The Three Pillars
One mission. Three ways to rise.
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Cage to the Stage Challenge
Craft the message only you can deliver.
✔ Story Framework: Struggle → Shift → Success
✔ Audience clarity and message mapping
✔ Confidence & mindset reboot
✔ Brand basics: speaker bio, one-sheet, starter reel
Keynotes, trainings, and workshops that activate action.
From community rooms to national stages, Sharmain blends honesty, humor, and hard-won wisdom with practical tools people can use on Monday.
Dreams Over Past Experience
✔ Weekly coaching & accountability
✔ Templates, scripts, and speaker tools
✔ Peer community & monthly challenges
✔ For justice-impacted leaders and allies
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Rising Above the Odds
My journey from pain and prison to power and purpose.
Part memoir, part manual. Sharmain shares the hard truths, the turning points, and a practical path forward for anyone ready to rebuild.
Proof that redemption scales
Incarceration to Full Pardon
A living example that second chances work.
Hundreds of Stages
From schools and reentry programs to national conferences.
Programs That Stick
Practical tools that improve outcomes for communities.
Program Director
County Reentry Initiative
“Sharmain doesn’t just motivate—he activates. Our returning citizens left with a plan.”
Youth Services Coordinator
Youth Services Coordinator
“Raw, real, and results-focused. Our students said it felt like he was talking directly to them.”
Built for people and programs
Bring Sharmain to your stage—or bring his systems into your program.
For Individuals
Returning citizens, aspiring speakers, mentors, and anyone ready to own their story.
For Organizations
Reentry programs, schools, government agencies, nonprofits, and employers committed to change.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cage to the Stage Challenge?
A guided sprint to turn your story into a clear talk, bio, and starter assets so you can start booking rooms.
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Returning citizens, aspiring speakers, mentors, and anyone ready to own their story.