Slaying the Dragon - The Journey from the Dungeon to the Ivory Tower

By David Koch and David J. Koch

Book Overview

Slaying the Dragon is a compelling and inspirational autobiography for anyone who is incarcerated and hopes to make a successful reentry into mainstream society upon release. As much a guide as a biography, Slaying the Dragon is a must-read for pre-release preparation and programming, for people who are working in rehabilitation and ex-offender reentry, and counselors working with people who need only believe that their success is possible. The author, Dave Koch is one man who was released from prison and never looked back. Among his achievements after his release on parole in 1980 are: %u2022 Airline Transport Pilot Certificate %u2022 Type Ratings in the Learjet, Cessna Citation and Israeli Westwind II %u2022 President & CEO of Fiber Network Solutions, Inc., which achieved o 2000 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist o 2000 Best of Business o 2001 & 2002 Inc 500 List of America%u2019s fastest-growing privately held companies - #68 %u2022 Over million in revenues - all achieved via organic growth %u2022 Five-year organic growth of 2,995 percent (Using second year revenues as baseline) Koch%u2019s careers included: Flight Instructor, Airline Transport Pilot, Learjet Captain, software developer and President & CEO of a two-time Inc 500 corporation. Distinguished as the Inc 500 68th fastest growing Company in America, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Best of Business and numerous other accolades, Dave has clearly proven that an abundance of opportunity exists for people after they are released from prison. Dave shares his journey from the Dungeon to the Ivory Tower - offering inspiration, motivation and solutions to the unique challenges faced by ex-offenders.

• Format: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097666061X
• ISBN13: 9780976660613
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Proteaegis Publishing
• Length: 545 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 15 years and up