Brand Building: Young developer leads a $300 million community project in partnership with the City of Savannah.
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🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Robert Gould.
Youngest developer in the U.S. to lead a $300 million community development project in partnership with the City of Savannah.
🏗️ Legacy Savannah Project
- Scope: 65-acre, $300 million transformational community development.
- Focus Areas:
- Residential Housing: Senior and workforce housing.
- Innovation Center: 24/7 programming for tech and career development.
- Indoor Recreation Facility: Community engagement and wellness.
- Mission: Not just building structures, but transforming lives and legacies.
🌊 Big Tide Summit
- Founder: Robert Gould
- Purpose: Career exposure and training for Georgia students.
- Impact: Grew from 20 students to over 7,000 in 3 years.
- Focus Areas: Tech, arts, media, construction, and entrepreneurship.
- Website: bigtide.org (free for schools)
💡 Key Messages & Advice 1. Fear and Identity
- Embrace fear as a signal of purpose.
- “There’s only one you”—your uniqueness is your power.
2. Exposure is Everything
- 60% of success is based on exposure (Forbes).
- Being in the room matters—access changes lives.
3. Workforce Development Trends
- Start early.
- Prioritize exposure and appearance.
- Explore trades (construction, tech, plumbing, etc.).
- Seek mentorship.
- Embrace AI and future technologies.
4. Trade vs. Degree
- Trades are now high-income, high-impact careers.
- College is valuable, but not the only path.
- Ownership and entrepreneurship are key to wealth.
5. Pitching and Communication
- Know your audience and tailor your message.
- Don’t just pitch ideas—pitch dreams.
- Respect yourself and others in every room you enter.
🔁 Vision for the Future
- Expand the Legacy Savannah model nationwide.
- Continue building access and opportunity for underserved communities.
- Use platforms like Big Tide to bridge education and real-world careers.
#SHMS #STRAW #BEST
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
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| 0:27.9 | My next guest in 2024 broke ground on Legacy Savannah, a $200 million transformational |
| 0:35.2 | community development project where he serves as CEO and developer |
| 0:39.6 | and the brother's young, making him the youngest developer in the U.S. to lead such a project |
| 0:44.2 | in partnership with the city of Savannah, one of my favorite cities in Georgia. At 31 years of age, |
| 0:51.1 | he is self-described economic catalyst for the future. |
| 0:54.8 | He has spent his 20s breaking barriers, now sitting at the table with Fortune 500 and billion |
| 1:00.1 | companies tackling and pressing needs in our communities such as tech, workforce, development, |
| 1:06.4 | and innovation. |
| 1:08.0 | Please welcome to Moneymaking Conversation Masterclass, Robert Gould. How you doing, Robert? I'm doing well. Let's go. I made it. I'm here with Rashall McDonald, baby. Let's go. Let's go. First of all, I appreciate the enthusiasm. I appreciate the energy. But to do what you are doing comes with personality. Thank you. Well, a little bit. I lot, a lot. So let's backtrack a little bit. Before you became a developer, entertainment was part of your vision, your future, correct? Yes, yes. It's been a part of my ethos. You know, I'm so honored to be here and thank you for having me. You know, I started out as a child actor. |
| 1:45.0 | Okay. |
| 1:46.0 | And so I was fortunate, you know, they say that I was born literally to be on the stage. |
| 1:50.0 | Right, right. |
| 1:51.0 | So, you know, I came out really turning our fireplaces into world stadiums. |
| 1:57.0 | I was interviewing people like Dr. Phil or Steve Harvey growing up, you know, correcting Mr. Teddy's problems, you know, on fireplaces. |
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