He describes his younger self as "a serial runaway".Mr Fischer said this experience was a turning point in his life and taught him the strong work ethic he now hoped to inspire in others.
A few decades on, Mr Fischer is using his upholstery-making skills to help jobseekers in remote communities find work. "The kids were staying up all night because the parents were sleeping in the beds, so there can be up to 20 people in a house and they sleep in shifts," he said."We were making bed frames at the time, but there's not enough room in the houses to put huge wooden bed frames.A 'dying trade' but one that sparks joy"The finished product, when you look at it, it makes you feel better inside," he said.