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At 15 years old, Brent was visiting his dad at Marion prison. When he was leaving the visit, he told himself, "No matter what happens in my life, I will never end up in a place like this." Thirty-two years later, Brent found himself standing at the gates of Leavenworth to serve a five-year federal sentence. What happened?
Brent became the CEO of the family's national company that was in the funeral, cemetery, and insurance business, Forever Enterprises. He along with his dad and brother were seen as innovators in their industry. Brent grew the funeral company from 3 states to operating over 20 states. The company was chronicled in the Wall Street Journal, TIME magazine, Entertainment Tonight to name a few. HBO even produced a documentary titled, "The Young and the Dead." Eventually, the company was brought down when Brent, his dad, and four others pled guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, and mail fraud.
Once Brent returned home from prison, he authored the Amazon Best Selling book Nightmare Success: Loyalty, Betrayal, Life Behind Bars, Adapting, And Finally Breaking Free: A Memoir. He is the host of the popular podcast Nightmare Success In and Out. He has coined the phrase "Nightmare Success" because everything you want is on the other side of the unknowns and your fears.
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Stories of justice-impacted people who overcame incarceration and adversity. Hosted by Brent Cassity, who served 5 years at Leavenworth and interviews others who've been through the system and come out the other side.
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The Power of One Decision: From Prison to Paychex — Allyssa Baker’s Comeback Story
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From Film Sets to Federal Charges: John Santilli Surviving the System
Duke Got Life: Boxer Charles Duke Tanner’s Journey from Two Life Sentences to Freedom
From Life Sentence to Leader: Yusef Wiley’s 100% Turnaround
"The stories that Brent pursues and profiles on his podcast take the viewer/listener into worlds they've never been to before. These stories are nightmares in their own right but there's a twist. Success comes after the nightmare. True second chance/redemption stories."
"Humanizes the part of the criminal justice experience that most people do not pay attention to. They should and Brent's interviews show you why."
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Allow Brent to share with your company, school, conference, and organization the incredible power of how-to breakdown prisons built up in your own mind to set yourself free.
Brent shares how risk and success can cause blind spots in your life and business.
For over 30 years, I have been teaching full- and part-time, and I can say that I have had very few guest speakers whose insights and life lessons resonated so profoundly with my students. Brent's presentation was unlike any other I have heard.
Brent spoke from the perspective of a successful businessperson who learned the lesson of taking ultimate responsibility. His presentation covered the elements of business leadership and emotional survival skills when your nightmare comes true. From his story, my students understood the level of reflection required when you face a point of decision.
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As Brent Cassity stood at the gate of Leavenworth prison to voluntarily surrender his freedom for the next five years of his life, a million thoughts flooded through his mind. But, the one thought he couldn't push away is this: How did the thing I most feared, the one thing I told myself would never happen, happen to me?
Nightmare Success is for the person who has lost hope, to show that a second chance is possible. Brent shares survival tools that helped him adapt to prison that can be used in everyday life for those who are stuck and fearful of continuing to step forward.
What key will unlock the prison of your mind and set you free?
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Brent's Story is an Unforgettable Account of Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Adversity.
"Nightmare Success is an astonishing memoir. Cassity explores the darkness of prison life and the lessons he learned there. He paints vivid and gut-wrenching scenes to describe the pain and humiliation of being searched, the brutality of prison life, and the feeling of utter desolation. What helped Cassity was his positive attitude and his will to survive despite the seemingly insurmountable odds."
"As an Attorney, I see people get railroaded by the criminal justice system daily. This book is a great insight to just one of the millions of people facing the government's power."