18 min

A Second Act That's Clean and Sober Second Act Stories

    • Careers

Jorge Alvarez came to the United States from Honduras at the age of seven. He grew up with his mother and his sister in tough circumstances in the Bronx. This episode is more about life change rather than career change. Jorge’s story focuses overcoming an addiction to alcohol and drugs. His second act finds him clean and sober and working for a sustainable recycling company. He manages a team of ten people that are in the field working with their clients to recycle glass and aluminum. DOWNLOAD EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Special thanks to Deb Brown of Back On My Feet for connecting me with Jorge Alvarez.

Jorge Alvarez came to the United States from Honduras at the age of seven. He grew up with his mother and his sister in tough circumstances in the Bronx. This episode is more about life change rather than career change. Jorge’s story focuses overcoming an addiction to alcohol and drugs. His second act finds him clean and sober and working for a sustainable recycling company. He manages a team of ten people that are in the field working with their clients to recycle glass and aluminum. DOWNLOAD EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Special thanks to Deb Brown of Back On My Feet for connecting me with Jorge Alvarez.

18 min