Darrell Jobe had a rough start in life. Raised in Richmond, California, Jobe dropped out of school in eighth grade, joined a gang, and was in and out of juvenile detention as a teenager. At age 14 he was incarcerated for stealing cars, he says, and later did time for possession of a stolen gun. By 23, he promised himself that he would turn his life around and be a better father to his kids than his absentee dad had been for him.

“I remember my gang days, and being in shootouts, and in and out of juvenile hall,” he says. “This is who you are, but you don’t want to be this person.”

Darrell Jobe will present at Green Tech on May 5 & 6. Learn all about his business, Vericool making sustainable, environmentally friendly packaging that can replace Styrofoam and other expanded polystyrene foam packaging for shipments that need to stay cool.

Read the entire article at “An Entrepreneur And His Ex-Cons: Meet The Former Gang Member Who Created A $10 Million Packaging Startup That Hires Former Inmates” - Forbes.