It literally began with a dream.
Honestly, looking back now, it’s really more appropriate to call it “divine inspiration."
Despite growing up in the gritty heart of the city, surrounded by a challenging home life, he held fast to the belief that his innate empathy was the guiding light to follow. Convinced that his unwavering commitment to love would lead him away from the confines of what he reluctantly called "home," he yearned for a path to peace and happiness.
In this vision, Joseph found himself as a teenage volunteer at the local food distribution center—a role he had played dutifully in his earlier years. Strangely, he sported a shirt featuring a distinct company name, divergent from the registered "Caerus Way" (a detail Jessica still playfully teases him about!) However, it was the slogan beneath that etched itself into his consciousness: "Opportunity through Community."
Observing himself place a box of donated perishables, a hand rested on his shoulder, and a familiar voice spoke, "I'm proud of you. You did the work. You earned this."
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The speaker was an older, mature version of himself—providing the affirmation and validation he sought but never found. Though unspoken, the teenage Joseph understood the significance. This was his chance—a pathway upwards and outwards, a means to BECOME someone!
Joseph awoke with a profound sense of lightness, as if an old wound had been healed. It was in that moment that a mission resonated in his heart: he would become that guiding presence for someone else, someone in need.
With certainty, he knew there was a kindred spirit out there, someone with a heart like his own, ready to join him on this transformative journey.
It felt absolutely natural when Joseph reached out to Jessica to try and explain this absolutely crazy-sounding spiritual epiphany of a dream he had, or why he just knew SHE had to be the one to help him – and even MORE natural that she said “Yes!” without so much as a question!
And the rest, is history in the making…
honestly, Looking back now, it’s really more appropriate to call it 'divine inspiration'”
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Joseph Salvatore is a cyber security and intelligence professional, dedicated Freemason, and military veteran with over 20 years of honorable service to our great Nation. A philanthropist and protector at heart, he has an inherent love of people and insists on doing things that make the world around him better than he finds them… even if only just a tiny bit.
Co-founding Caerus Way with Jessica continues to be a source of catharsis for Joseph, and he firmly believes it’s the Holy Spirit that continues to light the way to his innermost fulfillment and happiness.
Originally from the Hawaiian tropics, Jessica has a natural love for people (and puppies.) Drawing upon her two decades of expertise in Design and Business, she leads the team in design choices and often tempers Joseph's ambition with a level-headedness as Co-Founder of Caerus Way. She believes the five key principles of "aloha spirit" - Kindness, Unity, Agreeability, Humility, and Patience - are crucial in creating harmony and peace.
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