Kieron Bryan is an author, entrepreneur and former prisoner.   In this episode, Kieron tells Zak and Jules how while serving a long prison sentence he discovered his passion for books, and read over 250 behind the door.  He also shares how he used the skills he learned while in jail to set up multiple businesses, write a chess book for kids called ‘The Pawn Who Wants To Be Queen’, and how he has kept his mindset on track post release doing his Masters Degree and growing all his businesses.   If you're inspired by Kieron's story, and are thinking about starting your own business, there's some great advice in <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZQojx8Mc1XwWvfKfJUfvb?si=26c2e8213a134b8c"> this</a> episode about Jazz's story in our sister podcast Money Mondays.  Life After Prison is also available as a video, just search Life After Prison on Youtube.     Useful organisations:  <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW142541061 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW142541061 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="28" data-aria-level="1"> Open University <a class="Hyperlink SCXW142541061 BCX0" href= "https://www.open.ac.uk/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://www.open.ac.uk/</a>  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW142541061 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW142541061 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="29" data-aria-level="1"> Suited and Booted <a class="Hyperlink SCXW142541061 BCX0" href= "https://suitedbootedcentre.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://suitedbootedcentre.org.uk/</a>  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW142541061 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW142541061 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="30" data-aria-level="1"> The Longford Trust https://www.longfordtrust.org/  </li> </ul>   Contact us:    If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you’d just like to get in touch, please contact us.  💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok  📧 Email us: <a class="Hyperlink SCXW142541061 BCX0" href= "mailto:podcasts@prison.radio" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">podcasts@prison.radio</a>  ✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF  🖥️ Website: <a class="Hyperlink SCXW142541061 BCX0" href= "https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/</a>

<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;Kieron Bryan is an author, entrepreneur and former prisoner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br class= "SCXW142541061 BCX0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br class= "SCXW142541061 BCX0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;In this episode, Kieron tells Zak and Jules how while serving a long prison sentence he discovered his passion for books, and read over 250 behind the door. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;He also shares how he used the skills he learned while in jail to set up multiple businesses, write a chess book for kids called ‘The Pawn Who Wants&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;To&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;Be Queen’, and how he has kept his mindset on track post release doing his&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;Masters&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;Degree and growing all his businesses. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW142541061 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW142541061 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt;If you're inspired by Kieron's story, and are thinking about starting your own business, there's some great advice in &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZQojx8Mc1XwWvfKfJUfvb?si=26c2e8213a134b8c"&gt; this&lt;/a&gt; episode about Jazz's story in our sister podcast Money Mondays. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;Life After Prison is also available as a video, just search Life After Prison on Youtube.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW142541061 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW142541061 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW142541061 BCX0"&gt;Useful&lt;/span&gt; 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Kieron Bryan is an author, entrepreneur and former prisoner.   In this episode, Kieron tells Zak and Jules how while serving a long prison sentence he discovered his passion for books, and read over 250 behind the door.  He also shares...

Life After Prison

I Changed My Mindset In Jail: Kieron Bryan

I Changed My Mindset In Jail: Kieron Bryan

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