From prison to purpose - this week's incredible guest - AND a charity poll for you to vote in
Hello, hello, hello - and welcome to a new week, and a new episode of Project Possible:
Is it possible for one moment of accountability to change everything?
At 18, Jon Watts was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.
Today, he’s a Sunday Times best-selling author and chef to the rich and famous.
In our conversation, Jon opens up about growing up in a strict religious community, the choices that led him to prison, and the hard work it took to rebuild his life from scratch. We talk about responsibility, forgiveness, and the quiet power of perseverance.
This episode is raw, honest and deeply human - a story of transformation, second chances, and what’s possible when you decide your past doesn’t have to define your future.
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Free ad space for charities
Last week I asked you lovely lot for suggestions for charities and non-profit organisations I could donate a one-minute ad slot to in each episode, over the next month.
The thinking: I’m not quite at the point where brands will pay me to read their ads, but there are a sizeable number of people still watching and listening to these episodes - 100,000 views alone on YouTube in the last 28 days - and that’s obviously not nothing.
Dozens of you put names into the hat. With duplicates taken out, there were 24 amazing and worthy suggestions.
I did the only thing I thought was fair - and I asked ChatGPT to randomly select four for me from the list (I filmed this for added fairness - video below the poll).
And now, I need YOU.
Please select a choice from the list below - I’ll be polling here and on other social channels, and will collate ALL responses over the next week to get an overall winner).
(Please ignore my GROSS screen. I didn’t realise it was this bad! I’ll clean it one day, I promise).
As ever, thank you for being part of our growing posse of Possibilists.
Until next week,
Rich Leigh x
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