#67: Frederick Hutson - How a $22M Drug Operation 🍁 Started with the Air Force 🎖️ and Led to a Venture Backed Startup 💰 | The Drug Dealers Series 💊 (Part 4 of 4)

In the last episode of the drug dealer series, we sit down with Frederick Hutson, founder of Pigeonly, a platform that helps people connect with incarcerated loved ones. Of course, such an idea was not created without due experience.

Growing up around the world of drugs, Frederick knew that the biggest money makers in town were drug dealers. However, Frederick did not turn out to be your average "small town hero" drug dealer. After working in the Air Force, he grew an underground marijuana operation that would move $22 million dollars of product a year. His knack for fine-tuning and calibrating a business ended up taking him much farther than he ever anticipated.

Join us as we learn how Frederick’s journey through culture shock, intense contemplation, and a desire to problem-solve led him to founding Pigeonly.

Links From the Episode

Pigeonly Site: https://pigeonly.com/

Socials:

Twitter: @IAMFastFreddy

Instagram: @iamfastfreddy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederickhutson/

Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates (Prison Legal News, 05/2019): https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2019/may/3/long-term-recidivism-studies-show-high-arrest-rates/#:~:text=Two%20reports%20on%20long%2Dterm,over%20an%20eight%2Dyear%20period.

The Social Order of the Underworld by David Skarbek: https://www.amazon.com/Social-Order-Underworld-Prison-American/dp/0199328501#:~:text=David%20Skarbek's%20The%20Social%20Order%20of%20the%20Underworld%3A%20How%20Prison,tapestry%20of%20first%2Dhand%20accounts.

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