From Homeless to 9 figure real-estate Mogul Saving Children Around the World: William Fonseca
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What challenges did William Fonseca face during his early life?
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I'm right in the path of this place where all these people are trafficked. You see a lot of kids that are taken for the sex industry. And it takes me back to that store where I worked as a stock boy for $25 a week would tie me up and touch me in a walking cooler. And I didn't have anybody to go to. Homeless on the final stretch of my three years. They reached out of the window and offered me a piece of paper with an address and scripture verse. Knock on the door of this place and this guy opens the door. Trying to convince this cat. Then I need five bucks to eat, and this guy wants to feed me, but I want the five bucks because with a $5 rock, I can just, boom, cure myself for the next five seconds.
That's an everlasting year. You're chasing that devil. The guy tells me, if you give me a year of your life, I guarantee you that God will restore you 100% and then more. They took me into the shower. They bathed me. Never seen a human being so loving. All it took was somebody to give me that unconditional love. I've decided to dedicate my life to helping others.
Hey guys, and welcome back to Love Love Podcast. This is Paul Alex. And today we have another phenomenal guest, guys. But before we get into it, I just want to say thank you for the 4 million downloads that we had this previous month back in... What month are we in, Emilio? September. September, yeah. So we're in September right now, going into October, guys. So we're expecting about 5 million this month. But... Because of you, we've ranked top three in all categories and number one in business, guys. So we're going to be bringing in phenomenal guests to hear their stories so you guys can get inspired to level up in your life. So today's guest, he is a Miami local. Actually, he's seen the Wynwood District area through all its stages.
And I can't wait to interview this guest. He goes by the name of William. And William, welcome. Welcome to the show, brother.
Thank you for having me.
No, absolutely, man. Thank you. So, William, let my audience know who you are and what is it that you do right now.
So, I am a developer, born and raised in the Alapata area. Developed about 1,000 doors in my career. Mainly focused my career in neglected areas. My colleagues got to do a lot with fallen men, people with issues, access. How do you provide? Why don't you want to just be in this particular area? So I'm a pioneer from the Wynwood, the Allapattah, the Overtown, Liberty City area. So that's mainly my main focus. And I've been at it for... 27, 28 years, literally. After 1,000 doors, I kind of like hung my gloves and I'm involved in ministry. So my background is faith. After a turmoil that occurred many years ago, so being or given the opportunity or my calling being in neglected neighborhoods, spiraling out of control,
falling, getting back up. I've devoted for the past 25 years the reach to help others, men that are fallen.
I love that, man. Love that. So you're faith-based, and now you're going into your beliefs to help other people.
How did William's faith change the course of his life?
So let's talk about your humble beginnings, okay? How did you end up getting into real estate?
So... Mainly it's just the environment you're raised in, your community, access. Kind of like not satisfied with no, it's like no is a very powerful word, not satisfied with the interpretation. But if you tell me no, then I need to find out why and why takes me to being curious. So mainly my career started in that type of neighborhood, neglected neighborhoods, just because my colleagues decided to go to Coral Gables in upper scale neighborhoods and that didn't make any sense to me.
Yeah, and at what age did you get into real estate?
So I'm an electrician by trade. So I got into the construction business at 17.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What challenges did William Fonseca face during his early life?
0:00–3:48
2
How did William's faith change the course of his life?
3:48–14:37
3
What motivated William to pursue a career in real estate?
14:37–23:51
4
How did William transition from construction to real estate development?
23:51–37:22
5
What lessons did William learn from his failures in business?
37:22–39:23
6
How does William incorporate his past experiences into his current work?
39:23–1:06:09
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