What It Means to Lead Yourself First

Prison Entrepreneurship Program participants pose confidently in front of PEP mural during a class session focused on identity, growth, and community

Leadership Starts from Within PEP teaches business, but leadership is the heart of the program. Before participants are ready to manage a team, build a company, or serve their community, they have to learn how to lead themselves. This isn’t a metaphor, it’s a daily practice that drives everything they do. Self-leadership is where real […]

The Discipline of Entrepreneurship Inside Prison

PEP participant Grady pitches his Crescent City Wings business plan during a Prison Entrepreneurship Program presentation session

Why Discipline Comes First Before a business plan is drafted or a pitch is delivered, PEP participants focus on something far less flashy; discipline. That’s because successful entrepreneurship is rooted in consistent effort, personal accountability, and self-leadership. These traits are teachable, and inside PEP, they’re non-negotiable. Entrepreneurship without discipline is just an idea. With discipline, […]