A few years ago, Chris Zazo and Tim Leeper were both successful roofing contractors who had a strong desire to give something back to their communities — they just weren’t sure how to do it. This year the two men teamed up at Best of Success to share their experiences launching their own community service programs. They live in different parts of the country and used different methods, but in the end, their message was the same. Both tapped into their passions to help others in their communities, and ended up helping themselves and their businesses in the process.
In 2013, Zazo, the president and CEO of Aspenmark Roofing & Solar in Dallas, founded Roof Angels, a nonprofit organization that provides free roofing services for area families in need. “In my 20s, I was the biggest taker you ever saw,” Zazo said. “In my 40s, I was looking for a sense of community. We decided to form a foundation to give back, so we did what we knew, and that was roofing. We founded the organization in our industry.”