In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Ed Kressy, who says he's almost certainly the only person ever to have been arrested by the FBI, then turned his life around to receive a community service award from the FBI director!

As a person addicted to methamphetamine for 11 years, Ed threw away a career with Genentech, later named Fortune magazine’s “Best Company in America to Work For”. He threw away his home, life savings, relationships, his beloved dog, and much more. He spent months in jail, nights in homeless shelters, years in destitution, and drug-induced psychosis. Yet through being of service to others, he rebuilt his life and inspires others to do the same.

As a socially conscious entrepreneur, he's worked with clients including Cisco, Google, LinkedIn, and Slack. He has delivered a guest lecture for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He volunteers inside maximum-security prisons and jails, coaching entrepreneurism and employment.

In our discussion, Ed talked to me about:

• Finding new meaning in your work and your life through second chances
• Confronting your fears and getting out of your comfort zone
• Finding your purpose in service to others

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