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Locked In with Ian Bick

From Prison to Stardom: How Stephen Wesley Turned an 8-Year Sentence into Hit Songs with Slash & T-Pain

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8745 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Stephen Wesley, once sentenced to eight years in prison at just 18, found redemption through music. During his incarceration, he discovered his passion, taught himself guitar, and performed for fellow inmates. After his release, he persevered, eventually landing a record deal and collaborating with music legends like Slash and T-Pain. In this episode, Stephen shares his journey from prison to the music industry, the challenges he overcame, and how he turned his life around through dedication and talent. #StephenWesley #PrisonToSuccess #RedemptionStory #MusicJourney #TrueCrimeStories #Slash #TPain #InspiringStories Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Stephen Wesley: IG: https://www.instagram.com/imstephenwesley/?hl=en Website: https://www.instagram.com/imstephenwesley/?hl=en Tea Company: https://www.instagram.com/generositeadrinks/?hl=en Listen to Stephen Wesley on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MNhan1lhCeQUOnQtG6ZDC Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://www.ianbick.com/shop Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:05:00 Journey Through Relocations 00:11:06 Childhood Dreams of Music and Sports 00:15:43 Meeting the Love of My Life in Newport 00:21:16 Wrongful Conviction and Life in Prison 00:26:54 Non-Violent Conflict Resolution 00:32:14 Building Relationships with Prison Guards 00:37:23 Life Lessons Learned in Prison 00:42:30 The Spark of Performing for Others 00:47:48 Achieving Dreams After Prison 00:53:36 The Power of Music in Community Activities 00:58:45 Embracing Change and Growth 01:04:12 Transitioning from Prison to Music Career 01:09:42 Overcoming Challenges in the Music Industry 01:16:47 Balancing Music and Business 01:21:08 The Generosity Business Model: Giving Through Consumer Goods 01:25:35 Ending Remarks and Future Plans Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:40.6

Nobody actually knew it existed.

0:43.2

But then she had the really good idea to use Canva to create a business plan.

0:48.3

It looked good, really, really good.

0:51.6

Their investors thought so too.

0:53.9

And now their hotcakes are selling like, well, exactly.

0:58.6

Thanks, Canber.

1:00.1

Stephen, welcome to Lockton.

1:02.7

Thank you to your wife for setting this all up.

1:05.7

And this is the power of checking your DMs because she DM me on TikTok and I read it and she wrote

1:11.3

like this whole thing and I read it. I was like what? Like really? Yeah she it was like three

1:17.0

paragraphs long and then I Google you and then I read the whole Wikipedia page and then I was just

1:22.8

shocked you've never really like sat down and did this type of thing before. No, I appreciate that and thanks

1:29.3

for having me. This is awesome. Yeah, she's pretty amazing. I told her a while back, I was like,

1:35.6

you know, if you ever have some extra time, you should check into these things, but that had gone

1:40.2

by and, you know, she gets into her stuff and she gets busy too and she takes care of our family and so she's pretty busy. But she said, have you heard of Ian Bick and his, his locked in podcast? And I was like, I don't, you know, I don't really have a lot of time for podcasts. She was like, you got to listen to it. And so we took a trip and that's all we listened to from there and back. And she was like,

2:01.7

I, beforehand, she was like, I really like this guy. You could tell that he cares. You could tell that he's really been there and that like, this is really important to him. And sharing people's stories is really important to him. And I was like, oh, you know, so then we listened to it. I was like, man this is pretty neat left it right and then I got back into whatever it was I was doing and then she was like, oh, you know, so then we listened to it. I was like, man, this is pretty neat. Left it, right? And then I got back into whatever it was I was doing. And then she was like, you remember Ian Bick? And I told you. And she was like, oh, you know, super excited. Like, you know, she still loves the celebrity thing. And it was just a really big deal to her that you got back to her. And I still, you know, I always wait until

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