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From homeless to $70 million, Bob Schober’s $400,000 generosity challenge

AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK

AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.7527 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The Hidden Lightness with Jimmy Hinton – Bob Schober rises from homelessness to building a $70 million company, then sparks a $400,000 generosity movement. His story highlights opportunity, resilience, and the power of giving back. As others join in, his actions show how success, freedom, and compassion can inspire communities and multiply hope across the nation...

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0:00.0

You're listening to The Hidden Lightness on America Out Loud Talk Radio.

0:11.5

I'm your host, Jimmy Hinton.

0:13.4

Well, I have a really cool story, and it's a rags to riches story.

0:19.6

And it's not so much about the story of homelessness to riches.

0:25.8

But it's about what this gentleman is doing with his riches.

0:30.6

It's a really cool story.

0:32.4

And the guy's name is Bob Schober.

0:35.7

Bob Schober is a roofer in Mesa, Arizona. And he recently started doing a big

0:45.3

giveaway. In fact, I think he just started this in December. And he began with $30,000 and encouraged other wealthy people to kick in,

0:58.0

and he wanted this to spread, and by the year's end,

1:01.3

he wanted to give away $400,000 to people.

1:06.2

And this was to celebrate his move from homelessness to $70 million in sales. Last year was his

1:17.6

roofing company's largest year ever, their most productive year. It's a really cool story,

1:23.8

and I celebrate this story because this is what America is all about and I I can't

1:33.1

overemphasize how much opportunity is sitting right at our fingertips here in America and it really

1:41.6

truly is unlike any other nation in the world.

1:45.5

I know plenty of people.

1:48.4

I'm friends with people who live in third world nations.

1:53.8

They have talents and abilities and different gifts, different spiritual gifts,

2:01.8

and they just don't have the opportunity to make money

2:05.2

and to monetize that like we do here in America.

2:09.2

And we really do have a built-in exceptionalism

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