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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