@founded: At 2 days old, Freddie Figgers was found in a cardboard box by a dumpster and adopted by Nathan and Betty Figgers. Growing up, kids called him a dumpster baby. Years later, his dad developed Alzheimer’s and went missing. Freddie found him miles away and in that moment knew the man who rescued him needed saving. So he got to work, building a GPS shoe with a 2-way speaker so he could track and talk to his father. That tech then sold for a reported 7-figure sum. Instead of retiring, he poured the money into Figgers Communication, one of the only Black-owned telecoms in the US, now reportedly valued around $62M. From abandoned newborn to $62M founder, Freddie’s story is proof that where you begin doesn’t define how far you go