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Coss’ Story

Coss Marte, founder of fitness company ConBody, shares how he went from the streets of New York City to felon to entrepreneur with a gym inside of Saks Fifth Avenue and a team of employees with criminal records of their own. Marte’s stated mission is “to change the way society sees formerly incarcerated individuals.”  This is Coss’ story.

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