With the desire and passion to be able to transform impact the lives of other people, help others to make them better every day
Growing up in a family who’s unable to make ends meet, Jose Ardon always had his eyes open to the reality of poverty. Where he’s from, the idea of leaving their homeland for a better way of living is perceived.
Being an 11-year-old child back then, it wasn’t easy for him to imagine a place so foreign from the environment he’s used to. For countless nights, he’d asked himself what’s the difference between poor people and rich people until he grasped the only thing unconventional for the poor and the rich is knowledge.
So, at the age of 17, where his imagination could take him anywhere, Jose ventured his way to the United States with only a hundred dollars in his pocket. But he knew he had so much more than that; he had something to chase - the American dream.
Reaching the United States, though, wasn’t a walk in the park for Jose. It took him six months all-together and had to stay in the desert for three days. As he recalls, it had been beyond difficult. But that didn’t stop him from going. Jose would always remind himself of what he wanted to achieve, and so he moved forward.
Being successful at reaching the United States, his journey had just begun, working from restaurants to construction.
In 2004, Jose attended a motivational event full of 4,000 individuals, hearing how people earn a lot through the industry.