Roazzi, Vincent M.: - "As a coveted success trainer, a dynamic and emotionally appealing public speaker, and a revealing author, Vincent Roazzi has spent his life helping people to achieve their dreams of success. His success formula has been proven successful on the battleground and in the trenches of the business world. Roazzi has always lived a challenging life. He could have been a victim of growing up in a rough Brooklyn neighborhood. As a car-stealing gang member, he could have been shot by the police or rival gang members - or been arrested. He survived that. As an adult, he underachieved at Brooklyn College and landed a job in accounting for five years. He went on to help a series of family-owned businesses and then launched his own. When he had reached an annual gross revenue in excess of a million dollars, he thought he had accomplished what he set out to do. But he felt empty. He had made money but something was seriously lacking in his life. That's when his troubles began. At age 32 he took to a nasty cocaine habit. By 36 his world crashed. All of his vices caught up to him. He was addicted to the bad life: gambling, drugs, booze, and a troubled marriage. He was in debt $100,000 and on welfare -- while his wife and five kids stood by him. Many times he thought suicide was a viable option; other times he lived recklessly as if his life had no meaning. He went into a rehab program, not sure what would become of him. Roazzi was fortunate enough to seek help and turn his life around. After wandering around in a construction job (he says: I just needed a no-brainer manual labor job for a while.) for a year he took a sales job with a large company. Within 6 months he became their top salesman and 18 months later rose to sales leader. He has earned millions as a salesman and consultant over the last few years and lives a modestly successful life."