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Podcast: The Lean to the Left Podcast
Episode: Roger Smith: Homeless Drug Addict to Corporate CEO
Description: One day Roger Smith was on his hands and knees looking for hours for a sliver of crack cocaine in the carpet. Then, in desperation, he walked into the Pacific Ocean fully intending to take his own life.But something stopped him, and the next day he searched out a rehabilitation clinic. And then, through sheer guts and determination, he straightened himself out, applied himself at work, and eventually became chief executive officer of three different life insurance companies.It was a struggle, Smith says today on the Lean to the Left podcast. "I...