In this episode of Breaking Ground SA, Stephanie Reyes and Rob Killen sit down with Gordon Hartman, San Antonio businessman, developer, and founder of the Morgan's Wonderland family of nonprofits. Gordon built a homebuilding empire from scratch at 19 with no college degree, sold it at 41, and redirected everything toward his daughter Morgan and the millions of individuals with special needs who lack access, opportunity, and inclusion.

What started as a moment in a pool watching his daughter get left out has grown into a $200 million nonprofit ecosystem spanning a theme park, surgical center, salon, sports facilities, dental clinic, broadcast studio, and a first-of-its-kind fully inclusive hotel opening later this year.

This is a conversation about purpose-driven development, what inclusion actually means, and how one builder decided that if it was easy, everybody would do it.

Chapters

• (00:53) Meet Gordon Hartman
• (01:59) Young Gordon: Building His First Home at 19
• (07:44) Lessons From Home Building That Still Apply
• (12:32) Who Is Morgan
• (15:15) The Origin Story of Morgan's Wonderland
• (21:54) What Success Really Means Now
• (23:15) The Fully Inclusive Hotel
• (30:58) Accessibility vs. Inclusion: The Difference That Matters
• (40:51) Advice for Young Builders and Visionaries

Links and Resources

• Morgan's Wonderland: morganswonderland.com
• Morgan's Inclusion Institute: https://morgansinclusioninstitute.org/
• Real Estate Council of San Antonio (RECSA): https://recsanantonio.com/

Sponsor Links:

• IRC Capital Residential - https://www.investmentrealty.com/

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