David Ambroz: Behind the Headlines--One Person's Battle with Homelessness
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Remarkable People podcast, David Ambroz shares his incredible story of resilience and perseverance in the face of homelessness and mental health challenges. He opens up about overcoming his struggles to become a successful entrepreneur.
David Ambroz's story is a powerful reminder that homelessness and mental health challenges can happen to anyone. In this episode, he talks about how he ended up on the streets, his battles with depression and anxiety, and how he coped with the challenges of living without a home. Despite the odds, he managed to turn his life around, and his inspiring journey will surely leave you feeling motivated and inspired.
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00:16 to 02:15 - Intro
17:25 to 18:32 - Taking a higher level of civic engagement to help homelessness.
36:46 to 37:40 - Foster care system
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| 1:05.1 | I'm Guy Kawasaki, and this is Remarkable People. We are on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this |
| 1:13.1 | episode is David Ambrose. David grew up homeless on the East Coast with a mother who was battling |
| 1:19.6 | mental illness. He has written a gripping book, a place called Home, a memoir. In it, David |
| 1:26.6 | shares his personal story that went from deprivation to |
| 1:30.1 | thriving. It is a very powerful and even disturbing inside story of what it's like to be a homeless |
| 1:37.2 | person. Today, he is the head of external affairs and community engagement for the West and |
| 1:43.1 | inland empire for Amazon. |
| 1:45.6 | Prior to working for Amazon, he was the president and chief executive officer of the |
| 1:50.2 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston and the Executive Director for Corporate Social Responsibility |
| 1:56.1 | at Walt Disney Television. |
| 1:58.5 | Some of his notable non-profit work includes serving as the executive director of the Los Angeles |
| 2:03.7 | City College Foundation and the president of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as well |
| 2:09.5 | as a member of the California Child Welfare Council. |
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