Coss shares how he ran a multi-million dollar drug business by 19, got sentenced to prison, and lost 70 pounds in a cell using nothing but bodyweight workouts. After getting out with $40 to his name, he started training people in a park with a stick and a fence—eventually turning that hustle into ConBody, a prison-style bootcamp staffed entirely by formerly incarcerated trainers. Then, he did it again—launching ConBud, a legal cannabis dispensary, as someone who was once locked up for selling weed.
They talk about:
- What it’s really like to come home with no money, no help, and no chances
- The moment in solitary confinement that changed his life forever
- Starting a business from nothing—and how to keep going when no one believes in you
- Why he only hires people with records—and why that’s his biggest strength
- Opening three dispensaries in 15 months and beating the system at its own game
- What second chances really look like—and why purpose hits different when you’ve been through hell
This episode is about how you turn rock bottom into a foundation—and prove the world wrong by staying true to who you are.
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🔗 Connect with Coss Marte
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cossmarte
https://www.conbody.com
https://www.conbud.com
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🔥 About the Guest – Coss Marte
Coss Marte is the founder and CEO of ConBody, a New York City fitness studio that employs formerly incarcerated trainers, and ConBud, a cannabis dispensary built on equity and second chances. Once running a $2M drug operation and serving time in prison, Coss turned his life around through faith, fitness, and purpose.
Today, he’s helped thousands transform their lives through his programs, created jobs for dozens of returning citizens, and built multiple businesses from the ground up—all while advocating for criminal justice reform and equity in the industries that once excluded him.
Coss’s story is a testament to what’s possible when hustle meets healing—and when you stop running from your past and start building with it.
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