# Cellmate to CEO | Dan Whyte

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Podcast: [Life After Prison](https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-after-prison-5714169)
Published: 2026-01-01T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/life-after-prison-1/episodes/cellmate-to-ceo-dan
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## Resource

Complete our 2025 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/smJxoWJhr66qKG4Q7 We’d love to hear from you! Every year, we ask the Life After Prison audience to complete a short survey. Your answers help us understand what’s working, what we can improve, and they also help us show our funders the real impact of the show. It only takes a few minutes and your feedback really does make a difference. In this brand new series, Cellmate to CEO, Tony Supreme, CEO of Soul Surge Wellness, who has lived experience of the criminal justice system himself, talks to other CEO’s, leaders and changemakers about their transition from prison to leadership. In this episode Tony, CEO of Soul Surge Wellness, interviews Dan Whyte, co-director of DWRM (Doing What Really Matters). Tony and Dan discuss the obstacles Dan faced while transitioning from 20 years in prison to leadership, particularly how he and his business partner created their business plan and theory of change document through phone and post while Dan was still serving his sentence. The conversation highlights the challenges of starting a business from prison, the value of education, and the importance of determination and passion. Useful organisations:   DWRM - Doing What Really Matters- Empowering People through Education, Employability and Engagement to Create Cultures of Acceptance. Coracle - We believe that digital skills open up new opportunities. We want to help every prisoner increase their digital know-how and improve their life chances. Open University - Learn and Live Prisoners Education Trust - we work to transform prisoners’ lives through learning and use our research and expertise to improve prison education. Contact us:  If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your…

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