With undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, James Simmons learns he needs another degree - this time an MBA. Medicine, law, engineering were accessible to minorities, Simmons says, Wall St., finance, real estate were still unknown. Part 2.

James H. Simmons III, describes the support he experienced throughout his life and career from a loving family, from educators and colleagues, leading to his success in engineering and in real estate, as founder and CEO of Asland Capital Partners. Pt. 1.

Child of immigrant parents, he made his parents cry when he dropped ot of college, the man who "wanted to be a success, entrepreneur/innovator John Catsimatidis discusses real estate, supermarkets, radio stations, oil companies and running for NY's Mayor.

Robert P. Weisz has served as President & Chief Exec. Officer of RPW Group, Inc. since he founded it in 1980. Andrew Weisz is an Executive V.P. of RPW Group and is responsible for directing the firm’s real estate investment and leasing activities.

Born in Israel, Ofer Cohen, founder-head of TerraCRG tells us why he chose Brooklyn! A member of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the Navy Yard, co-chair of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, host of HeyBK, a podcast - Cohen is a devoted Brooklynite!

Activist. author, philanthropist, known for the motto - "an educated consumer is our best customer" - Marcy Syms, former CEO of Syms Corp and president of the Syms Foundation talks about working in a family business and succeeding as an entrepreneur.

Robert Nelson, President of Nelson Management Group, credits his father, Daniel - in the business - recalling dinners, his dad talking "shop," for his own career in real estate. Nelson likes being "a half-hour away" from properties, and invests in NYC

Kalmon Dolgin Affilliates opened as a brokerage business in 1904. Founded by great grand father, the business continues to be run by the family-fourth generation cousins, Joshua and Grant Dolgin. Their fathers discuss how to maintain a family business

A neighbor invited Marlene Post, parent, registered nurse to a meeting of Hadassah. The rest is history! And a long list of dedicated service follows: National and International President of Hadassah, UJA, JCRC board member, Chair of Birthright, and more.

Hemali Phatnani, PhD is Director of the Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative Disease at the New York Genome Center studying ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases. An ardent Perry Mason fan, Dr. Phatnani is motivated to search out solutions.