Our Story: The Stairwell That Built a Foundation

It was 4 AM on a summer morning in Miami. I was on top of a beachside parking garage, waiting to photograph the sunrise. But as I sat there, something in the pre-dawn light caught my eye—a few children, no older than ten, trying to sleep in the concrete stairwell.

In that moment, I felt a profound sense of helplessness. I had some cash in my wallet, but I knew it was a bandage for a wound that needed surgery. What good was one night in a hotel room when the sun would rise on the same reality the next day? I left that morning with a question seared into my mind: How do you solve a problem that feels impossibly big?

The image of that family stayed with me. I didn't have the answer then, but about a week later, in a moment of profound clarity, the solution became clear. It wasn't about a handout. It was about an opportunity.

The answer wasn't in my wallet; it was in my own story.

A decade earlier, my life was changed when a few skilled tradesmen took the time to mentor me. They taught me the electrical trade, not just giving me a job, but a lifelong skill. That single act of sharing knowledge has given me the ability to work and build a stable life anywhere in the world.

That was the solution. The only sustainable way to fight poverty and prevent the situation I witnessed in the stairwell is to empower people with valuable, in-demand skills.

Rambams Ladder was born from that realization. It is my answer to the helplessness I felt that day. We are on a mission to bridge the gap between unemployment and opportunity by connecting expert tradespeople with those who are undervalued, overlooked, or face barriers to traditional education. We don't just create jobs; we build careers and foster futures.

It worked for me. And now, we will make it work for as many people as we possibly can.