A Story About Homelessness, the Power of Grit, and the Impact of Empathy With the ‘Skidrow CEO’ Joseph Roberts

In this episode, Patrick Goncalves, Rory Adams, and Heng Dy sit down with Canadian motivational speaker, author, homelessness advocate, and founder of The Push for Change Foundation, Joseph Roberts (nicknamed the 'Skidrow CEO'). In this in-depth and inspiring conversation, Mr. Roberts details the difficult childhood and adolescent circumstances that led him to become homeless and addicted to drugs, and the key factors that enabled him to transform his life into one of tremendous entrepreneurial or business success. Mr. Roberts points to the importance of societal empathy, and the power one or two supportive people can have in helping those experiencing homelessness develop self-esteem and resiliency.