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Day In The Life
Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
I was sentenced to eight years in maximum adult security prisons for carjacking when I was 15 years old.
2.
I fell quickly into a dark and depressed mindset while in prison—it was letters from my mom and my family that saved my life while incarcerated.
3.
After being released from prison, I got a job at a paint store.
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From there, I started my own painting business that soon grew into a construction firm.
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My business was successful and I was able to travel the world, buy real estate, get married, and start a family.
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While making a life for myself outside of prison, I felt guilty for not following through on my promise to send pictures and letters to my friends who were still incarcerated.
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I knew I couldn’t be the only one thinking the process of printing pictures, going to the post office, buying postage, and mailing everything was inconvenient, so I began thinking of better methods.
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I researched how to build an app that would allow someone to send pictures as postcards from their phone and thus created Flikshop!
Defining Moments
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I was sentenced to 8 years in adult maximum security prisons for carjacking when I was 15 years old. I quickly became depressed in prison but found hope in the letters my family would send me.