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Fleet Maull

Fleet Maull

Zen-Informed Business Strategist & Mindset Mentor for High-Performing Entrepreneurs

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The Zen Prison CEO: "I Took 300% Responsibility In The Most Powerless Situation!" | Fleet Maull

February 26, 2026

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From a 30-year federal prison sentence where his knees buckled at age 35 to becoming a Zen Roshi, Inc 5000 entrepreneur, and CEO coach—Fleet Maull took 300% responsibility in the most powerless situation imaginable and used maximum security to launch two national movements that transformed prison healthcare and brought mindfulness behind bars worldwide. His radical responsibility philosophy teaches that we reclaim our power the moment we stop blaming and start owning our choices, turning what should have been downtime into the foundation for coaching visionary leaders.

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Sentenced 30 Years, Took 300 Percent Responsibility in Most Powerless Situation - Fleet was 35 when the judge sentenced him to 30 years for drug trafficking under the Kingpin statute, his knees buckled, newspapers said he'd be 65 before any chance of release, and he thought his life was over as he knew it.

Skillfulness Over Justice: How to Get Things Done With Zero Power - Inside maximum security federal prison hospital (US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners with 1,000 patients, 600 medical, 400 psychiatric, 300 work cadre where Fleet taught school for 14 years), the answer to everything is "no"—if you ask staff "can we do this, could we try that," answer is always no, and if you're bold enough to ask why (which is enough to get in trouble), they have story about how "we used to do that but some inmate abused it.

Reprogram Your Thermostat Settings: How to Change Inherited Blueprints Sabotaging Your Success - When entrepreneurs or founders feel stuck or up against their limits, there's some kind of fear and survival thing at play, but also we all have what people call blueprints or standards that operate like a thermostat—and where do we get them?

Discover Your Basic Goodness Then Naturally Thrive: Growth Without Lack - Many people talk about self-improvement, but even that phrase sometimes gets criticized because the whole idea of self-improvement seems to indicate there's something missing or wrong with us to begin with—people in Dharma worlds, Buddhist worlds, spiritual worlds say "self-improvement is bad because you're not recognizing you're fine to begin with, you already have divine nature, Buddha nature."

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Key topics

The Mindset Shift from Operator to CEO

Fleet shares insights on the common traps founders fall into when scaling—trying to do it all, failing to delegate, and staying stuck in 'operator' mode. He explains how immersive, mindset-first training can help entrepreneurs develop true leadership capacity, build effective teams, and move from chaos to clarity. This episode unpacks how to shift from working in the business to leading on the business with purpose and vision.

Why Business Leaders Need Contemplative Discipline, Not Just Mindset Hacks

Most leadership advice today leans on quick fixes—positive thinking, morning routines, productivity tricks. Fleet Maull shows why the deeper training of Zen and Tibetan meditation offers something those methods can’t: the ability to stay fully present in the storm of scaling a business. With 50 years of contemplative practice and 25 years advising executives, he reveals how disciplines forged over centuries sharpen decision-making, expand emotional resilience, and help leaders cut through noise with clarity. This isn’t about slowing down—it’s about developing the presence to lead in complexity.

Radical Responsibility®: The Antidote to Victimhood Culture in Business and Life

Fleet shares insights on Radical Responsibility®, his framework for helping leaders eliminate blame, reclaim agency, and become an unstoppable force for change. He explores how owning every outcome—regardless of fault—can transform business culture, relationships, and results. Perfect for audiences fatigued by victim narratives and ready for deep accountability.

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