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As the only girl on the high school wrestling team and as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter, Cat mastered the art of “breakfall”: how to prevent injury when you get taken down. Breakfall proved to be a transferable skill in her career as a three-time entrepreneur, disrupting the American prison industry. Cat works with gang leaders in the most notorious prisons, leading gang intervention programs. She has survived career-ending threats and devastating takedowns.

Over 17 years, her efforts have led 7,000 executives, entrepreneurs, and investors to volunteer as mentors and employers. 8,500 incarcerated men, women, and youth have graduated from her programs. The programs reduce violence and have produced industry-leading recidivism rates of less than 8%. Cat created training, incubators, and financing programs that have equipped 650 graduates to launch businesses.

Fast Company named Cat one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business.” Forbes named her on “40 Women to Watch Over 40.” She received the MDC Partners Humanitarian Award.

Key takeaways

Forgiveness is a super power

Self Love is cruicial for us to move forward

Hey guys just a heads up that in this episode we do talk about some complex topics including suicidal ideations, if you think this could cause distress in anyway way please consider if this is the right episode for you and if you need to speak with someone call LifeLine on 13 11 14.

Credits:

Hosts - Mick Cronin, Mark Wilson

Producer - Mick Cronin, Mark Wilson

Sound Editing - Mark Wilson

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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land Time to ReBuild is recorded on, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. We must always remember that under the concrete and asphalt this land is, was, and always will be traditional Aboriginal land.