Ep. 42: Aaron Smith, Escaping The Odds Media

Aaron Smith joins me from Chicago. And he has an incredible story of, as his company name states, Escaping The Odds. While in jail for nearly a decade, Aaron had a complete mindset shift, and, with God at the helm,  is now an entrepreneur, podcast producer, and mentor working tirelessly to help change the narrative of the formerly incarcerated. I learned so much listening to Aaron, and he takes the word "inspiring" to another level. Always an ambitious person, education was a priority in Aaron’s home, but growing up in the south side of Chicago, Aaron, as he says "always knew what I was facing on the other side of my door". Crime, gangs, and drugs surrounded his home. He would go to school but he also saw the ‘quick money’ people around him were making. He graduated with a business degree, but "that thing you feed the most is gonna grow." Being pulled into the high income rewards of selling heroin, Aaron was eventually indicted, convicted, and sent to federal prison. But, Aaron explains that this was the best thing that happened to him. He took his nearly ten years in prison to learn all he could about business, and now he is spearheading the initiative to change the narrative of the formerly incarcerated. **If you enjoyed this episode, please do subscribe and share on social, YouTube, and your favorite podcast platform.** Podcast platforms: Be The Good with Kate Cherichello Website: katecherichello.com/bethegood Find more information on Aaron’s work and to reach out for speaking engagements: escapingtheodds.com @escapingtheoddsmedia @iam_aaronsmith Send in a voice message to say hi, share a story of goodness, or ask a question at any time. Because we need all the #goodnews we can get. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bethegoodwithkate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bethegoodwithkate/support