--- title: "Bob Schober: True Influence Comes from Radical Generosity and Putting Others First" url: "https://authoritymag.co/articles/bob-schober-true-influence-comes-from-radical-generosity-and-putting-others-first" publisher: "Authority Magazine" author: "Authority Magazine Editorial Staff" authorUrl: "https://authoritymag.co/authors/authority-magazine-editorial-staff" interviewee: "Bob Schober" company: "9figureroofer" category: "Business" datePublished: "2026-04-12T16:26:01.250Z" dateModified: "2026-11-12T17:04:27.935Z" tags: "Business" --- # Bob Schober: True Influence Comes from Radical Generosity and Putting Others First *The roofing entrepreneur and movement creator explains how scaling a business to fifty million dollars led him to build a global platform centered on kindness and giving back.* > One of the strangers that we gave money we had paid to help her get out of her eviction.She had three kids, and they were on the verge of homelessness. --- As*a part of our series about “Big Ideas That Might Change The World In The Next Few Years” we had the pleasure of interviewing Bob Schober.* *Bob Schober, known as 9figureroofer, is an Arizona-based roofing entrepreneur, brand builder, and movement creator. He scaled a roofing company to over $50 million in revenue before successfully exiting to private equity — but his story didn’t stop there.* *Bob isn’t just a roofer — he’s building something bigger. After achieving financial success, he shifted his focus to impact. Through 9figureroofer, he is creating a global movement centered around generosity, influence, and redefining what success truly means. By combining business, content, and real-world acts of kindness, Bob uses his platform to help strangers, change lives, and inspire millions to do the same.* --- **Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit. Can you please tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?** I was 37 years old. I was a lifelong entrepreneur with way more failure than success. The one thing I was good at was talking to strangers. I was offered a job working a big hail storm in Kansas knocking on peoples doors and selling roofs. I packed a suitcase and left my wife with two kids under the age of 2, in search for a fresh start. **Can you please share with us the most interesting story that happened to you since you began your career?** The very first day that I got to Kansas to go work a big haill storm. I had no vehicle, no ladder, no business cards, not a local phone number. I called the general manager and asked what I should do. He said just start walking. I knocked on my very first door and offered the guy a roof inspection when he agreed I said where is your ladder. Without thinking anything of it he walked with me to the garage to go grab his ladder and I got on the roof. I ended up signing eight contracts that night. Those eight contracts turned into five roof replacements that ultimately made me $8000. I knew after that night that I was cut out for this. **Which principles or philosophies have guided your life? Your career?** Once I learned how to sell roofs and we started our company. I made it my mission to focus on other people success. I figured I could take a half dozen of my friends and teach them what I learned. For the first time in my entrepreneurial endeavors, it was not about me. It was about being a service to others. We built our entire company on that premise. **Ok thank you for that. Let’s now move to the main focus of our interview. Can you tell us about your “Big Idea That Might Change The World”?** Less than four months ago I started giving money away to strangers. I went to areas and stores that I knew people would need help at the dollar store, Goodwill, Walmart, etc. I just started getting back. After making a lot of money in the previous decade and a half it was a stark reminder of how many people are really struggling and got me to see the world way outside of my own I’ve made it my mission since that time to focus on giving back. **How do you think this will change the world?** Kindness is contagious, so is generosity. I see a shift in how our guys are thinking and approaching customers the goal is to leave a legacy, and make a positive impact with our customers. **Keeping “Black Mirror” and the “Law of Unintended Consequences” in mind, can you see any potential drawbacks about this idea that people should think more deeply about?** The unintended consequence has all been positive from making videos and giving back after a good year. I have had people writing letters, mailing money to the office, driving money into the office, telling me that they wanted to help my cause. **Was there a “tipping point” that led you to this idea? Can you tell us that story?** One of the strangers that we gave money we had paid to help her get out of her eviction.She had three kids, and they were on the verge of homelessness. I posted that video up and a wealthy friend of mine from the East Coast said that her kids reminded him of himself when he was young. He said Bob, I want to change that family’s life and he wired me $50,000. we used that $50,000 to pay the woman’s rent for one full year,, to buy them a vehicle and gave them over $20,000 in cash. **What do you need to lead this idea to widespread adoption?** I find generosity to be a mindset and also having a mindset of abundance to come from a place of faith rather than a place of fear or lack thinking abundantly draws abundance to you. You need people that have faith in that belief. **What are your “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started” and why. (Please share a story or example for each.)** The Backend and Details Are Just As Important As The Front End. Just because you can sell stuff that doesn’t build a company. The backend and the details are just as important as the front end. In the roofing business, the caboose is just as important as the engine. **Can you share with our readers what you think are the most important “success habits” or “success mindsets”?** I think the best habit that I have created over the years because that I’ve always treated the employees and the sales guys like I work for them. I never acted like they worked for me. I’ve never been afraid to get my hands dirty or to do the work that nobody else wants to do. Lead from the front. **Some very well known VCs read this column. If you had 60 seconds to make a pitch to a VC, what would you say? He or she might just see this if we tag them :-)** Kindness, and generosity are my brand. I’m building a community based on service. **How can our readers follow you on social media?** @9FigureRoofer on all platforms (YouTube, Instagram, X, TikTok, Facebook). **Thank you so much for joining us. This was very inspirational.** --- Source: https://authoritymag.co/articles/bob-schober-true-influence-comes-from-radical-generosity-and-putting-others-first (Authority Magazine, Business). Interviewee answers are first-person statements of the guest. Index of all pages: https://authoritymag.co/llms.txt