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PHOTO CAPTION: Taylor and Cecilia Conley, founders of Designed Conviction.<\/em><\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re doing business with a purpose,\u201d Taylor Tom Conley, founder, Designed Conviction, says. \u201cWe hope this network serves as a launch pad for ideas to grow and flourish while reducing recidivism and working to bridge the gap between incarceration and society.\u201d<\/p>\n
Conley is no stranger to incarceration. He\u2019s currently serving a life sentence without parole in Washington state. He was 20 when he first started his sentence in 2006 and despite not having a release date, he did not let that discourage him from doing something with his life. He\u2019s spent a great amount of his time taking business classes and advancing his education while working to develop his craft.<\/p>\n
As a talented artist and songwriter, he needed a way to nurture his creativity. He partnered with his wife, Cecilia, a Mexican immigrant, to develop a social network that would not only help him, but others too.<\/p>\n
The couple started out by publishing what is now their flagship magazine, \u201cDesigned Conviction.\u201d It\u2019s distributed to jails and prisons across the country in an effort to extend the platform to the incarcerated and provide an opportunity for artists, writers and other creators to participate. The magazine hosts a yearly contest where people can gain exposure and exhibit their works online and during in-person events.<\/p>\n
As the magazine gained recognition, they also developed a podcast, \u201cThe Life of a Lifer,\u201d which focused on others serving life sentences. That podcast is now called, \u201cDesigned Conviction,\u201d and features a host of collaborators, including previously incarcerated individuals, advocates and more.<\/p>\n
To date, Designed Conviction has grown its network to also include a website and social media. It\u2019s expanded its reach to help people publish and market their own products with a cause.<\/p>\n
And it could not do it without the help of the network\u2019s sponsor and investor, Jerry Logan, a philanthropist and retired businessman. Together, and with his contribution, they\u2019ve invested more than $100,000.<\/p>\n
As the business gains traction, more and more people are spreading the word that when they do business with Designed Conviction, they\u2019re not just getting affordable, quality services, they\u2019re also making a difference to end mass incarceration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are so many talented people out there and there\u2019s a real need to help them develop that talent while creating value and worth to a disenfranchised society,\u201d Conley says. \u201cIt\u2019s important to not give up hope despite living in an environment that mostly thrives on negativity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Designed Conviction makes a positive out of a negative and gives people hope \u2013 hope to get noticed for their craft and to be seen as a person, not just a prisoner.<\/p>\n
The social platform has worked with many formerly-incarcerated people such as Seth Anthony, Dave Dahl, founder of Dave\u2019s Killer Bread, Struggle Jennings, Lizzy Kommes, Big Buzz, Chris Wilson, Angalia Bianca and more. It has a dedicated promise to take 50 percent of its profits to invest back into helping people, nonprofits and other programs that are working to reduce recidivism.<\/p>\n
\u201cArt changed my life,\u201d Conley says. \u201cAnd, sometimes people just need to see that it\u2019s possible to believe in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
About Designed Conviction<\/strong><\/p>\n Designed Conviction is an enterprise that provides professional level services to artists, authors, creators, nonprofits and businesses. It specializes in web and graphic design with branding across all digital platforms, optimization, SEO and marketing.<\/p>\n For more information: https:\/\/www.designedconviction.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n SOCIAL MEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram:\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/designedconvictions\/<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/designedconviction<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/designedconvict<\/a><\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n VIDEO: \u201cSo Cold,\u201d written by Taylor Tom Conley, founder, Designed Conviction: https:\/\/youtu.be\/rIVNjFjtDtg<\/a><\/p>\n
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