£200 MILLION to MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON - THE INSANE STORY OF RIORDAN MAYNARD

This episode is a little bit different: it’s with someone whose name I doubt you’ll know, but it’s a story which, as soon as I heard, I knew I wanted to share with you all on Great Company. Riordan Maynard was a high flying business man until one day it all came crashing down - he doesn’t shy away from the crimes he committed - but they resulted in him serving almost seven years in a maximum high security prison in the states for tax fraud. Promised a low-security camp to serve his sentence, instead he was sent to a maximum security prison, he came into contact with real violence and aggression. Riordan doesn’t hold back about the realities of life in prison - how it almost broke him, spiralling mentally, and riddled with guilt for leaving his family without provision. But that time away also taught him mental resilience and he has since come out a different man. This is a raw, powerful conversation about accountability, redemption and the strength of the human mind to shift, even when in the darkest of places. 00:00 Trailer 01:35 Writing letters from prison 03:20 Beating boredom and making the most of each day 06:55 How I became a businessman 11:28 Breaking ground in the mobile phone game 14:55 How I ended up behind bars 19:00 The beginning of the business unraveling 22:50 The morning of the arrest 28:00 The charges that were against me 29:45 First impressions of prison life 32:48 How I felt when I was found guilty 34:00 Fighting the urge to go on the run 35:30 Why prison was actually good for me 38:10 How brutal I found the first few months inside prison 41:31 Being forced to be in a gang whilst inside 48:10 Witnessing a prison murder 51:09 My first night behind bars 55:32 The impact it had on my family 1:02:57 The moment I realised I could change my mindset 1:07:50 The Final Eight Questions #RIORDANMAYNARD #GREATCOMPANYPODCAST #JAMIELAING If you enjoyed this episode, please click follow - we have so many great guests like this one, you won't want to miss out! -- You can also follow us on: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/greatcompanypodcast/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@greatcompanypodcast -- THE CREDITS Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer Video: Jake Ji Video Editor: Ryley Kirby Social Media: Laura Coughlan -- Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot