Podcast appearances and mentions of Frederick Hutson

Today on the Black Tech Building Show. Discussing an another Black Tech Icon in history. The name is Frederick Hutson. Demo and Simple Inventory in Excel and using in Python Reading and Latest Tech news Recorded on 8/16/2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_R5JpvdBHE https://frederickhutson.com/ https://www.techspot.com/news/104285-cloud-giants-keep-spending-ai-while-traditional-markets.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/2428561/one-of-windows-most-powerful-tools-sandbox-is-improving.html

Today's History Story: Their Black Love Endured Decades Of Slavery And Separation They endure a profound sense of disconnection and isolation within cold confines, feeling adrift even in the midst of others. But many fail to realize that this isolation, like the cruel echoes of history, is not by happenstance—it's a meticulously designed and devastating consequence of incarceration. Today's guest, however, innovated a solution to mitigate that isolation and connect incarcerated people with their loved ones. That man is Frederick Hutson.   Frederick is a social impact entrepreneur, Air Force veteran, and formerly incarcerated person. During his four years in prison, he experienced first-hand the predatory nature of the 1.2 billion dollar inmate communication industry. He chose to turn what was negative into a means to help his community and created a product called Pigeonly that helps to ensure incarcerated individuals have access to others outside the inhumane walls of prison. To get started with Pigeonly, or learn about the amazing projects underway, visit www.pigeonly.com.     Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people who are leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The BHY production team includes Tareq Alani, Brooke Brown, Tasha Taylor, and Lilly Workneh. Our producers are Cydney Smith, Len Webb for PushBlack, and Ronald Younger, who also edits the show. Black History Year's executive producer is Julian Walker. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Find all episodes of Planet Money Summer School here.Planet Money Summer School is back! It's the free economics class you can take from anywhere... for everyone! For Season 4 of Summer School, we are taking you to business school. It's time to get your MBA, the easy way!In this first class: Everyone has a million dollar business idea (e.g., "Shazam but for movies"), but not everyone has what it takes to be an entrepreneur. We have two stories about founders who learned the hard way what goes into starting a small business, and getting it up and running.First, a story about Frederick Hutson, who learned about pain points and unique value propositions when he founded a company to help inmates and their families share photos. Then, we take a trip to Columbia, Maryland with chefs RaeShawn and LaShone Middleton. Their steamed crab delivery service taught them the challenges of "bootstrapping" to grow their business. And throughout the episode, Columbia Business School professor Angela Lee explains why entrepreneurship can be really difficult, but also incredibly rewarding, if you have the stomach for it.(And, we should say, we are open to investors for "Shazam but for movies." Just sayin'.)Help support Planet Money and get bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

Find all episodes of Planet Money Summer School here.Planet Money Summer School is back! It's the free economics class you can take from anywhere... for everyone! For Season 4 of Summer School, we are taking you to business school. It's time to get your MBA, the easy way!In this first class: Everyone has a million dollar business idea (e.g., "Shazam but for movies"), but not everyone has what it takes to be an entrepreneur. We have two stories about founders who learned the hard way what goes into starting a small business, and getting it up and running.First, a story about Frederick Hutson, who learned about pain points and unique value propositions when he founded a company to help inmates and their families share photos. Then, we take a trip to Columbia, Maryland with chefs RaeShawn and LaShone Middleton. Their steamed crab delivery service taught them the challenges of "bootstrapping" to grow their business. And throughout the episode, Columbia Business School professor Angela Lee explains why entrepreneurship can be really difficult, but also incredibly rewarding, if you have the stomach for it.(And, we should say, we are open to investors for "Shazam but for movies." Just sayin'.)Help support Planet Money and get bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

Frederick Hutson, co-founder and CEO at Pigeonly is on the main stage at AfroTech 2022 (Austin, TX) talking with Blavity Co-Founder and COO Jeff Nelson. Pigeonly is a simple, affordable way to stay in touch with loved ones who are behind bars nationwide. Follow Will Lucas on Instagram at @willlucas Learn more at AfroTech.com https://instagram.com/afro.tech Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paki & Chris invite CEO and Co-Founder of Pigeonly @pigeonly (FREDERICK HUTSON @iamfastfreddy) to join the CIRCLE for Episode 99.

In the last episode of the drug dealer series, we sit down with Frederick Hutson, founder of Pigeonly, a platform that helps people connect with incarcerated loved ones. Of course, such an idea was not created without due experience. Growing up around the world of drugs, Frederick knew that the biggest money makers in town were drug dealers. However, Frederick did not turn out to be your average "small town hero" drug dealer. After working in the Air Force, he grew an underground marijuana operation that would move $22 million dollars of product a year. His knack for fine-tuning and calibrating a business ended up taking him much farther than he ever anticipated. Join us as we learn how Frederick’s journey through culture shock, intense contemplation, and a desire to problem-solve led him to founding Pigeonly. Links From the Episode Pigeonly Site: https://pigeonly.com/ Socials: Twitter: @IAMFastFreddy Instagram: @iamfastfreddy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederickhutson/ Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates (Prison Legal News, 05/2019): https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2019/may/3/long-term-recidivism-studies-show-high-arrest-rates/#:~:text=Two%20reports%20on%20long%2Dterm,over%20an%20eight%2Dyear%20period. The Social Order of the Underworld by David Skarbek: https://www.amazon.com/Social-Order-Underworld-Prison-American/dp/0199328501#:~:text=David%20Skarbek's%20The%20Social%20Order%20of%20the%20Underworld%3A%20How%20Prison,tapestry%20of%20first%2Dhand%20accounts.

Episode 48 features Art Collector Frederick Hutson, the CEO and co-founder of Pigeonly, a platform that makes it easy for people to search, find, and communicate with an incarcerated loved one. A born entrepreneur, he launched and sold his first business at the age of 19 while on active duty in the Air Force. After an honorable discharge in 2005, he went on to build and sell his second business. Though his entrepreneurial spirit often led him to new opportunities, his desire to attain the American Dream on his terms took him down the wrong path. At 23, he was sent to federal prison for the illegal distribution of 3,000 kg of marijuana. It was this life-changing experience that motivated him to build a solution that would positively impact the lives of people no one else was paying attention to – inmates and their families. The idea of Pigeonly was born. Launched in 2012, Pigeonly makes it possible for subscribers to easily send printed photos, letters, greeting cards, postcards, and even online articles from any cell phone, tablet or computer within a few clicks. One of Pigeonly’s most successful products is a low-cost VoIP phone solution, similar to Google Voice, for notoriously expensive prison phone calls. This product alone helps families save over $2MM/year in predatory phone fees per year. Pigeonly’s accomplishments in the space have not gone unnoticed and have allowed Hutson’s voice to be a part of the overall criminal justice reform conversation. Hutson’s work has been featured in numerous national and international media outlets, including CNN Money, Forbes, New York Times, Vice, Fast Company, and Complex, et al. With his success, Frederick Hutson has built an impressive art collection. https://frederickhutson.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Hutson https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederickhutson/ https://www.globestats.com/frederick-hutson-hutsons-success-story/ https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/07/business/smallbusiness/released-from-prison-and-starting-a-company.html https://www.fastcompany.com/90523510/the-most-important-startup-rule-play-the-long-game https://www.forbes.com/sites/columbiabusinessschool/2019/12/09/why-prominent-silicon-valley-investors-trusted-an-ex-con-with-over-5m-to-fund-his-multimillion-dollar-company-part-1-of-2/?sh=1a336b303d87

Frederick Hutson served in the US Air Force where he worked on jet engines at the Nellis Air Force Base as an electrician. During his time in the Air Force he launched and ran several businesses, including a window-tinting business that made about $50,000 when he was 19. He was honorably discharged in 2005 after the base began downsizing and eventually turned his business efforts to sending marijuana through the parcel companies. A business that landed him in federal prison. Listen in as Hutson takes you through his journey from drug dealer to ex-con, to ultimately a legitimate multimillionaire businessman who is co-Founder and CEO of Pigeonly; a platform that makes it easy for people to search, find, and communicate with an incarcerated loved one. Pigeonly makes it possible for subscribers to easily send printed photos, letters, greeting cards, postcards, and even online articles from any cell phone, tablet, or computer within a few clicks. One of Pigeonly's most successful products is a low-cost VoIP phone solution, similar to Google Voice, for notoriously expensive prison phone calls. This product alone helps families save over $2MM/year in predatory phone fees per year. Under Frederick's leadership, Pigeonly has become one of the largest independent inmate services providers in the country. His innovative approach to disrupting the $4 billion predatory prison services industry has led him to further developing Pigeonly's core proprietary technology, an application programming interface (API) which searches and organizes thousands of Federal, State, and County records per day. LISTEN to POWERMOVE MAKERS on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcast YOUTUBE | www.PowerMovesPrez.com/youtube INSTAGRAM | www.PowerMovesPrez.com/instagram FACEBOOK | www.PowerMovesPrez.com/facebook LINKEDIN | www.PowerMovesPrez.com/linkedin TWITTER | www.PowerMovesPrez.com/twitter WEBSITE | www.PowerMovesPrez.com

You’ve taken your product to market, and the response is overwhelming. It’s an overnight success — and more people are interacting with your business than you could have ever imagined. What does strategic growth look like from here?? Who should you partner with? And how do you honor your original mission as you expand and take on new kinds of clients? On this episode of Zero to IPO, Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Pigeonly CEO and founder Frederick Hutson discuss growth, distribution strategy, and the importance of staying true to your brand.

Can we keep prisoners connected to their support systems in the outside world? Hear what Frederick Hutson, Founder of Pigeonly, has to say. 75% of prisoners in the U.S. are rearrested within five years of release. Studies have routinely shown that prisoners who maintain contact with their family and loved ones have better post-release results, as well as a lower rate of reincarceration. Frederick shares his own experience with incarceration leading him to create Pigeonly; a platform that makes it easy and affordable for families to search, find and communicate with an incarcerated loved one. If you would like to learn more, visit pigeonly.com If you enjoyed our episode please make sure to subscribe and leave us a review. If you want to nominate a social impact leader who is finding scalable sustainable solutions for world pressing problems, please reach out to us at guest@gettingtherepodcast.com To access more stories, blog posts, videos, quizzes (and more!), highlighting leaders tackling humanity's biggest problems, follow us on: LinkedIn | Medium | Website | Facebook | Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gettingtherepodcast1/message

Today’s episode is provided by Audible. Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial. Choose 1 audiobook and 2 Audible Originals absolutely free. Visit audible dot com slash ACTIONANDAMBITION or text ACTIONANDAMBITION to 500-500. Today's guest is Frederick Hutson, the co-founder and CEO of Pigeonly. Freddy created a multi-million dollar business after going to prison for five years. Fast Freddy is also a Y Combinator graduate. Today we discuss how he turned his biggest obstacle into his biggest opportunity.

See Full Show Notes here: https://growensemble.com/frederick-hutson-pigeonly/ Frederick was born an entrepreneur. He launched and sold his first business at the age of 19 while on active duty in the Air Force. After an honorable discharge in 2005, he went on to build and sell his second business. Although his entrepreneurial spirit often led him to new opportunities, his ambition took him down the wrong path: At the age of 23, he was sent to federal prison for the illegal distribution of marijuana. It was this experience that motivated him to build a solution that would positively impact the lives of people who were being overlooked: his fellow inmates and their families.  This is where the idea of Pigeonly was born. Frederick launched Pigeonly in 2012 to make it easy for his subscribers to connect with their incarcerated loved ones in just a few simple clicks. One of their most successful and notable products is a low-cost phone solution for notoriously expensive prison phone calls, and another is the ability to easily send any printed letters, postcards, articles, etc. to inmates through the mail.  With Fredrick’s leadership, Pigeonly has become one of the largest independent inmate service providers in the country. Subscribers in over 88 countries and growing, Pigeonly reduces recidivism by keeping families connected while helping them save millions in these predatory fees every single year.

*Today's guest is Frederick Hutson, the cofounder and CEO of Pigeonly, a simple, affordable way to stay in touch with those incarcerated. * Frederick talks about how expensive it is to communicate with loved ones in the corrections system and how Pigeonly is helping solve these problems. He also touches on his path into the space from being incarcerated to starting a company solve the problems he has seen first hand. Find us on Twitter @RebuildingGovt and your host @jasminewsun. Relevant resources: * Find Frederick on Twitter @IAMFastFreddy * Pigeonly https://pigeonly.com Rebuilding Government is a podcast in collaboration with UNIT Innovations (@unitinnovations) and Teske Media (@teskemedia). Special Guest: Frederick Hutson.

Despite bring the fastest-growing population of American entrepreneurs, founders of color are systematically under-recognized and under-resourced in America today. How can we begin to build new systems that will support entrepreneurs of color? What will it take to build an inclusive impact economy? This past June, SOCAP convened the first-ever SPECTRUM event in Atlanta to discuss these challenges and begin building an action plan to solve them. In this episode, we offer a selection of inspirational and insightful moments recorded live at SPECTRUM.  Featured voices include Marc Bamuthi Joseph of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Jessica Stago of Change Labs, Frederick Hutson of Pigeonly, Jay Bailey of the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Nadia Brigham of Brigham Consulting.

On this week's episode of Amanda Spann's MVP Podcast Amanda speaks with founder Frederick Hutson shares how his time in prison lead to the launch of Pigeonly, a platform that makes it easy for people to search, find and communicate with incarcerated loved ones. Follow MVP on Instagram: @MVPodcast Follow Amanda Spann on Instagram: @TheAmandaSpann Contact Amanda Spann: AmandaSpann.com This show is produced by Weathers One Media, LLC.

Jamarlin continues his discussion with Frederick Hutson, founder and CEO of Pigeonly. They discuss how he raised capital, the importance of focus, and spending too much time perfecting the product before launch. They also discuss Jay-Z's blueprint for parting ways with team members via his break-up with Damon Dash. Busted and jailed for four years on marijuana charges, Hutson talks about "Hollywood" criminal justice reform, reparations, and Jussie Smollet.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1: Jamarlin talks to justice-tech pioneer Frederick Hutson, who founded Pigeonly to create communications products for inmates and their families that reduce the destructive impact of incarceration. They talk about his time in the pen for selling marijuana, developing the Pigeonly idea on the inside, and raising capital from investors. They discuss Pigeonly defeating lobbyists from the prison industrial complex and how we can weaponize technology to fight back and solve problems that disproportionately impact African Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor ofAfroTech 2018 with my guy, Frederick Hutson, who gave another incredible talk at AfroTech 2018 - he also gave a dope talk back at the 2017 event also. I wanted you to hear his story - I think he’s a complete inspiration for people out there who feel like the odds may be stacked against them and that past decisions limit their potential.   After this podcast, my hope is that you’re even more convinced of your ability to go out there and do something remarkable.   If you have a business, maybe you are your business, or maybe you just have a super-lit IG that more people should be following, you’ve got all these great things, but how do you get your content and your profile in front of a larger audience? And not just any audience, but the right audience based on their location and interests.   That’s where PopSocial.com comes in. PopSocial.com turns your 1 man Instagram crew into an entire team helping you get your content out to a larger audience - the right audience based on superior demographic and location targeting.   Use my code of10podcast (no spaces, all capital letters) to get $20 off the first month. Visit popsocial.com and use my code of10podcast to get $20 off your first month today!

A very clever man, Frederick was messengering marijuana very, very successfully...until. Then he was faced with the isolation from the very people who could help him through this tough time, his family and friends. Because of security restrictions, it is difficult for inmates to stay connected with their loved ones so Frederick put his cleverness to work and developed Pigeonly (like the bird) to help family find inmates and inmates to find family on sanctioned ecommunication channels. For example, one of Pigeonly's products lets inmates and loved ones have phone calls at reduced rates. All these ways of keeping connected help inmates walk the straight and narrow after they have served their time. Felony Inc Podcast with your hosts Dave Dahl and Ladd Justesen We record the Felony Inc Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland. Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil Show logo was designed by Carolyn Main Website was designed by Cameron Grimes Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Theme music "Free" written and recorded by Dave Dahl, all rights reserved, motherfuckers This weeks podcast brought to you in part by soap-on-a-rope, when you don't want to drop stuff Felony Inc Podcast supports City Central Concern at http://centralcityconcern.org 10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes Listen to the Felony Inc Podcast live on-air every Friday at 10:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at http://startupradionetwork.com

