107: Bryan Mauk shares lessons in the unhoused community, recovery, and scaling social enterprise for justice reform

SHOW NOTES:Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/D7zlefTWd5gBryan Mauk is a passionate social entrepreneur and advocate for criminal justice and drug policy reform. He currently leads End It For Good, championing health-centered approaches to addiction and incarceration, building on decades of grassroots and executive experience in housing, reentry, and digital access. In this episode, Bryan and Jeffrey discuss social impact, recovery & scaling reform. Bryan also shares his journey from teen volunteer to national nonprofit leader. Learn how his early work with the unhoused inspired a lifelong mission of healing trauma, empowering second chances, and advancing compassionate drug policy with End It For Good.Chapters:0:00 - Intro Clip0:55 - What Motivates You?2:50 - Early Life10:23 - College Experience17:53 - PC's for People21:33 - End It For Good 26:47 - Making Your Mark37:21 - Upcoming Initiatives  41:54 - When Work Affected Change46:54 - Mentor50:35 - Ask Jeff a Question52:21 - Most Grateful for 54:11 - Most Proud of56:35 - Snap Your Fingers59:47 - How to SupportBryan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-mauk-77a04310/End It For Good:https://www.linkedin.com/company/enditforgoodms/https://enditforgood.com/https://www.instagram.com/enditforgoodms/https://www.facebook.com/EndItForGoodMS/Other resources:The PBS documentary “Her Time” is actually called “Apart” - https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/apart/Free copy of End It For Good founder Christina Dent’s book, Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction, to the first 5 listeners that email them at [email protected] and include the name People are the Answer! Christina Dent’s been on PatA podcast twice: Episode #’s 4 and 94Host: Jeffrey M. ZuckerProducer: Kait GreyEditor: Nick CaseRecording date: 4/24/25