Stanley Andrisse: From Prison Cells to PhD
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Remarkable People, meet Stanley Andrisse, a remarkable individual who defied all odds. From a troubled past with felony convictions and a grim future, Stanley transformed his life into a compelling success story. Host Guy Kawasaki delves deep into Stanley's journey, from a maximum-security prison to becoming Dr. Stanley Andrisse, an esteemed endocrinologist scientist and professor at Howard University College of Medicine. Discover the incredible power of resilience and the capacity for change, as Stanley shares his inspiring path of redemption and hope.
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| 0:48.6 | I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is remarkable people. |
| 0:53.2 | We are, as you've heard, on a mission to make you remarkable. |
| 0:57.6 | Helping me today is Stanley Andries. |
| 1:01.0 | He has one of the most powerful stories in our podcast. |
| 1:04.3 | He overcame incredible odds to transform from an incarcerated teenager to a scientist and author. |
| 1:13.0 | Stanley grew up in Ferguson, Missouri and got into trouble at a young age. |
| 1:18.1 | By his early 20s, he had amassed multiple felony convictions and was sentenced to 10 years |
| 1:24.6 | for drug trafficking. |
| 1:26.6 | The prosecutor claimed he was beyond reform. |
| 1:30.2 | While in prison, Stanley discovered a passion for science. He studied diabetes through phone |
| 1:36.5 | calls and letters with a mentor. After his release, Stanley earned a PhD in MBA and became an endocrinologist at Howard University College of Medicine |
| 1:48.2 | and the Georgetown Medical Center. |
| 1:51.3 | As a professor, his groundbreaking work is about insulin resistance pathways. |
| 1:56.9 | As an author of a book called From Prison Cell to PhD, |
| 2:04.8 | he shares his story to inspire systemic change. |
| 2:13.5 | I'm Guy Kawasaki. This is remarkable people. And now, here is the remarkable Stanley Andres. |
| 2:27.4 | Being on the straight path of study and hard work, how is that ever going to compete with the seemingly easy, exciting life of dealing? |
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