Girl On Purpose With Vivian Tenorio

011: Sam Polk, former Wall Street Millionaire and Founder of Groceryships

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Sam Polk is Founder and Executive Director of Groceryships and a recovering Pancake Addict. He is a graduate of Columbia University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, which he earned during his eight years as a bond and derivative trader for Bank of America, and King Street Capital Management. After leaving Wall Street in 2010, Sam spent the next few years writing a book and doing volunteer work in Los Angeles through organizations like My Friend’s Place and Aviva, before founding Groceryships. He speaks regularly at jails and juvenile detention centers about recovering from addiction, and is passionate about helping children.On Today’s show Sam will share:-How and why he walked away from millions of dollars a year-Why he wrote the New York Times article-How he's now living a life of purpose and service-He shares the spiritual teachings that changed his life-He tells us what Groceryships is and why he started it-How he plans on scaling his non-profit- Plus much more... Useful links:h