What if rock bottom doesn’t have to be the end of the road? For a lot of people serving time in prison, the future looks either unclear or nonexistent - mostly because of the flaws in the system itself and the stigma around convicts in the outside world. But given the right information, the right access and the right tools, the future can be as bright as you want to make it.

Zach Babcock is the founder of Underdog Empowerment, a movement and podcast production organization that helps alpha entrepreneurs grow their own shows (and businesses) with top-shelf resources designed to take them to the top of their industry.

Travis Richey is a speaker, investor, entrepreneur and the founder of AccomplishEd Ventures, a company that supports his mission to give current and former convicted felons the tools and education they need to kickstart their “second chance at a successful life.”

On the first-ever episode of the ConvictEd Life Podcast, Zach and Travis dig into their takeaways from their own time in prison and how that time set them up for the success they have today, what’s broken in the prison system and how the guys are going about changing it, and what this show has in store for future episodes. Tune in for the start of a podcast that will give you what you need to level up your life and crush goals both in and out of prison.

What You’ll Learn:

• What you can accomplish with your prison term if you take advantage of the time and space to work on your perspective
• How Zach’s mindset continually put him behind bars until he got to the bottom of it and built a better one
• Why figuring out your “why” is the best first step you can take towards a better, more purposeful, more impactful kind of life
• And much more!

Favorite Quote:

“I like to say everybody's doing time a little bit. We're all spending time, whether it's on this side of the fence, or that side of the fence, we're all going through some struggles. And just because we're out here in the world, doesn't mean we have it all figured out. So, I think that if you do your time right, you get it figured out.”

• Travis Richey

How to Get Involved:

Zach Babcock and Travis Richey are on a mission to turn their combined passion for prison reform into a show that provides all the information, encouragement, and access to resources that those in (or out) of the prison system need to take their lives to the next level of success and satisfaction.

You can get in touch with the guys at [email protected], and you can find more information, plus the ConvictEd Life newsletter, on ConvictEdLife.com. 

Check out Zach on Instagram here and through Underdog Empowerment, and visit Travis on Instagram here and at AccomplishEd Ventures.

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