08/19/2026
He leaned into his purpose! ππΏππΏππΏ
Freddie Figgers was abandoned as a newborn near a dumpster, later adopted by loving parents in Quincy, Florida. By 9, he was repairing computers, and at 15, he launched a cloud service, later inventing GPS-enabled shoes to help his father, who had Alzheimer's, technology he sold for $2.2 million. Today, he leads Figgers Wireless, the largest African American-owned telecom company in the U.S.