Blitzscaling Food Security with Ricardo Rocha (Founder, Bondadosa.org)

I met Ricardo Rocha by listening to social impact accelerator Uncharted's podcast.  When I heard Ricardo's story, I knew I needed to record a podcast with him, and Uncharted CEO Banks Benitez was kind enough to connect us.  At the beginning of the pandemic, Ricardo's organization, Bondadosa.org, was a small, 12-person non-profit that was delivering a couple hundred meals per month to low-income families.  Today, just a few months later, Bondadosa has over 60 employees, and has delivered over 250,000 meals. Ricardo and I discuss the journey that led him to Bondadosa, including what it was like to grow up as an undocumented immigrant, and the key relationship that turned his life around when he was a directionless and mediocre student, and the patient that convinced him to switch from going to medical school to become a doctor to being a social entrepreneur. Ricardo is an amazing person, and I know you'll enjoy hearing his story. Here is a short video that will help you picture Bondadosa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA2R-gxG0uI Here's a story about Bondadosa's work during this pandemic: https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/denver-metro-emergency-food-network-free-meals-families-in-need/73-afa17251-f3fb-4e1b-9214-4236e73ad266 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-yeh-podcast/support