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that gives second chances to those who have and continue to struggle with such addictions, with as much as 30% of his work force being recovering alcoholics and addicts at any given time. Chamales has consistently ensured that his recruitment process canvasses halfway houses, parole programs, homeless shelters, and drug and alcohol treatment programs - a process that has seen higher levels of retention compared to more traditional routes. His companies provide mentorship, motivation seminars, financial programs, extensive training, counseling in case of relapse and short-term loans to all employees.
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393:. In solidarity with the cause, Chamales renamed the company Rhinotek Computer Products, and set up a novel program to donate a portion of each sale to Lewa. The success of the Rhinotek program has aided the Conservancy in their mission to fight for the conservation of lions, giraffes, and other threatened Kenyan species.
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Chamales, who struggled with alcohol and drug abuse himself and had been through a period of homelessness and hospitalization, has been an active and committed proponent for helping others struggling with substance addiction. As part of his acclaimed management approach, he has pushed a hiring policy
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Chamales has been a consistent and vocal activist for conservation throughout his career. He learned of conservation efforts by Cathay
Pacific Airways and their first officer Paul McIntosh while aboard one of their planes, and was motivated to use his resources to help. By 1998, Omni was donating $
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Rhinotek also won the 2001 Golden Heart Leadership Award from the Midnight Mission, the 2001 Crime Prevention Program of the Year Award from the California Crime Prevention Officers Association and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award.
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studio apartment, with only $ 7000 in his pocket, and paid himself only $ 200 per month in salary for the first 5 years. He even started the business on a card table, where he made his initial sales. In 1985, he moved the business venture into an office in
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and expanded again 2 years later by hiring 15 new employees. By taking business classes at UCLA and closely studying the industry, Chamales was able to turn the company to a rapidly growing business, and eventually built a manufacturing plant in
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