SHOW NOTES: Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/D7zlefTWd5g Bryan 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 Clip 0:55 - What Motivates You? 2:50 - Early Life 10:23 - College Experience 17:53 - PC's for People 21:33 - End It For Good  26:47 - Making Your Mark 37:21 - Upcoming Initiatives   41:54 - When Work Affected Change 46:54 - Mentor 50:35 - Ask Jeff a Question 52:21 - Most Grateful for  54:11 - Most Proud of 56:35 - Snap Your Fingers 59:47 - How to Support Bryan: 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 curious@enditforgood.com and include the name People are the Answer!  Christina Dent’s been on PatA podcast twice: Episode #’s 4 and 94 Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 4/24/25