#104 Investing in Building Houses and People - Zack Nolan PDX Contractors

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Zack Nolan has two companies, PDX Contractors and Mountain View Recovery, feed each other and ultimately help recovering ex-felons. Zack's PDX Contractors is his real estate investment company. He invests in land, builds houses and sells them in a for-profit entity. Mountain View Recovery offers housing and rehabilitation to those ex-felons who are recovering from addiction. The COVID-19 situation has impacted both companies, but surprisingly, both employees and recovering patients are proving very resilient. Zack took his own experience in rehabilitating to grow what is now a 120-bed organization he has grown from square one. And his experience is deep: He went into the penal system at the tender age of 14. But that harsh incarceration early offered him the chance to start giving back at an early age. Which means he has a long way to go and that's great news for those who need his help. Felony Inc Podcast with your hosts Dick Hennessy and Meg Thibodeaux We record the Felony Inc Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland. Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil Show logo was designed by Carolyn Main Website was designed by Cameron Grimes Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Theme music "Free" written and recorded by Dave Dahl, all rights reserved, motherfuckers This weeks podcast brought to you in part by soap-on-a-rope, when you don't want to drop stuff Felony Inc Podcast supports City Central Concern at centralcityconcern.org 10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes Listen to the Felony Inc Podcast live on-air every Friday at 10:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com