From Pr*son to Pitch Deck

Fireside Chat hosted by Defy Ventures

Entrepreneurship isn't taught in business school. It's forged in pressure, resilience, and the refusal to accept the hand you've been dealt.

This fireside chat brings together formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs who've built businesses against odds most founders can't imagine. Hosted by Defy Ventures—a national organization that transforms the hustle of the underestimated into the grit of successful business owners—this conversation will challenge everything you think you know about risk, reinvention, and what it really takes to build something from nothing.

You'll hear raw, unfiltered stories about pivoting under extreme constraints, earning trust when the world doubts you, and the mindset shifts that separate those who survive from those who thrive. These aren't feel-good platitudes. These are battle-tested lessons in entrepreneurship that will make you rethink your own approach to business, leadership, and second chances.

Come curious. Leave inspired. And meet an organization doing work that deserves to be talked about long after this week ends.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Builder Studios Coworking & Office Space, 450 South 400 East, Bountiful, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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