Khalil Rafati was trying to save his doctors when he was hospitalized for the ninth time in a high dose of heroin.
Rafati, a drug addict in the streets of Los Angeles, has recovered from shock shock to his heart.
He was 33 years old during this incident in 2003. At the same time, Rafati, who was also a cocaine addict, was only 49 pounds and his face was scarred.
"I do not remember how many times I have been arrested because of drugs." My life did not seem so confusing ... I was so sore that I could not sleep with pain. "
Rafati has tried to stop the drug before, but he has not been successful. She realized she had to change her to save her life when she was hospitalized ninth time high. After this, he was treated for four months, and he has not looked back on drugs since day one.
Taking a healthy step into life led to the creation of Sunlife Organics, a company that produces fruit juices, runs cafes and sells clothes in California.
Today, the company's sales exceed six billion dollars in six centers; The US and Japan are preparing to open new centers.
Rafati, who is 46 years old, started his life in Ohio so interesting that he would be the subject of Hollywood movies. The mother was a Polish Jew, her father was Muslim. He had a problematic childhood and left the school early, was hurt by the neighborhood and arrested by the thief in the store.
In 1992 he moved to Los Angeles with the goal of becoming a movie star. Though he could not achieve this goal, he stole the instrument in small music groups, and he lived a life that would be able to try his car by cleaning his car.
But life started out of control with the beginning of the drug. She finally found herself lying on the street with people who used drugs and sold them.
He has done a lot of work since he decided to change his life on the ninth time in overdose.
In Malibu, she worked in two rehabilitation centers, as well as a car wash, dog walk, gardening.
"I worked 16 hours a day, seven days a day, and I could accumulate a lot of money," Rafati said, focusing on the issue of producing his own oil and juice on encounter with an old friend.
"My friend looked a little hippie, he informed me about things like vitamins, organic food, super foods, so I was looking for things to make me feel good."
In 2007, Rafati, who opened a rehabilitation center in the name of Riviera Recovery by renting a house, was receiving $ 10 thousand monthly from its customers. They were preparing fruit juices from interesting mixtures.
As the reputation of these drinks spread, in 2011, they established a new company in Malibu under the name of Sunlife Organics. The first year sales had found a million.
Today, more than 200 people are employed at six locations. He sells fruit juice as well as some organic food and clothing.
According to Deutsche Bank analyst Rob Nazara in New York, Rafati's story character shows how powerful he is. "Whatever your education or professional background, the success of the entrepreneur is beyond being durable, determined and ambitious."
Rafati now runs a yoga studio in Malibu. He also wrote an autobiographical book in 2015 called I Forgot To Die:
"I do not see myself super intelligent, but I'm full of life, and once I decide, I do everything."
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