Coss Marte, fitness trainer, author, and founder of ConBody, the prison style fitness bootcamp joins Michael on the podcast today.

“Betting on myself ... I feel like what I’ve done is born out of desperation. I think maybe my DNA is built a certain way, my mom is a hustler too. I saw her coming up from nothing and coming to America and giving us an opportunity here, you know, my brothers and my sister, to explore a better life. And we really took advantage of that, seeing that great role model in her.” - Coss Marte

They discussed Coss’ tough life growing up, his early entrepreneurial efforts and the money it brought him, his time in prison, the moment that changed his life, and his work to help those currently and recently incarcerated.

Coss is one of the most inspiring people Michael has ever met. He made bad choices in his youth, paid the price for those choices, and came out the other side as a disciplined, powerful man of faith that has dedicated his life to helping others.

In this episode Michael and Coss talked about:

• What betting on yourself means to him
• His entry into the world of drug dealing
• Making $2,000,000/yr. At 19 years old
• His delusions about what he was doing
• The six years spent in prison
• The untapped talent pool coming out of prison
• The moment in solitary confinement that changed his life
• The chapter from Holy Scripture that got him through
• How he realized his calling in life
• The struggle to find work after prison
• The birth of the ConBody brand
• The difficulties of doing business in the pandemic
• His advice for those who have lost hope
• The advice he’d give his sixteen year old self

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Resources:

• Coss Marte on Instagram
• Michael Redd on Instagram