01
THE FIGHT
An early battle with cancer.
A diagnosis changed the trajectory early, testing identity and resolve long before business entered the picture.
Arizona / Entrepreneur / Builder
MATTDE LAPIEDRA
From rock bottom to building companies across healthcare, real estate and the trades. The past is context. The next move is everything.
BUILT DIFFERENT
PHXEST. BY EXPERIENCE
01 / THE WORK
One operator.
Multiple arenas.
A portfolio built where operations matter: caring for people, improving property and getting real work done in the field.
01
GENERAL CONTRACTING
Blackstone
Contracting Group
Built environments with an operator's eye—construction, renovation and execution across Arizona.
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ROOFING + RESTORATION
Blackstone
Roofing Group
Residential and commercial roofing, inspections and insurance restoration for Arizona properties.
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ASPHALT + SITEWORK
MD
Asphalt Co.
A field-first asphalt operation built around dependable crews, durable surfaces and clean delivery.
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ELECTRICAL SERVICES
Blackstone
Electrical
Full-service electrical work for Arizona homes and businesses, from upgrades to complete installations.
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Icarus Behavioral
Health
Treatment built around the belief that recovery is real—and that the right next chapter can begin today.
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Build it.
Hold it.
Compound it.
A growing Arizona footprint across residential, land and multifamily assets—connected through MD Capital Fund and related entities in public records.
PHOENIXSCOTTSDALEPEORIASEDONA
Explore the real estate profile Public-record overview. Not an investment offering.03 / THE JOURNEY
BUILT FROM
THE BOTTOM.
No straight line. No overnight story. Just a sequence of hard turns—and the decision to keep taking the next one.
02
THE FALL
Addiction. Expulsion. Homelessness.
What began as coping became a spiral. The polished version of the story stops here. The real one keeps moving.
03
THE TURN
A scholarship—and a way back.
Treatment in Prescott became more than recovery. It became an education in service, systems and the work of helping people rebuild.
04
THE BUILD
Healthcare to hard hats.
The next chapters expanded through behavioral health, contracting, roofing, asphalt, electrical work and real estate.
05
THE WHY
Faith. Family. Forward.
The work is bigger than an exit or a portfolio. The throughline is building a life—and businesses—that can lift other people too.
“Your past doesn't get the final word. Your next move does.
A recurring message from Matt's public conversations
04 / FIELD NOTES
Hear the
whole story.
Long-form conversations and profiles on the hard parts, the operating lessons and what came next.
01Dropping Bombs with Brad Lea02Copilot Podcast03Celina Eklund
ALSO ON MEDIUMPODCAST / 65 MIN
How a Broke Addict Built an $85M Empire From Scratch
PODCAST / 55 MIN
From Cancer, Addiction & Homelessness to Serial Entrepreneur
PROFILE / 4 MIN READ
If Your Journey Takes Longer, It Doesn't Mean You've Failed
Read the published profile in a distraction-free format.
05 / FOLLOW THE BUILD