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EYL #224 The Oldest Black-Owned Construction Company In America with Cheryl McKissack Daniel

Earn Your Leisure

EYL Network

Education, Entrepreneurship, News, Business News, Investing, Careers, Business

4.87.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we spoke with Cheryl McKissack Daniel, President & CEO of the oldest black-owned construction company in America, McKissack & McKissack.


Cheryl shared her insight on construction, NYC building politics, the mob, the challenges of being a black woman in construction, how to start a construction company and more. #construction #realestate #business


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0:00.0

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0:07.7

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0:29.6

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0:37.6

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0:47.6

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0:55.6

As a contractor, you're making 3% on a $200 million deal as opposed to the developer making 20%.

1:07.6

So you start looking at that money and you're like, oh my god, this math would be better if I was on that side of the table.

1:15.6

But Don, you know, I've been knowing for so long back when I was in college. And so Don had set me for many years like, you know, I really want you to come in on the development side.

1:27.6

And so affirmation tower is one of the projects where he said this is a good opportunity for you to be a partner in the development.

1:37.6

Money. It comes with a lot of questions. And fidelity can help you get answers.

1:43.6

Visit fidelity.com slash black wealth to learn more.

1:47.6

My graduates from my school being forced. Bag drop.

1:53.6

Bag drop.

1:55.6

Bag drop. Bag drop.

2:07.6

All right, guys, welcome back.

2:09.6

Yeah.

2:09.6

You are out. We back home.

2:11.6

And we got an exciting informational powerful episode today.

2:15.6

Yeah, this is big. This is big when we talk about generational wealth and sustainable wealth.

2:19.6

I don't think it gets any bigger than this.

2:21.6

Yeah, so Cheryl McKizzic Daniel is fifth generation.

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