Damon West is a motivational speaker who learned to "change his environment." He is the best-selling author of several must-read books such as "The Coffee Bean" and "The Change Agent," which tell the story of his experience in prison and how he turned what most would see as a negative experience into an opportunity to help others. He was sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas maximum-security prison. After about seven years of incarceration, he was released on parole and uses every opportunity to share his story and inspire others to "be like the coffee bean."