LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hector Guadalupe, the Executive Director and Founder of A Second U Foundation, founder of Unibody Fitness NYC and thought leader on the subject of successfully reintegrating formerly incarcerated people into society as personal trainers, is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian. The show is hosted by Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company.
After spending ten years in federal prison, Hector Guadalupe came home with an obsession for fitness, in great health, and hungry for work. He also came home to a lot of closed doors. Once given a chance, he started a successful career personal training – first at corporate health clubs, and eventually founded Unibody Fitness NYC, where the company’s model is solely based on servicing communities and building strong ties through wellness. He also founded A Second U Foundation, which educates, certifies and secures employment for formerly incarcerated people as certified personal trainers. Through opportunity, empowerment and community-building, ASUF seeks to eliminate recidivism. Founded in 2016, Second U has graduated 196 trainers with 0% reoffending (national average of recidivism is 40%-60%). Second U truly is the place where justice and wellness meet.
“Speaking with John on the Impact Podcast, was a great experience,” said Guadalupe. “This was truly the first interview I’ve done where I felt genuinely pumped and excited that the message was getting out. It was clear to me that the Impact Podcast is spreading hope and voicing the success stories of those who’ve survived the struggle, and I deeply appreciate that.”
“It was an honor to have Hector on our show to tell his incredible story and share the impactful work he is doing with A Second U Foundation, which is sure to move and inspire our audience,” said Shegerian. “Hector’s efforts make him a truly powerful example of how one person can make a significant and positive difference in the lives of so many.”
Every week, guests are invited as thought leaders to share with listeners first-hand accounts of how they are able to make the world a better place on a daily basis.
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