Host Dave Roberts interviews Jim Boad on the Teaching Journeys podcast about starting, launching, and scaling sober living and group homes. Jim shares how growing up with alcoholic, drug-addicted parents shaped his passion, his Army service, 25 years in real estate investing, and his shift over the past four years to sober living homes and the past year to coaching others. He explains sober living as an underemphasized but crucial step after rehab, improving long-term sobriety through structured, well-run homes and supportive community. Jim describes his Group Home Accelerator program, delivered largely through group coaching with weekly Q&A, plus tools, templates, and strategies for evaluating local need, building referral pipelines with treatment providers, maintaining bed occupancy, and running quality admissions. They discuss community st ...