EPISODE 39|DEFY VENTURES HELPS FORMERLY INCARCERATED START BUSINESSES AFTER PRISON

Episode 39 Escaping the Odds podcast we sat down  with Melissa Odell of Defy ventures along with participants Javier Reyes( 16 years incarcerated) and Ed bachner  ( 5 years incarcerated). Defy Ventures trains  individuals after incarceration to  turn their goals of entrepreneurship into reality. Javier Reyes has started FURR beauty which helps pets and ED Bachner has started Stateline payment processing service both in Illinois.  These skill sets learned have created new businesses and jobs in communities across the country. The men /women of DEFY VENTURES have learned to switch hustles and Defy the odds after incarceration. More information about the upcoming virtual class can be found at Defyventures.org