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Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
Mark Bezos: Životna lekcija od vatrogasca volontera
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Vatrogasac volonter Mark Bezos priča priču o herojskom činu koji nije pošao onako kako bi trebao -- ali koji ga je naučio jednu veliku lekciju: Nemoj čekati da budeš heroj.
Mark Bezos - Activist, volunteer firefighter
Mark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York. Full bio
Mark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York. Full bio
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Back in New York, I am the head of development
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U New York-u, voditelj sam razvoja
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for a non-profit called Robin Hood.
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u jednoj neprofitnoj organizaciji zvanoj Robin Hood.
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When I'm not fighting poverty, I'm fighting fires
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Kada se ne borim protiv siromaštva, borim se protiv požara
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as the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company.
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kao pomoćnik kapetana u dobrovoljnom vatrogasnom društvu.
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Now in our town,
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U našem gradu,
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where the volunteers supplement a highly skilled career staff,
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gdje volonteri nadopunjuju visoko stručno osoblje,
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you have to get to the fire scene pretty early
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morate doći do mjesta požara prilično rano
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to get in on any action.
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kako biste sudjelovali u akciji.
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I remember my first fire.
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Sjećam se svog prvog požara.
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I was the second volunteer on the scene,
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Bio sam drugi volonter na mjestu požara,
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so there was a pretty good chance I was going to get in.
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pa je stoga postojala prilično dobra šansa da ću ući.
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But still it was a real footrace against the other volunteers
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Ali ipak je to bila prava pješačka utrka u konkurenciji s drugim volonterima
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to get to the captain in charge
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kako bi se došlo do zaduženog kapetana
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to find out what our assignments would be.
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kako bismo saznali što će biti naše dužnosti.
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When I found the captain,
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Kada sam pronašao kapetana,
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he was having a very engaging conversation
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on je vodio veoma intenzivan razgovor
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with the homeowner,
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s vlasnicom kuće,
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who was surely having one of the worst days of her life.
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kojoj je to zasigurno bio jedan od najgorih dana života.
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Here it was, the middle of the night,
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Bilo je to usred noći,
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she was standing outside in the pouring rain,
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ona je stajala vani na kiši koja je lijevala,
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under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot,
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ispod kišobrana, u svojoj pidžami, bosonoga,
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while her house was in flames.
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dok je njezina kuća bila u plamenu.
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The other volunteer who had arrived just before me --
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Drugi volonter koji je stigao prije mene --
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let's call him Lex Luther --
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nazovimo ga Lex Luther --
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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got to the captain first
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je stigao prvi do kapetana
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and was asked to go inside
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i bio je zamoljen da ode unutra
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and save the homeowner's dog.
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i spasi psa kućevlasnice.
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The dog! I was stunned with jealousy.
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Psa! Bio sam zaprepašten ljubomorom.
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Here was some lawyer or money manager
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Ovdje je bio neki odvjetnik ili financijaš
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who, for the rest of his life, gets to tell people
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koji će, do kraja svog života, moći prepričavati ljudima
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that he went into a burning building
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kako je ušao u goruću zgradu
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to save a living creature,
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kako bi spasio živo biće,
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just because he beat me by five seconds.
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samo zato jer me prestigao za pet sekundi.
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Well, I was next.
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Dakle, ja sam bio sljedeći.
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The captain waved me over.
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Kapetan me pozvao k sebi.
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He said, "Bezos, I need you to go into the house.
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Rekao je, "Bezos, trebam te da uđeš u kuću.
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I need you to go upstairs, past the fire,
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Trebam te da odeš na kat, mimo vatre,
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and I need you to get this woman a pair of shoes."
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i trebam te da doneseš ovoj ženi par cipela."
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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I swear.
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Kunem se.
