Julio “JC” Almanza knows what it means to hit rock bottom.

Before he became the founder of Wrong to Strong, thecreator of the USP Max self-progress program, and a nationally recognized transformation coach, JC spent nearly two decades inside U.S. and Mexican prisons.

Now he’s going back — not as an inmate, but as a messengerof hope.

In this powerful episode of The Edge, JC shares hisraw story of incarceration, discipline, accountability, and rebuilding life from nothing. We talk about how he turned pain into purpose, how he built the USP Max program now used in prisons and rehab centers across multiple states,and why true transformation starts from the inside out.

Featured on national platforms and working with schools, lawenforcement, and correctional institutions, JC is living proof that your past does not have to define your future.

This month (March 2026), we’ll be joining JC inside four Texas prison units — bringing the message of transformation directly behind the walls.

If you’re incarcerated, in recovery, rebuilding, or simplyfighting to become the man or woman God created you to be — this conversation is for you.

Because where you start doesn’t have to decide where youfinish.