When Greg Fisher was a child his mother said he’d either be very successful or end up in jail. It turns out he’s done both. After a comfortable upbringing in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Greg Fisher did what he thought good Jewish boys should do. He married, had a child and started making his way up the corporate ladder. But after coming out and leaving his wife and daughter, Greg’s life veered into the fast lane. A-list parties and a growing business empire proved a heady mix, and by the early 2000s his high-stakes lifestyle began to spiral dangerously out of control. Eventually jailed for corporate fraud and drug dealing, Greg spent almost eight years in prison, sharing a cell with some of Australia’s most notorious criminals – and began the slow process of rebuilding his life. With his parole over in mid 2015, Greg is now general manager of Our Big Kitchen, a successful community kitchen. Written with brutal honesty, Inside Out is an extraordinary story of ambition, addiction and redemption.
3.5 stars - Easy, quick and interesting read. It did bug me a bit that Greg's account of the whole Alex Perry affair was somewhat different to what came out in the court case. Anyway, great to see how Greg turned his life around. I am now intrigued by Marcus Enfield and have to go read about him now. Interesting interview by Greg here; http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/p...
Really interesting and easy read. I've been to OBK a couple of times with my meetup group and it's a fantastic place. I've seen Jimmy's painting which is beautiful. I had no idea of Greg's background. I'm always interested in how people end up exactly where they are supposed to. Great book.