Win The Day With James Whittaker

Episode 32: From Solitary to Service with Coss Marte “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill At 11 years old, Coss Marte began using drugs. At 13, he was selling crack on the streets to make ends meet. With a lack of positive role models, and an environment riddled with crime, there were few legitimate avenues available to him. Yet, despite regularly witnessing extreme acts of violence, Coss survived as he inched his way up the food chain. At 19, he found himself at the helm of one of the largest drug delivery services in New York City. Through a team of more than two dozen couriers, dispatchers and street soldiers, Coss distributed vast quantities of cocaine and marijuana to all segments of society – from public housing residents to cops, judges and doctors, but especially Wall Street executives who had the salaries to match their insatiable appetite for his product. At its peak, the business was earning more than $5 million a year. Coss’ dru