Struggle2Success Podcast
Welcome to the Struggle2Success Podcast.
I’m your host, Sterling Brown — and around here, we don’t hide from the hard stuff.
I didn’t launch this podcast from a polished place — I launched it while still healing. What started as my personal story has grown into something bigger: a space where we talk real about the struggles that shape us, the systems that confine us, and the current issues that weigh on our communities.
This isn’t just about surviving — it’s about transforming. From incarceration and fatherhood to mental health, relationships, reentry, and everything in between — this is where we get honest about the climb and what it takes to keep going.
So whether you’re tuning in from your car, your crib, or somewhere in between trying to figure it all out — you’re not alone. We’re in this together. Airing every other Saturday.
This is Struggle2Success — life is trials. Stay focused.
Episodes
45 episodes
From Streets To Stability: How Mindset, Healing, And Fatherhood Rewrite Your Story
The Mix: Connection Before Correction
In this powerful episode of Struggle2Success, Sterling Brown sits down with Marisol, Interim Executive Director of The MIX in Lancaster, Pennsylvania — a faith-based youth development center with over 40 years of impact. ...
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I Failed My Past So I Could Protect My Future
We explore failure as a mirror that exposes false identities, pride, and the myths of control, then rebuild manhood on correction, accountability, and presence. A denied dream and a felony become turning points for responsibility, public honest...
Embrace Your Struggle
In this episode of Struggle2Success, Sterling Brown breaks down why embracing struggle is the key to growth, resilience, and success. From personal setbacks to scientific proof, he shares how challenges strengthen your mind, build grit...
You Are Going To Stay Where You Are Until You Let Go
In this episode of Struggle2Success, Sterling Brown speaks directly to fathers, uncles, brothers, and men everywhere about breaking free from the enslaved mindset. Through raw personal stories and hard truths, he unpacks how anger, gru...
Amy Krulik: How hope n door Keeps Families Housed
Preventing Eviction, Restoring Dignity: A Conversation with Amy Krulik of hope+door“Don’t give up.” That’s the throughline of this episode. Sterling Brown sits down with Amy Krulik, Executive Director of ...
Carrie Kurtz: Hope Keepers On Supporting Returning Citizens
About the episode Today’s guest is Carrie Kurtz, CEO of Reentry Synergy. Carrie has spent her career at the intersection of justice, housing, and human dignity—building real second chances for people returning home from...
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Duel Roles: Balancing The Mic And The Badge
In this episode of Struggle2Success, Sterling shares a raw reflection on duality—wearing the badge and holding the mic—while healing from injury, showing up for family, and staying true to purpose. From a sponsor shout-out to a p...
Sarah Wright: Is Recovery Just A Process Or More?
In this powerful episode of the Struggle2Success Podcast, Sterling sits down with Dr. Sarah Wright, DPT of NovaCare Rehabilitation to unpack what real recovery looks like—beyond pain scales and checklists. Dr. Wright was ...
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Eloisa V. Baez: Finding Your Voice - A Fierce Path To Advocacy
In this inspiring episode of the Struggle2Success Podcast, Sterling Brown sits down with Eloisa V. Baez—advocate, notary public, and interpreter with 15+ years of advocacy and a decade of educational and court interpreting exper...
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Corey Angelo: The Journey From Chains Change
Episode 19: From Chains to Change – The Transformative Journey of Corey Angelo After serving 15 years behind bars, Corey Angelo turned his pain into purpose. In this episode, he shares how prison became the place where he rebuilt his...
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