In this podcast episode, I interview speaker, author, and 9/11 survivor Ari Schonbrun.
On September 11th, 2001, Ari Schonbrun went to his office at Cantor Fitzgerald and he happened to be on the 78th floor changing elevators when the first plane hit. In the midst of the smoke and chaos, Ari found a fellow employee who was terribly burned and who needed his help to walk her down 78 flights of stairs. Of the 662 Cantor employees on the upper floors in the World Trade Center that day, only four survived.
Timestamps
- 0:45 - His definition of art
- 4:00 - Different art form's he's exposed to
- 6:09 - Speaking as an art form
- 9:40 - Getting out of the Twin Tower building when the plane hit
- 13:42 - How his life changed and how art helped with that
- 18:57 - Expressing himself when writing his book
- 22:09 - Beleving in yourself and in others
- 23:24 - Art helping him through difficult situations
- 25:18 - His favorite artist
- 25:40 - His favorite art form
- 26:47 - Giving back to the community
- 29:00 - Contacting Ari