{"podcast":{"title":"PodCrash with Matt Ebert","slug":"podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565","podcast_index_feed_id":7321565,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA7377182361","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/464532d6-1951-11f0-b6a1-630fc808f616/image/f1e69799e5c8189dff47df444cc64d24.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Matt Ebert","episode_count":41,"summary":"Matt Ebert, founder and CEO of Crash Champions, sits down with industry leaders to discover the powerful synergies between different walks of life and businesses. Matt believes in a Champions Mindset. It’s how he took a single collision repair shop and turned it into over 650 locations across the US. Listen in while he unlocks the thought processes of successful leaders, and learn how he Champions People to empower them to grow.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:20:16.192191+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565"},"episode":{"title":"From Prison to Yale to the Trades: How Darnell Epps is Creating New Pathways for Builders","slug":"from-prison-to-yale-to-the-trades-how-darnell-epps-is-creating-new-pathways-for-builders","published_at":"2025-11-18T11:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565/from-prison-to-yale-to-the-trades-how-darnell-epps-is-creating-new-pathways-for-builders","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA3253030241.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA3253030241.mp3","summary":"On today's episode of PodCrash: Darnell Epps spent 17 years in prison, earned his way into Cornell and Yale Law School, and trained as a machinist to understand the workforce from the ground up. He joins Crash Champions CEO Matt Ebert to talk mentorship, second chances, the future of the trades, and how Thurgood Industries is helping rebuild America’s workforce. A powerful episode for shop owners, foremen, and anyone who believes grit can change a life. Want more Matt in your life? Of course you do! https://www.instagram.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.facebook.com/MattEbertCC https://twitter.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mattebertcc https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ebert-7169a5180/ Get paid while you learn on the job at Crash Champions: https://step.crashchampions.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"On today's episode of PodCrash: Darnell Epps spent 17 years in prison, earned his way into Cornell and Yale Law School, and trained as a machinist to unde…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3224,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565/episodes/from-prison-to-yale-to-the-trades-how-darnell-epps-is-creating-new-pathways-for-builders/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565/from-prison-to-yale-to-the-trades-how-darnell-epps-is-creating-new-pathways-for-builders.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}