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So, not exactly what I was hoping for,
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Dakle, nije baš ono čemu sam se nadao,
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but off I went --
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ali otišao sam --
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up the stairs, down the hall, past the 'real' firefighters,
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na kat, na kraj hodnika, mimo 'pravih' vatrogasaca,
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who were pretty much done putting out the fire at this point,
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koji su u to vrijeme već bili prilično gotovi s gašenjem požara,
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into the master bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
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u glavnu spavaonicu kako bih joj uzeo par cipela.
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Now I know what you're thinking,
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Znam što mislite,
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but I'm no hero.
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ali ja nisam heroj.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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I carried my payload back downstairs
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Nosio sam svoj teret dolje
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where I met my nemesis
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gdje sam sreo svog nepobjedivog protivnika
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and the precious dog by the front door.
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i dragocjenog psa kod ulaznih vrata.
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We took our treasures outside to the homeowner,
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Odnijeli smo naša blaga van vlasnici,
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where, not surprisingly,
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gdje je, ne iznenađujuće,
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his received much more attention than did mine.
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njegovo primilo puno više pažnje nego moje.
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A few weeks later,
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Nekoliko tjedana kasnije,
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the department received a letter from the homeowner
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odjel je primio pismo od vlasnice kuće
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thanking us for the valiant effort displayed
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u kojem nam zahvaljuje za prikazanu hrabarost
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in saving her home.
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spašavanje njezine kuće.
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The act of kindness she noted above all others:
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Čin ljubaznosti koji je primjetila iznad svih:
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someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.
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netko mi je čak donio i par cipela.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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In both my vocation at Robin Hood
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I u mojoj struci u Robin Hood-u
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and my avocation as a volunteer firefighter,
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i u mom hobiju kao vatrogasac volonter,
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I am witness to acts of generosity and kindness
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svjedok sam činova darežljivosti i ljubaznosti
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on a monumental scale,
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na monumentalnoj skali,
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but I'm also witness to acts of grace and courage
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ali ujedno sam i svjedok činova milosti i hrabrosti
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on an individual basis.
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na individualnoj bazi.
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And you know what I've learned?
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I znate što sam naučio?
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They all matter.
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Da svi oni nešto znače.
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So as I look around this room
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Kako gledam po ovoj prostoriji
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at people who either have achieved,
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ljude koji su, ili postigli,
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or are on their way to achieving,
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ili su na putu postizanja,
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remarkable levels of success,
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nevjerojatnih razina uspjeha,
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I would offer this reminder:
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ponudio bih ovaj podsjetnik:
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don't wait.
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nemojte čekati.
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Don't wait until you make your first million
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Nemojte čekati sve dok ne zaradite svoj prvi milijun
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to make a difference in somebody's life.
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kako biste napravili promjenu u nečijem životu.
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If you have something to give,
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Ako imate nešto za dati,
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give it now.
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dajte to sada.
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Serve food at a soup kitchen. Clean up a neighborhood park.
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Poslužujte hranu u pučkoj kuhinji, počistite park u vašoj čevrti,
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Be a mentor.
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budite mentor.
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Not every day is going to offer us a chance
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Neće nam svaki dan pružiti priliku
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to save somebody's life,
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da spasimo nečiji život,
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but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one.
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ali svaki dan će nam dati mogućnost da utječemo na nečiji život.
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So get in the game. Save the shoes.
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Dakle, uđite u igru; spasite cipele.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, come back.
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Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, vrati se.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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Mark Bezos: Thank you.
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Mark Bezos: Hvala vam.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mark Bezos - Activist, volunteer firefighterMark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York.
Why you should listen
Mark Bezos is the SVP, Development, Communications & Events at Robin Hood, the leading poverty-fighting charity in New York City. Bezos joined Robin Hood following the sale of his advertising agency, excited to have found a way to use his powers of persuasion for good.
Bezos is the Assistant Captain of a volunteer fire company in Westchester County, New York, where he lives with his wife and four children. He is continuously amazed and motivated by the everyday acts of heroism--big and small--that surround him.
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