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Marcus Bullock
CEO and Founder, Flikshop; CEO, Perspectives Premier Contractors
Marcus Bullock is a justice reform advocate, public speaker, and entrepreneur. Following his 2004 release from prison, he launched a painting company and is now CEO of Perspectives Premier Contractors, which employs other returning citizens. Bullock is founder and CEO of Flikshop, a free app that enables incarcerated people to receive mail and postcards, and the Flikshop School of Business, a program that teaches incarcerated youth life skills and entrepreneurship. He is a member of the Justice Policy Institute’s board of directors and a re-entry coordinator for Free Minds Book Club and Writer’s Workshop. Married with two children, Bullock’s story has received coverage from CNN and the Washington Business Journal.
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