Garland shares her reflections on Season Two as she announces the launch of her Land Your Next Opportunity career masterclass on Friday April 30, 2021 at 12pm PT!

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On Episode 26, Garland interviews Lydia Monroy, Co-Founder and Principal of Pearl Equity Partners

Episode 26 Highlights:

• Lydia Introduction - 0:45
• Destination: Yale - 4:40
• “Go make some money” - 10:00
• Primed to be an Entrepreneur 16:30
• Starting small - 20:20
• Balancing Act - 24:50
• Venturing on her own - 28:12
• Lydia’s Tips - 36:00
• Time, Treasure, Talent - 39:56
• Inclusion Drive my Work - 41:56
• Garland’s Afterthoughts - 47:21

About Lydia
Lydia Monroy is responsible for acquisitions, due diligence, fundraising, asset management and the operations at Pearl Equity Partners.

Prior to co-founding, Pearl Equity Partners, she was the Managing Director of Benedict Canyon Equities, a private equity real estate firm focused on the acquisitions of value-add multifamily assets in the Western, U.S. She was responsible for the operations of the firm, including transaction oversight, investment analysis and strategy, investor relations and reporting.

In the 6 years she worked for BCE, she grew the company platform with the acquisition of 58 properties valued at $1.5 billion. In addition, she was responsible for the disposition of 46 assets valued at $740 million and the refinance of 30 assets valued at $366 million.

Lydia received a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Business.

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On Episode 25, Garland interviews Brandon Rule, President of Rule Enterprises, a Real Estate Investment and Development Firm

About Brandon
Brandon Rule believes he can change the world for the better through the development of communities! Brandon hopes to empower people by showing them how entrepreneurship and financial literacy can be tools to create wealth within communities of color. Brandon studied Economics and Sociology at Marquette University. After graduating he went on to become a banker at PNC Bank. A few years later, he transition into Community Development Finance at Forward Community Investments and Community Reinvestment Fund. In this role, he specialized in small business lending primarily to minority, women, and veteran owned companies who were not bankable within traditional banking standards.

Brandon went on to launch Rule Enterprises, an investment firm which uses commercial real estate as its primary tool of investment. Specializing in affordable housing, Rule Enterprises has developed over $112M in affordable housing with another $100M currently in its pipeline. Brandon has also recently announced the launch of RE-INVEST, an online commercial real estate investing platform that aims to create access to real estate investing in ways that have previously been off-limits for most Americans. He believes the unique opportunity for people to create wealth by investing in real estate without ever purchasing a home can empower families to attain and sustain financial freedom for generations to come. Brandon has recently been named by Yahoo Finance as a top 20 real estate investor to look out for, Milwaukee Business Journal’s 40 under 40, is on the Advisory Board for Marquette University’s and Virginia Tech’s College of Business Real Estate Department and is also a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

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In this very special Episode 024, Garland shares a conversation with show co-producer Jerry Won to share their thoughts on the recent rise in anti-Asian violence and hate crimes and ways that we can all come together to fight hate and racism for a better future.

From Jerry:
Thank you Garland for allowing me space on your show to share my thoughts and perspectives to bring about more awareness and solidarity between our communities. I will never forget this and am so honored.

About Jerry
Jerry Won is a storyteller, brand builder, and community leader. He is the Founder & CEO of Just Like Media, an Asian American storytelling company whose brands include Dear Asian Americans, Beyond the Resumes, MBAsians, The Janchi Show, and Asian Podcast Network. Prior to podcasting, he was a strategy consultant at Accenture and sales leader at start-ups and F500 companies. \ Jerry has a BS from USC Marshall and an MBA from Michigan Ross; he has served in board and leadership roles of alumni organizations and community non profits. Along with his wife Kyung and his two children, Jerry lives in Southern California. Connect with him on Linkedin at jerrywon.com

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On Episode 23, Garland interviews Robin Thorne, Founder & CEO of CTI

Highlights of Episode 23:

• Robin Intro - 0:44
• On Her Own Timeline - 09:26
• On Her Own - 16:53
• Transitioning into Government Work - 20:51
• Demo Chicks - 30:35
• Inclusion & Equity // Life Full Circle - 37:30

Robin Thorne is the founder of CTI and serves as the Chief Executive Officer. She has over 15 years of experience in the area of regulatory compliance. Her emphasis has been written plan development, audits and assessments, emergency planning, hazardous materials management, and training. Robin’s interest and experience in environmental issues has provided her with the skills to serve as a Commissioner with the City of Long Beach's Sustainable City Commission.

As a General Contractor, Robin's desire to grow has provided her the opportunity to expand into Construction Management providing resources in the areas of Project Controls, Scheduling, Engineering and Utility design and relocation, and various trade disciplines.

In addition, Robin has served her community in a number of capacities including participation on the Board of the Community Development Branch of the Long Beach YMCA, Soroptimist International of Long Beach, American Society of Safety Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and Society of Military Engineers. Robin has executive management oversight of all projects. She is also primarily responsible for recruitment, business development of CTI and sets its strategic direction, ensuring that the services are the best-of-class and customer service is paramount.

