How did Augie Ghilarducci survive and thrive after serving 13 years in Federal Prison? Augie Ghilarducci is the founder of the Second Opportunity Reentry Program, which provides courses focused on employment readiness, financial literacy, life skills, and reentry. He developed these programs while serving a 13-year sentence in the federal prison system. Augie's story is a true nightmare success comeback story, as he went from owning a successful financial planning firm to being convicted of white-collar crimes. Despite the challenges he faced, Augie turned his passion for helping others into a successful program that is now used in jails, prisons, and other outreach programs across the country. Augie shares his journey of going from incarceration to making a positive impact in the lives of others through education and reentry programs. He talks about how he got involved in community outreach while in prison and how that led to him creating programs for inmates to prepare for life after release. Augie emphasizes the importance of treating individuals as unique and providing them with the tools and support they need to succeed. He also highlights the significance of asking for help and being willing to learn from others who have gone through similar experiences. Show sponsors: White Collar Support Group prisonist.org register for the White Collar Conference October 19 at whitecollarconference.com, Autoplazadirect.com "Your Personal Car Concierge."