Kieron Bryan is an author, entrepreneur and former prisoner.     In this episode, Kieron tells Zak and Jules how while serving a long prison sentence he discovered his passion for books, and read over 250 behind the door.  He also shares how he used the skills he learned while in jail to set up multiple businesses, write a chess book for kids called ‘The Pawn Who Wants To Be Queen’, and how he has kept his mindset on track post release doing his Masters Degree and growing all his businesses.   If you're inspired by Kieron's story, and are thinking about starting your own business, there's some great advice in this episode about Jazz's story in our sister podcast Money Mondays.  Life After Prison is also available as a video, just search Life After Prison on Youtube.     Useful organisations:  Open University https://www.open.ac.uk/  Suited and Booted https://suitedbootedcentre.org.uk/  The Longford Trust https://www.longfordtrust.org/    Contact us:    If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you’d just like to get in touch, please contact us.  💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok  📧 Email us: [email protected]  ✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF  🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/