A Business Trip. Then 1,777 Days in Prison | Jose Pereira | The Raz Patel Show | S3 EP25

He flew to Venezuela for a business meeting. He didn't come home for 1,777 days. Jose Pereira was a senior executive at CITGO Petroleum until November 2017, when a routine trip to Caracas turned into nearly five years of wrongful imprisonment on fabricated charges. One of the most condemned cases of hostage diplomacy in recent history. But here's what matters: How do you survive that? And what do you build after? In this episode, Jose unpacks: - The psychological and physical frameworks for surviving extreme adversity - How to maintain your humanity when stripped of everything - Why becoming an advocate became his healing - The leadership that emerges from having nothing left to lose Since his release in 2022, he's become a leading voice pushing for policy change—transforming his trauma into protection for others. This is not just survival. This is what comes AFTER captivity—when pain becomes purpose at scale. Jose Pereira. Executive. Wrongfully detained. Advocate. Leader. Next week on The Raz Patel Show: Ana Reisdorf. Millions are taking GLP-1 medications. Almost nobody knows what happens next. The silent muscle loss. The identity crisis when your body changes faster than your mind. Why most people regain everything after stopping. This is what your doctor skipped. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 This is The Raz Patel Show. Frozen to Fearless. #FrozenToFearless #JosePereira #HostageDiplomacy #Resilience #Advocacy #TheRazPatelShow #SurvivalStory #Leadership