(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Dan “Big Dan” Thayer is a former convict, businessman, and mentor. Despite entering prison by age 15, spending the next two decades involved in crime, and being labeled  “incorrigible” by the state of Florida –– Dan successfully turned his life around, became an owner of multiple businesses, a community leader, and a mentor to people of all backgrounds. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Dan’s Childhood in Newark; The plant explosion that changed his father’s life; Buying a piece at age 8; Mom took in kids; Working for mobsters and a tuna sandwich disagreement 28:35 - Environments and how they shape you; Dan’s first arrest & prison stint at age 15 (story); Dan’s Nurse girlfriend in Prison; Prison was Dan’s college 51:38 - Breaking a guard’s jaw; The odd thing that made his friend turn himself in to the authorities; Why Dan preferred robberies to burglaries; Dan’s first experiences with drgs; How Dan figured out if you were a snitch; Dan ran his own crew; Dan’s various relationships 1:10:58 - Dan’s first run in rehab; A mix up in a school zone; Picking up Georgia college girls off the highway for the weekend story; Dan’s very odd source for drgs in prison; The curious reason Dan read the Bible as a kid 1:32:00 - Why Dan  robbed drg dealers like a real life Omar from “The Wire”; A dustup with the DEA; What Dan did to people he forgot he robbed; An unfortunate confidential information sharing story; Why Dan was addicted; Filling the void of a  lost childhood; Why Dan’s ex ran off with his daughter; Dan’s detox and post detox (stories); Getting “permission” to screw you over 2:01:40 - Dan talks about the first time he experienced  empathy on death row; Dan’s last stand in court and the moment he was labeled “incorrigible” by the state of Florida 2:13:36 - Working on death row in Florida Prison; The Cannibal; “Life Plus 5”; Death row organ transplants fun fact; Dan was later hired to demolish the prison he was in; That time the governor visited and did an odd thing; What people think about before death 2:34:09 - Health > Freedom; Dan’s experience with death (and a funny story); The fake nurse who broke Dan out of the hospital for no reason; The power of memories 2:54:23 - Dan’s life after prison; The business Dan opened; How Dan turned his life around ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian   Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Ju... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices