Welcome to the Behind the Shield podcast. As always, my name's James Gearing, and this week it is my

absolute honor to welcome on the show, the man known as the Skid Row CEO, Joe Roberts.

So in this conversation, we discuss a host of topics from Joe's early life, the impact that

had on his own addiction and homelessness, his extremely powerful journey

out of his mental health crisis, his success in the world of business, the idea that led him

to the 2016 push for change where he pushed a shopping cart across Canada, the incredible

kindness from strangers he encountered

along the way, the importance of post-traumatic growth, and so much more.

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Well Joe, Joe, I want to start by saying two things.

Firstly, thank you to my friend Steve Sakaguchi, who I believe sat in one of your

presentations and was so enthusiastic about me reaching out to you.

And secondly, to you yourself yourself for coming on the behind

the shield podcast today yeah thanks it's uh it's an honor look i i'm always looking for rooms

to share this story and where i know it's going to have a visceral impact so yeah shout out to

steve and um yeah when i sort of did my recon on uh linked LinkedIn I got excited at the opportunity to reach your

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