Have you ever been arrested? Or have you ever at least done something that would have gotten you into serious trouble? Almost everyone has at one time made a decision that could have drastically ...

Imagine what your life would be like if you were defined solely by the worst thing you've ever done. That is the reality for many former criminals in America, especially when it comes to their ...

I know the title “I promise you one of the most meaningful days of your life” sounds grandiose but I mean it and I hope you’ll read through to the end and choose to take one small, totally free action ...

Gerald Jones, Defy Ventures Program Graduate and winner of the Business Pitch competition at California State Prison, Los Angeles County.. Candance Wakefield Correction: An earlier version of the ...

Up eight flights of stairs in New York's Flatiron District, the golden late afternoon sunlight is streaming in through the windows. Defy Ventures' CEO and founder Catherine Hoke is speaking to 25 men ...

Oculus and entrepreneurship program Defy Ventures are using motivational exercises and groundbreaking VR films to change lives on both sides of the prison wall. I’m standing in the gym in B Yard at ...

Entrepreneurs are first and foremost all about creativity — they see a better future, and strive with minimal resources to achieve it. Catherine Hoke of Defy Ventures embodies this creativity as she ...

Defy Ventures provides entrepreneurship, career readiness, and personal development training to currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. Through its transformative programs, Defy equips ...

In 2016, three pals — Tom Tullie, Mark Bowles and Taner Halicioglu — and I were introduced to an entrepreneurship program designed for inmates in state prisons in California. It was called Defy ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LegalZoom (Nasdaq: LZ) is proud to announce the expansion of its partnership with Defy Ventures, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ...

In celebration of our partners and the great work they do to advance economic progress for all, we interviewed some of our Nasdaq Foundation quarterly grant recipients about their roles, backgrounds ...

This month in honor of National Mentor Month, we're sharing the stories of women who are creating new models of mentorship. Like the fast, fluid world we live in, mentorship today takes many shapes ...