Startup Life Show With Ande Lyons

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. - Kahlil GibranAfter spending twenty-two years in and out of correctional institutions, our guest, Quan Huynh, was paroled from a life sentence in 2015 and created his first company six months later.Described as a mighty warrior, a magician, and a mountain of goodness, Quan is the bestselling author of Sparrow in the Razor Wire: Finding Freedom from Within While Serving a Life Sentence. Quan is also the senior post release program manager for Defy Ventures, a non-profit helping those with a criminal past transform their lives through the journey of entrepreneurship. Defy Ventures’ entrepreneurial programs enable one of America’s largest forgotten communities to defy the odds. Its entrepreneurs-in-training accelerator program provides the skillsets and mentoring needed to launch a business.In 2016 Quan received the Peace Fellowship Award for his work with the Alternatives to Violence Project. He’s been feature