When he was born, he was dumped by his birth parents in a dumpster. He was later found at the dumpster and adopted two days later by his adoptive parents, Nathan and Betty Figgers.

Twenty-nine years later, Freddie Figgers is now the CEO of Figgers Communications, who owns the first and only black-owned telecommunications firm with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile as major competitors.

Freddie was nine years old when he got his first computer but there was a problem, it was broken.

“I made it my mission to get the computer into good working order. After I took the computer apart five times, on my sixth attempt, I finally got it to power on. That is when my technology journey began. Today, that same computer runs on Windows 7,” Freddie said.

Pretty soon, he got his first job, at the age of 12 years old. He was employed by NetQuincy Telecommunication as a computer technician, repairing computers for the city of Quincy.

And when he was 15 years old, he started his very first business, a cloud computing service. He got the idea when a tornado hit a city in Alabama and wiped out the customer database of a car dealership office.

He offered his services, which includes backing up all their information in their remote server, in Freddie’s backyard.

“I started to repair computers for consumers and local businesses in my hometown and surrounding counties. That same year, I founded Figgers Computers Inc. It’s surprising that at the age of 16, many companies trusted me enough to allow me to come into their facilities to repair their computers, install ‘Wireless Areas Networks’, and monitor their networks and computers, which would have had an effect on the day to day business. Companies were thrilled to have me, but due to my age, companies had to impose certain restrictions,” Freddie said.

But for some companies, his age was not a deterrent.

He had to quit school because companies were hiring him to build computer programs for their company. The first project he got hired him to build their program for $80,000. And he was hired by more companies after that.

He used the money he received from these projects to launch Figgers Communications.

It may be a new company but they already own four utility patents and two design patents in the industry.

“We’re proud of being an award-winning company,” Freddie shared. “And we’re the only minority-owned telecommunications company in the US.”

Their newest device is called the F3, which is so ideal for both business and personal use. Their software and programs allow their users to have their privacy continuously protected.

The device is also equipped with health applications to help track the user’s health goals and progress. This is mostly inspired by Freddie’s dad, Nathan, and his own health challenges.

Nathan has dementia and he had trouble putting on his shirt every day. He forgets to do it.

“This gave me the idea of building [a] shoe for him… which had the capabilities of GPS tracking and a two-way communicator,” Freddie shared. “[I would] say, ‘Hey Dad, talk in to your shoe.’ He’d say two words and the communicator would notify me of his location.”

He has also set up Figgers Foundation, which “supports his Florida community via scholarships, sponsoring youth programs, providing relief efforts for natural disasters, among others.”

“I believe in turning caring into action… If you see a problem, find a solution to deliver an impact to change someone’s life. I started my Foundation with my personal salary and believe in giving back,” Freddie said. “I remember where I came from [and] I’m going to impact this world and change today for a better tomorrow because money is nothing but a tool. With that tool, we can impact and change people’s lives with opportunities.”

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Source: Figgers Wireless