009 // Cedric Bobo // The Power of Ownership

Welcome to Full Circle with Garland!

On Episode 009, Garland interviews Cedric Bobo, Co-Founder of Project Destined, on the lessons he learned early in life on the power of ownership and how that north star has guided his career.

Highlights of Episode 009:

• Ownership - 02:12
• "Never be afraid to be afraid" - 03:42
• Leaving Mississippi - 5:00
• Building your tribe through networking - 7:55
• Rising early secrets - 12:15
• Lessons from athletics - 14:00
• Transitioning to real estate - 14:46
• Destiny in Detroit 19:35
• Making real estate more equitable - 21:10
• Cedric's book recommendation - 23:40
• Project Destined - 25:38
• What's on the horizon - 28:36
• Inclusion in my industry looks like - 32:47
• Life coming full circle - 33:00
• Afterthoughts with Garland - 33:34

About Cedric:
Cedric Bobo is a co-founder of Project Destined.Prior to founding Project Destined, Cedric spent over 20 years as an investor and investment banker including over 10 years at the The Carlyle Group where he committed over $2 Billion of equity capital. In 2015, Cedric was named to the"10 Top Powerful Black People on Wall Street You Should Know." Prior to Carlyle, he worked at D.L.J. Merchant Banking (London) and McCown De Leeuw.

He is the co-founder of Charter Board Partners, a non-profit focused on governance in the charter school sector. He also serves on the District of Columbia's Office of Public Charter School Financing and Support Credit Committee and the boards of the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy and Beauvoir, and The National Cathedral Elementary School.Cedric received his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSME, summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee. (Source: Tiger21.com)

Connect with Cedric

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedric-bobo-187188/
• Project Destined: https://projectdestined.com/

Features on Cedric:

• HBS Alumni Profile: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6823
• Biz Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2017/06/26/investment-tycoon-and-local-teenagers-make-real.html
• CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/05/alex-rodriguez-jennifer-lopez-boost-inner-city-kids-real-estate-program.html

Read & Watch:

• Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion Dollar Business: https://amzn.to/2K2Jv6W
• Reginald Lewis documentary: https://www.wliw.org/programs/pioneers/reginald-f-lewis-and-the-making-of-a-billion-dollar-empire-i048fw/

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