Nick Padlo

CEO

Sophros Recovery

Nick Padlo is a combat veteran, West Point graduate, Stanford MBA and the founder of Sophros Recovery, an addiction and mental health treatment center. After battling addiction himself, he turned personal recovery into purpose, building a company grounded in empathy, outcomes and access.

Since launching Sophros, he’s expanded to three locations and has a statewide virtual program, serving over 1,000 clients. Padlo also mentors veterans, speaks across the region and leads free recovery meetings in underserved communities. “This is more than a business,” he says. “It’s a mission to make recovery not just possible, but powerful.”