The Straight Outta Prison Podcast

James is giving you the tools to get you from where you are to where you want to be. His story started out as hopeless, but over time he learned a set of keys that helped him unlock every door that was stopping his life from going forward. Those same keys will work for you no matter what you’re facing. The keys are not magic, they’re just simple truths that are easy to understand and apply. Join J...

James and Haley share the “Best” of Season 5 from The Straight Outta Prison Podcast. Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram Subscribe for extra content here: Become a Subscriber and support the Show: Support our Sponsors  Hurst Towing and Recovery...

Their Story is winding up… at least for now…In this episode James & Haley talk about the miraculous events that led them to starting The Straight Outta Prison Podcast… and they tell you about what’s next. Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram...

In this episode James & Haley recap one of the most confusing seasons in their journey… it left them feeling bewildered, betrayed, hurt, and confused… but it would serve as a catalyst to set them on course with Destiny... Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Fa...

In this episode James & Haley talk about his final days at The Foundry and his experience with Highlands College… Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram Subscribe for extra content here: Become a Subscriber and support the Show: Support our Spo...

In this episode James & Haley chronicle the final days of Haley’s Mom, Luann Hobart… Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram Subscribe for extra content here: Become a Subscriber and support the Show: Support our Sponsors  Hurst Towing and Recov...

In this episode James & Haley talk about the miracle of the birth of their Twins Judah James & Royal Grant Jones. Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram Subscribe for extra content here: Become a Subscriber and support the Show: Support our...

In this episode James & Haley talk about what they call the “anonymous” years… James was no longer a restaurant owner, and Haley was no longer an “International” Teacher… it all came to a head with a busted septic pipe, and a neighbor singing “Sweet Home Alabama” with Bud Light and clouds of cigarette smoke… Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant In...

James & Haley discuss a very monumental hire James did when he brought in a man who had served over 32 years in Prison…. Michael Wayne Gilbert… Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Village Chapel for Michael Wayne Gilbert, 71, of Attalla, who died Sunday, May 15, 2022. Rev. John Wall will officiate. Everyone acquainted with Wayne knew that he spent a total of 32...

The door was wide open for a new adventure at The Foundry… but James and Haley quickly realize that when one door opens, another one closes… After trying unsuccessfully to run the Kairos operation and the massive machine at The Foundry simultaneously, it was time for something to change. A quote from the movie “Sweet Home Alabama” helped James make a hard decision… “Baby, it’s hard to ride two hor...

In the last episode James and Haley talked about accepting a position with The Foundry Ministries. This is the backstory about The Foundry’s Founder, Bill Heintz, and the impact he had on James and eventually Haley and all of Team Jones.  For more check out their website: The Foundry Ministries   Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef Ja...

James and Haley find themselves in a funk after Lula Mae is born…The long, hot Summer of 2014 steeled a resolve in James that something with Kairos had to change… Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram Subscribe for extra content here: Become a Sub...

James and Haley walk through May 1, 2014…. Thereafter known as “Lula Mae Day” with the birth of their first child, and it was a day when both of their lives were changed on multiple levels.   Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram Subscribe for ext...

James and Haley recount the many “firsts” in their Marriage… The First 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Christmas, College Football Season, and more… This episode ends with them in a hospital room on May 1st (May Day officially, but James changed it to “Lula Mae Day” to celebrate his sweet girl entering the world). They talk about the joys, but also the stress that comes when two lives are mer...

James & Haley embark upon a new business venture… conflicts boil to the surface with Haley’s involvement with BNI… but everything changes with a late night announcement about a pregnancy test… Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram Subscribe fo...

James and Haley talk about the first few months of marriage, and many “firsts”… Haley’s Birthday, and the lessons learned by James… The surprise Haley gave James on his Birthday… Reorganizing Kairos to exclusively focus on Catering… and a shift in Churches that James would have never imagined… Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James...

James & Haley are “Married Now” and in for a new Season and a new Reality… In this episode they walk through the first few weeks of married life… issues with Kairos… Steve… Mother-in-laws… and a dog named Mr. P ... Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook...

In the Season 5 Premiere, James and Haley take you through their first week of Marriage, their amazing Honeymoon, and get real about how awkward it was in the beginning. Reach out to us here! Support the show More from James & Haley: The Royal Grant Initiative Chef James K Jones Website Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Facebook Instagram Subscribe for extra content here: Becom...

James & Haley bring you the Best of Season 4, their favorite season... More from James & Haley Cooking with Chef James K Jones (YouTube Channel) Cooking Guides & Team Jones Store Cookbook by James K Jones Chef James K Jones Instagram The Straight Outta Prison Podcast  The 4Real Reel Podcast  Narrowing The Gap Podcast  Team Jones Instagram Straight Outta Prison Instagram For exclusive,...

James & Haley recap Season 4 of The Straight Outta Prison Podcast. Please Support our Sponsors. They help us provide this content for free.  Brad Drake (205)613-5530 https://www.braddrakeheatingandair.com/ Alec Priola -NMLS# 1301247 205-215-2888 apriola@assurancemortgage.com www.assurancemortgage.com/apriola Assurance Financial- Equal Housing Lender NMLS# 70876 Dana Sorensen Real Estate Team W...

In the Season 4 Finale, James & Haley gather with family & friends in Defuniak Springs, Florida to become “One” in the First United Methodist Church… The same place that Haley’s parent’s were married… Luann Jones became a Hobart in 1974… Now Haley Hobart would become a Jones in the same place… It was truly something beautiful… even as tensions mounted with James and his current situation…...

James pops the question on Valentine’s Day at Kairos Kafe… Haley says yes, but there are many hoops to jump through…James takes his Mom to Rehab… Haley’s Mom is in full on Wedding Planner Mode… But then a warrant from 1993 threatens to bring it all down… Please Support our Sponsors. They help us provide this content for free.  Brad Drake (205)613-5530 https://www.braddrakeheatingandair.com/ Alec P...

James and Haley’s relationship grows into something they both know is part of the Master Plan… They become “Facebook Official” before parting for the Holidays, which causes a stir in both of their worlds… Haley’s family walks through the first Christmas without her Dad… James struggles with the situation with his Mom… And James takes Haley on a 5 day trip to Atlanta to meet his family and ring in...

James finds himself oddly intrigued after his first date with Haley. And Haley is optimistic about their unexpected connection… He knows she’s out of his league, but something very real was happening… He cautiously takes the next steps in their relationship, but it’s almost derailed by a tragedy in his family. Tune in for more… Please Support our Sponsors. They help us provide this content for fre...

James finds himself at one of the lowest points in his life… Dealing with investors, lawsuits, unpaid bills, and teetering on the edge of bankruptcy… In the middle of all this, Denise Nolen (His Manager) walks into the kitchen and declares “James is turning down the catch of the century!” Later that night, James was intrigued, so he texted Denise and asked why she thought all these things about Ha...