You’re not alone. In the premiere episode of Origin Story, Jonathan Saquicili and I discuss what it’s like to grow up with low economic means and climb the ladder to a prosperous life from the bottom rungs. Jonathan built his way to a Product Management career from some jarring challenges.

We find commonality in both having gone to college on a Pell Grant. There’s recommendations for mitigating distractions, how to build resilience, even how to approach dire situations like homelessness and mental illness.

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