Uplift: Conversation centers on financial empowerment, real estate investment, and community education.
The Steve Harvey Morning Show
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4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Dennis Earls (Chairman & CEO) and Mikael Pyles (Vice President) of the Haltere Group.
A Black-owned real estate syndication and development firm. The conversation centers on financial empowerment, real estate investment, and community education, particularly within the Black community.
🧑💼 Guest Backgrounds Dennis Earls
- Chairman & CEO of the Haltere Group
- 25+ years in commercial real estate
- Brokered over $3 billion in transactions
- Founded Haltere Group during the COVID-19 pandemic to empower Black and Brown communities through real estate education and investment
Mikael Pyles
- Vice President of the Haltere Group
- Serial entrepreneur; co-founder of Quick Lick, the first Black-owned alcohol delivery service
- Graduate of Clark Atlanta University
- Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
🏢 About the Haltere Group
- A real estate syndication company focused on multifamily properties
- Founded by four Black professionals with expertise in finance, development, and brokerage
- Mission: “Born from within” – empowering individuals to build wealth from their own potential
- Raised $15M+ and acquired $40M+ in assets in just 3 years
- 133 of their 135 investors are Black
💡 Key Points & Highlights 🔑 Purpose & Vision
- Democratize access to high-value real estate investments
- Educate the Black community on commercial real estate
- Build generational wealth through collective investing
💰 Investment Model
- Minimum investment: $10,000
- Offers:
- Quarterly dividends
- Tax benefits via K-1 forms
- Equity appreciation over time
- Focused exclusively on multifamily properties (not strip malls or retail)
🎓 Education First
- Emphasis on financial literacy over sales
- Inspired by Magic Johnson’s quote: “We’re experts in fashion and entertainment, but lagging in financial literacy.”
🎙️ Podcast: The HOW with Halter
- HOW = Helping Others Win
- Covers topics like investing, entrepreneurship, and financial wellness
- Available on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Podcasts
💬 Notable Quotes
“I got tired of building wealth for others who do not look like us.” – Dennis Earl
“We’re not pitching—we’re educating.” – Mike Pyles
“The world is hard on us. So we have to be hard on ourselves to prepare.” – Mike Pyles
“Take those dollars, put them into an investment, sit on it, and watch it grow.” – Dennis Earl
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| 0:34.1 | My next guest are a dynamic dual, one from USC, one from the HBCU. |
| 0:39.4 | Okay, now we're going to get in detail on the HBCU. |
| 0:41.9 | They're offering high value real estate access, once reserved for only the largest investors, |
| 0:47.2 | and committed to reshaping opportunities for the black community. |
| 0:50.7 | That's why they own this show. |
| 0:52.0 | Please welcome the Moneymaking Conversation Masterclass, |
| 0:58.7 | the chairman and CEO, Dennis Earl, and the vice president, Mike H. Piles. |
| 1:03.7 | Hey, hey, thanks for having it. Well, you know, you know, Dennis, I was just giving the extra U.S. love over the HBCU. You know, I got love for USC now. Okay, listen, I'm a fan of HBCU, |
| 1:10.1 | although I'm a alum of USC, so I give love both ways, |
| 1:13.9 | brother. All right, well, good. We said that. We said there. Now, Mike, Al, we have a little history |
| 1:19.6 | because we talked on a previous interview because you're kind of like, what can I say, |
| 1:25.3 | a serial opportunity entrepreneur. was a it was an online |
| 1:29.0 | liquor business correct that's right that's right that's right I own an |
| 1:32.1 | alcohol delivery service actually the first black owned alcohol delivery |
| 1:36.2 | service called quick lick we are located in Miami Florida and Atlanta Georgia |
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