John Fuller – President & CEO/Public Speaker & Author
John “Doc” Fuller is a pioneer in the prison consulting industry as well as the founder and president of Prison Coach Speaking. John has been featured as an expert on surviving prison life on numerous media outlets, including: ABC News, Access Hollywood, Australia’s Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, Fox News, Good Day New York, Loaded Magazine, NBC News, Crains New York, New York magazine, New York Post, and WPIX New York. In addition to helping first-time offenders prepare for incarceration, John is an impassioned motivational speaker, inspiring audiences through his uplifting real-life experience from prison to prosperity.
John’s Story
John grew up in Keyport, NJ. As a wayward youth, he dabbled in petty crimes. At the age of 23, John moved to Los Angeles, where he was seduced by the money and perceived glamour that accompany a life of crime. His crimes escalated. John’s criminal behaviors eventually caught up with him. He served one year in a state prison for forgery. Eight months later, he was arrested again and spent the next 10 years behind the bars of more than five federal prisons for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
The Turning Point
John experienced the worst of humankind behind bars. But, he refused to let that destroy him. He vowed that he would turn his life around and encourage others living on the edge to do so as well. As soon as John was released in 2002, he began coaching others who were facing incarceration about how to make the best of their time in prison. In 2004, he formalized his coaching by founding Prison Coach Speaking. He is currently one of the most sought-after prison coaches in the world.
John’s Life Today
In addition to being a nationally-renowned prison coach, John is also an acclaimed motivational speaker and author. John energizes his audiences to live his motto – Motivation. Determination. Transformation. John is living proof that no matter how bleak a situation is, motivation and determination can lead to transformation. He inspires audiences to change their ways, push one step further, and accomplish something new, regardless of circumstances.
John is also the author of The Ten Prison Commandments: The Ten Rules You Must Know Before You Enter a County Jail, State or Federal Prison and A Day in Prison: An Insider’s Guide to Life Behind Bars.
When John is not on a speaking assignment or coaching clients, he enjoys spending time with his wife, children, working out at the gym, and adding to his extensive tie collection.
saw your site on my stats and thought really impressive. I thought about going into the prison service but then felt that I was not a particularly tough/aggressive type. What’s your vie w on the types of inmates you’ve met? Thanks
It is not about being tough or aggressive, it is about providing something that will be a benefit to someone needs. Inmates are people too. Often they get look down on. However, having being a inmate for the past 27 years I understand to why people feel this way. I would like to point out that everyone that was incarceration is not bad people we just want a chance to do right
I definitely agree with you
You have a little bit of everyone in prison. Most inmates can read correction officers very well. They know who wants to simply
come to work and do their job and who wants to make prison life more miserable then it all ready is.
I heard you on the radio tonight, WVON, talking with Art Chat Daddy Simms. My son committed suicide in Juky of this year. He ended his life on a Friday., that’s the day I learned that he was scheduled to meet with the Feds to be indited (for something he thought was settled) on Tuesday. Listening to you tonight, made it a little clearer to me about what he was going through and how scared he really was. He never told me or his siblings what was going on. I just had to let you know how much I appreciate you .
Thank you so much for sharing.
Beverly,
Good afternoon. Thank you for listening to the show and sharing your unfortunate experience. I’m very sorry to hear about your son and can not fathom what the pain was and currently feels like. Please feel free to inbox me through my contact
page and lets arrange to talk if you think there is something else I can share.