Nightmare Success In and Out

I want to take a pause this week and step back to let everyone know I am feeling a lot of gratitude. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. It was not too long ago, I was forced to not be able to be with my family for Thanksgiving. There is not a lonelier time in prison than Thanksgiving and Christmas for an inmate. It makes me happy knowing the guys I was in Leavenworth with are now ho...

What happens when your worst fear becomes your reality? My guest this week is Corbin Bosiljevac who shares his gripping true story of his life and choices he made that lead him from a stand out high school athlete, Kansas University Graduate, Fortune 1000 salesman, to being an upper class black-market drug dealer. Corbin is an author of his new book, "On to the Next Thing." The first chapter of hi...

What happens when your worst fear becomes your reality? My guest this week is Jim Strobbe. Strobbe and I were bunkmates in an 8x10 cell for over a year. Needless to say I got to know Strobbe. He is one cool cat. He was pretty much the "RED" (Shawshank) of Leavenworth. Strobbe was a very resourceful guy. He owned a very successful landscape business in Kansas City. He also veered into the world of...

What happens when your worst fear becomes your reality? My guest this week is James Borders. James has a story that should be made into a movie. James grew up 1 of 16 kids in Hayti, Missouri. His dad died when he was a year old. His mom held the family together. James received a life sentence as a first time non-violent defendant. He spent 21 years in the system. His story is inspiring, and you wo...

What happens when you worst fear becomes your reality? Brent Cassity interviews the people he was with in Leavenworth. They discuss life before prison, inside prison, and out of prison. This week Brent interviews Jason Rauschelbach the former CEO of The Mortgage Store. Jason shares his story of having it all losing it all and then entering the unfamiliar world of Leavenworth. He adapted to make hi...

What happens when your worst fear becomes your reality? This week's guest is Joey Ramos, or as I know him, “Romo”. He has a heartfelt, gripping story that takes the listener on a journey from a Texas State Maximum Prison to Leavenworth Federal Prison Camp, and then back to Federal “Bloody Beaumont” Maximum Prison in Texas. Romo struggles, but he is always trying to find the right path through his...

What happens when your worst fear becomes your reality? This episode we talk to Jim Clark from Kansas City. We discuss life before prison, in prison, and out of prison. Jim was one of the first guys I met at Leavenworth. He truly helped me get "set up" in prison. I will never forget that act of kindness. He introduced me to the inmate rules. I admired how he was making it work in prison. Jim share...

You are probably thinking Nightmare and Success are two words that do not naturally belong together. I am here to tell you they have always co-existed because if we want to succeed or set ourselves free... We have to walk through our own fears and nightmares to get to where we want to be. I have had extreme highs and lows in my life. I don't want my experiences to go to waste if I can help someone...

What happens when you worst fear becomes your reality. Brent Cassity had it all and lost it all finding himself standing at the Gates of Leavenworth. How do you adapt and survive in an unfamiliar unknown world? What tools can help you to overcome obstacles to keep moving forward?  This podcast will explore those topics. Brent will be interviewing the inmates he was with at Leavenworth. They w...