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Iowa Football Player falls to Prison - Mark Ross
Big Man Mark Ross is my guest this week. Mark grew up in a little town in Iowa with less than 1000 people. He also has an identical twin brother. Playing…
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Jeremy gets a life sentence for being an addict, unbelievable- Jeremy Gilmore
Jeremy Gilmore has a story that reads like a movie. Jeremy was a kid growing up in Southwest Missouri. Good parents…he loved hunting and fishing, but drifts…
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One of the Biggest Cases in Texas History- Ron Slovacek
My guest this week is Ron Slovacek, a true Texan survivor of his life experiences. Ron is the first person that I have interviewed who went to trial. His story…
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To “fit in”he went to prison - Eric Ross
Eric Ross grew up on the north side of St. Louis. He wanted to be liked and to be the "cool" kid in school, which sometimes got him in trouble and running with…
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The Fried Honey Bun Man - Gerald Murphy
Gerald Murphy has many talents, but one he is famous for is being the creative inventor of the Leavenworth "fried honeybun." Murph describes the funny story of…