  Frederick is the CEO and founder of Pigeonly, a platform that makes it easy for people to search, find and communicate with an incarcerated loved one. A born entrepreneur, Frederick launched and sold his first business at the age of 19. His desire to attain the American dream on his terms took him down the wrong path and at 23, he was indicted for distributing 3,000 kg of marijuana. It was during this four-year federal prison sentence a new idea surfaced, one that would give him an opportunity to impact the lives of people no one else was paying attention to - inmates, Pigeonly was born. Pigeonly's technology cuts the cost of expensive prison calls by 80% and allows people to send their inmate photos, greeting cards, and more right from a cell phone, tablet or computer. Although the company is still young, Hutson has grown Pigeonly to become one of the largest independent inmate service providers in the country. DURING THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSSED: Journey from prison to entrepreneurship The state of Black males in entrepreneurship Why being disciplined matters How to build your team starting with your network   RESOURCES MENTIONED: Solo Funds From Good to Great x Jim Collins     STAY CONNECTED: Frederick:  Website | Instagram | Twitter Black to Business:  Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

Today on the show Scott Kitun talks with Jason William Johnson from the Chicago Urban League to discuss diversity in tech, and specifically in Chicago. Frederick Hutson, the CEO of Pigeonly calls in to tell us more about his startup. Finally Ofo Ezeugwu, the CEO of WhosYourLandlord tells us how your can invest in his […]

Frederick Hutson, founder of Pigeonly, a technology company that focuses on building products for overlooked and underserved markets, speaks to Priscila Bala, director of the Mentor Network at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute.

In order to reduce prison over-crowding the Justice Department is releasing about 6,000 non-violent inmates early. Darris Young is working to make sure upon release individuals can successfully transition after incarceration. On the Next edition of Making Contact we'll meet more individuals like Darris who also went to prison, came out and dedicated their life to making a positive difference. Featuring: Frankie V. Guzman, Attorney at the National Center for Youth Law; Frederick Hutson, Founder/CEO Pigeonly; Clemmie Greenlee, founder of the Nashville Peacemakers; and Darris Young, Local Organizer at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Featuring Music by: Indian Wells: Alcantara The Gateless Gate: Endless Grey Steve Combs: Descent and March Cousin Silas / Black Hill: Cousin Silas & Black Hill – Sand of the South More information National Center for Youth Law Ella Baker Center Nashville Peace and Justice Center Pigeonly The post Resurrected: Formerly Incarcerated Change-Makers appeared first on KPFA.

Episode 16 of Startup School Radio: Host Aaron Harris interviews YC partner Qasar Younis. Also on the show: Frederick Hutson, founder and CEO of Pigeon.ly.

Frederick Hutson is the founder and CEO at Pigeonly - which is a startup that creates tech products designed to help prisoners communicate. Beyond the ingenuity of his ideas, Frederick himself is an anomaly. Once just a budding entrepreneur in his 20’s, his entrepreneurial spunk was exercised in an industry that landed him behind bars with a sentence of 51 months. But, Mr. Hutson prevails, and he’s fresh out of Y Combinator and fueled by not a little bit of investment dollars.

Launched and sold his first business by age 19 while on active duty in the Air Force, indicted at age 23 for trafficking marijuana. A serial entrepreneur and natural born hustler, Frederick joins us to talk about his lessons from four years in federal prison and the business he built from behind bars.How do we avoid misguided ambition?What does the process of self discovery look like?How do we find our own vehicle to express our talents?How do we cultivate the ability to recognize opportunity?The difference between how you feel and what you knowHow prison teaches you to live by your wordWhy isolation in prison hurts re-integration and rehabilitation Resources:Frederick's WebsiteNolan Bushnell: The Creation of Atari and Finding the Next Steve Jobs: EpisodeDave Logan: Using Language to Rewrite the Future: EpisodePigeonly See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.