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February 12, 2025 31 mins

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What do you get when you join a shopping cart, a former homeless man and recovered drug addict, and over 11 million steps? 

The Push for Change. 

That was Joe Roberts' signature trip at the age of 49 as a non-athlete, recovered addict who wanted to raise awareness for social issues such as poverty, homelessness, mental health and many others. 

Join Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor and Randy McNeely - AKA Captain Kindman, for the continuing conversation with Joe Roberts, known as The Skid Row CEO. 

You DO NOT WANT TO MISS this uplifting episode as Joe shares the powerful story of his 517-day journey of over 5,000 miles and more than 11 million steps. 

You'll get to see a short video of the journey and hear about the many instances of kindness shown along the way. 

You'll hear how Joe was able to get over 100,000 youth involved in the journey.

You'll learn more about Joe's amazing organization "Push for Change" organization and how you can help empower others. 

You'll get to hear nuggets like, "You don’t have to convince people to be kind, you just have to give them the opportunity to do so, and they’ll always show up," and so many more. 

Take a listen and be inspired. You will be really glad you did and you'll come away wanting to share this episode with others. 

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Connect with Joe:

Connect with Joe:

Websites: 
Speaking
https://skidrowceo.com
Foundation:
https://thepushforchange.com

Social Media Personal:

Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/skidrowceo/

Social Media - The Push For Change:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePushForChange/
X: https://twitter.com/pushforchange
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pushforchange/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkFjZzfIqqTO5jEwOblJP9A

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