Listen "$50 & A BUS FARE WON'T GET YOU FAR, BUT CHERI GARCIA BELIEVES OTHERWISE"
Episode Synopsis
The Dalai Lama defines compassions as “a sensitivity to the suffering of others, with a commitment to do something about it”. Cheri Garcia, a social innovator and Founder of the second chance staffing firm, Cornbread Hustle, knows all too well about addiction, recovery and the challenges those with a record face upon re-entering society. Cheri’s trajectory to launch Cornbread Hustle, and become recognized as a leader in second chance recruiting and staffing was definitely not a straight line, and although now a seven figure company, Cheri says she still has her bad days, but she is always driven to help more people because as she says, “…One can’t find their future success with $50 and a bus fare upon reentering society….”
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