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Frank O’Dea: Second Cup founder’s rags to riches story (Runs 12:28)
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看完这段视频才知道“第二杯咖啡”共同创办人弗兰克-欧德(Frank O’Dea)的精彩故事，还有一段录音。找机会读一下这本书。
September 17: Frank O’Dea (22:57)
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Frank O’Dea is a co-founder of “The Second Cup” who has also had success with many other business and charitable ventures. But there were struggles in his past. He was abused as an adolescent, fell into alcoholism and lived for awhile on the street in Toronto. He’s written about this in a new memoir called, “When All You Have is Hope” published by Viking.
When All You Have Is Hope (Hardcover)
by Frank Odea (Author)
Book Description
For entrepreneur Frank O’Dea, it was a long road from street life to the high life. Born in Montreal to an upper-middle-class family, Frank’s life took a downturn as a young man when he was sexually assaulted by a priest. He began drinking at an early age, smashing up 17 cars. Soon he was destitute, living in degradation on the streets of Toronto. By way of a sympathetic employer and the Salvation Army, O’Dea quit drinking and started a small business that developed into the Second Cup coffee chain. Over the years, his philanthropic activities extended to AIDS fundraising, child literacy in the Third World, and landmine removal. His message is simple: HOPE, VISION, ACTION.
From the Author
John Lawrence Reynolds is the author of eight non-fiction books, including the award-winning Free Rider: How a Bay Street Whiz Kid Stole and Spent $20 Million and six mystery novels. He has also won two Arthur Ellis Awards (for best mystery novel) and a National Magazine Award. He lives in Burlington, Ontario.
Customer Reviews
I am so happy that I read this book, Sep 14 2007
By Fred Reader (Burlington, ON)
The storyline itself is marveleous. To read that a founder of Second Cup was once a homeless person is astounding. To read that this same person has also started a number of other businesses and charities is even more astounding. But what really makes this book a gem, is the way the author tells the story. It is as if he is sharing his story with you. You are right there, with him, when he is being accosted by the police or talking with the Governor General. I cried, I laughed, but most of all I was inspired by this wonderfull Canadian success story.
Frank O’Dea
Francis O’Dea (born Montreal 1945) is an entrepreneur, humanitarian and author, who is best known as the homeless panhandler who rose from the streets to co found , with Tom Culligan, the Second Cup chain of coffee stores (1975). He is currently the President of ARXX Building Products and Chair of Royal Roads University Foundation, and regularly speaks professionally on the subjects of his personal and business life.
He was involved with the founding of Proshred Holdings Ltd. an international document destruction service (1986) and Samaritan Air Service, a regional air ambulance service (1989).
He became founding President of Renascent Treatment Foundation, (1983), founded Street Kids International, with Peter Dagleish, (1988), and the Canadian Landmine Foundation (1999). He initiated the international charity, Night of a Thousand Dinners (2000).
He received the Ontario Volunteer award (1991), is an Officer of the Order of Canada (2004) and received a Doctor of Laws degree, Royal Roads University (2005).
He is the author of the book When All You Have is Hope, Penguin Canada, ISBN 978-067006427-4.
A pilot since 1983, he commutes to work in Toronto and Cobourg from his residence in Ottawa by air in his own plane.
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