Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay

Episode 137 - From an Addict to a Multi-Business Owner —Alex Zemeckis

June 28, 2022 Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC Season 2 Episode 137
Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
Episode 137 - From an Addict to a Multi-Business Owner —Alex Zemeckis
Show Notes

Whether it be your first nightmare of a job working at a flower shop or the many addiction treatment centers that were involved while in college –each and every experience you go through, positive and negative, are necessary. You never know how even the most not-so-great experiences have made an impact in where you are now and where you’re headed.

Alex Zemeckis, President & Owner of The Grounds & Mare’s House, grew up with school never being his strong suit, causing his addiction to set in at an early age. The following years involved many treatment centers and bumps in the road. It wasn’t until he started working in the treatment world when he decided to use his own personal experiences in recovery to help relate with other young men, eventually creating his own treatment center; The Grounds. Throughout the next eight years, he saw the need for more women-based treatment centers and decided to start Mare’s House. Now, Alex has been working in addiction treatment & mental health communities for over a decade, helping young adults find new ways to live and thrive.

In this episode of Success is Subjective, Alex joins Joanna to share his journey going from in and out of treatment centers, to owning two treatment centers of his own. The path there was full of not-so-great experiences though, all imperative to the success he finds himself in now. Listen in to gain insight on Alex’s own recovery story, as well as how he now gives strength and hope to those still struggling with addictions.

What You Will Learn

Growing up as the only child

What Alex’s academic career looked like through adolescence 

Going to treatment at a young age

How Alex got accepted into college despite his bad grades

Going to a big state school isn’t always the best option

The reality of grunt work

When life really took off

The move to Boulder

When Alex launched The Grounds Recovery in San Diego

Why Mare’s House was started 

Every experience, positive and negative, are imperative to your success journey

 Connect with Alex Zemeckis

The Grounds Recovery

Mare’s House Recovery

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Lilley Consulting Website

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