Robin holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University and is a licensed General Engineering Contractor in the State of California. In addition, she has taken several Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) courses, graduated from Clark Construction's Strategic Partnership Program as well as the Fasttrack Academy with Skanska, Kiewit, AECOM and Traylor Brothers.

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On Episode 022, Garland interviews Tracy Prigmore, Founder of TLTsolutions and She Has a Deal.

Tracy L. Prigmore is the Founder of TLTsolutions, a real estate investment and development firm that provides unparalleled access and insight to alternative investments. Tracy’s mission is to empower people to build generational wealth, and through TLTsolutions she creates opportunities for individuals, families and entities to obtain passive income by investing in residential, multifamily and hospitality projects.

As the sponsor for real estate investments, Tracy works with property management to maximize the value of each asset. She has a sterling record of bringing real estate ventures to life and maximizing their financial performance through sound asset management, as well as disciplined investment and renovation strategies. Currently, TLTsolutions has multi-million dollar portfolio of real estate assets under management in four states. With the firm’s launch of its first Fund focused on hotel properties; TLTsolutions is actively pursuing acquisitions that will more than double its portfolio.

Tracy is the creator of She Has A Deal, a platform designed to create new pathways to hotel ownership and development for women by providing education, networking and investing. She Has a Deal’s renowned pitch challenge is creating a pipeline of women hotel owners and develops by exposing early career women to hotel ownership and development.

Prior to entering real estate development, Tracy spent 25 years as a healthcare executive and held senior leadership roles in strategic planning, business development and operations for three of the nation’s largest healthcare systems.

Tracy resides in northern Virginia with her husband Derrick and their 8-year old son Noah.

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On Episode 021, Garland interviews Marimba Milliones, President & CEO of the Hill District Community Development Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA.

Highlights of Episode 020:

• Intro 0:46
• Education to Community Development - 07:19
• Community Development Corporations - 11:10
• Misconceptions about CDCs - 16:30
• Hill District Focus - 19:10
• How to get involved - 28:51
• What’s next for the Hill - 33:35
• Inclusion and Equity - 35:48
• Life Full Circle - 35:55

Marimba Milliones is president and CEO of the Hill Community Development Corporation (Hill CDC) in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania's historic Hill District neighborhood. She is a practitioner of and national thought leader in equitable development. Her work is focused on assuring equity in urban-core redevelopment involving low-moderate income residents, communities of color and cities. Milliones advocates for and utilizes intentional planning and development practices that honor people, place, culture and the market. She believes in win-win models. To this end, Milliones led negotiations of a community benefits agreement with the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins to assure equitable development for a historic tract of land in the heart of fast-growing Pittsburgh. The establishment of a city-wide affordable housing task force, and the largest tax financing district in the history of the City of Pittsburgh were sealed as a part of the negotiations.

Milliones' policy advocacy over the years has resulted in a more equitable approach to development throughout the City. She has designed processes that assure that marginalized communities can be self-determinative in real estate development including community-level review and approval of projects requiring public subsidy. Her organization has pipelined and is preparing over 400 renters for homeownership; and recently launched a residential and commercial community land trust. Most notable is Milliones' work towards building a Black cultural and commercial neighborhood district anchored by the restoration of the historic New Granada Theater, new office space and storefronts, and 40 units of artist-preference affordable housing. The $55M+ mixed-use development effort will be an iconic example of how culture is a surefire economic development tool.

Milliones is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and brings a strengths-based approach to organizational and community development. She has been recognized by the New Pittsburgh Courier, YMCA, Onyx Woman, Talk Magazine and others. In 2015, she was recognized by Pittsburgh Magazine as one of Pittsburgh's 15 Future Powerbrokers. She was recently listed in Pittsburgh Business Times' 2020 List of the Top 20 people to know in Construction in the Pittsburgh Region.

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On Episode 020, Garland interviews Madison Butler, The Blue Haired Unicorn

Highlights of Episode 020:

• Madison Intro
• Being Loud on LinkedIn 0:45
• Coming out as Black at 25 7:17
• Madison’s Queer Identity - 10:50
• Diversity in Recruiting - 13:40
• Bring Your Whole Self to Work - 20:20
• Accountability According to Madison - 23:11
• Greatest Lessons Learned - 29:12
• Rage to Rainbows + Bye Bye Binary - 31:10
• Life coming Full Circle - 39:34
• Afterthoughts - 40:53

Madison Butler is a New Englander at heart but moved to Austin in 2017. Her work is focused around creating equitable spaces and creating scalable strategies to achieve psychological safety. She is an outspoken advocate for mental health, removing the stigma around trauma, DEI and the ability to be ""human at work"". She is passionate about facilitating hard conversations through storytelling, data and tough empathy.

Madison is committed to deconstructing the status quo and rebuilding corporate America, one organization at a time. Her mission is to ensure that no one ever feels like corporate spaces were not made for them, and they can live, work, and exist out loud.

She is a start-up enthusiast and is passionate about building inclusive teams from the ground up with early stage companies. Madison is committed to helping change the narrative around what it looks like to be “human at work”, and hoping to help alleviate unconscious bias in corporate America.

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