"We Changed The World" (Hugh McColl)

3 Things (with Ric Elias)

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Ric Elias, Red Ventures, Society & Culture, Motivation, Inspiration, Self-improvement, Leadership, Business, Education, Careers

4.9 • 165 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Today's guest is one of few leaders who can say they truly changed the world - Hugh McColl. He's the visionary leader who built Bank of America into what was once the world's largest bank - a process which shaped the modern banking industry as we know it today. He's also been called "The Man Who Built Charlotte" for his undeniable role in transforming this small unknown town into one of the fastest-growing cities in the Southeast.

In this special episode, hear what it was like to grow a business by FIFTY TIMES its original scale - and what, in his opinion, it was really all for. And of course, Hugh shares his unique perspective on helping to build a city over the course of 4 decades - from education systems, to arts and culture, and even bringing an NFL franchise to the Carolinas for the very first time.

This is 3 Things, with Hugh McColl.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Three Things with Rick Elias, featuring fascinating conversations with some of the world's most insightful people and three inspiring life lessons at the end of every episode.
0:14.0	Today's guest is one of few leaders who can say they truly change the world, Hugh McCall.
0:19.0	He's the visionary leader who built Bank of America
0:21.6	into what was once the world's largest bank, a process which shaped the modern banking industry
0:26.7	as we know it today. He's also been called the man who built Charlotte for his undeniable
0:31.4	role in transforming this small unknown town into one of the fastest growing cities in the southeast.
0:36.9	On three things, we do our best
0:38.2	to keep episodes close to 30 minutes, but that's just nearly impossible with Hugh. In this special
0:43.1	episode, hear what it was like to grow a business by 50 times its original scale, and what, in his
0:48.3	opinion, it was really all for. And of course, Hugh shares his unique perspective on helping to build a city over the
0:55.3	course of four decades, from education systems to arts and culture, and even bringing an NFL
1:00.7	franchise to the Carolinas for the very first time. This is three things with Hugh McCall.
1:08.5	Hugh, this is long time coming. You and I have been friends since I moved to Charlotte,
1:12.8	and early on you were always very kind to me, and I've learned a lot from you. So, welcome to the podcast.
1:18.0	Thank you. So how are you feeling? How are you doing? Well, I'm doing fine. I keep busy,
1:22.5	and I think that helps keep me alive. I never thought I'd see 88, but I'm there. So, Hugh, how many companies
1:31.0	have you started since you retired? Well, I always say six. That may be the wrong number. Right after
1:37.8	I retired, I started a investment bank, McCall Partners. Maybe a year or too later, I started two art galleries, one in New York
1:46.2	and one in Charlotte. And then I started a cattle company in South Texas, started raising
1:52.4	longhorns. And then ultimately, I created a private equity firm, Fowlerius Capital,
2:00.1	which we still have.
2:01.2	Yeah, and recently started a new firm, right, a couple years ago in the middle of the pandemic,
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