Full Circle with Garland

Welcome to Full Circle with Garland!

On Episode 009, Garland interviews Cedric Bobo, Co-Founder of Project Destined, on the lessons he learned early in life on the power of ownership and how that north star has guided his career.

Highlights of Episode 009:

• Ownership - 02:12
• “Never be afraid to be afraid” - 03:42
• Leaving Mississippi - 5:00
• Building your tribe through networking - 7:55
• Rising early secrets - 12:15
• Lessons from athletics - 14:00
• Transitioning to real estate - 14:46
• Destiny in Detroit 19:35
• Making real estate more equitable -  21:10
• Cedric’s book recommendation - 23:40
• Project Destined - 25:38
• What’s on the horizon - 28:36
• Inclusion in my industry looks like - 32:47
• Life coming full circle - 33:00
• Afterthoughts with Garland - 33:34

About Cedric:
Cedric Bobo is a co-founder of Project Destined.Prior to founding Project Destined, Cedric spent over 20 years as an investor and investment banker including over 10 years at the The Carlyle Group where he committed over $2 Billion of equity capital. In 2015, Cedric was named to the“10 Top Powerful Black People on Wall Street You Should Know.”  Prior to Carlyle, he worked at D.L.J. Merchant Banking (London) and McCown De Leeuw. 

He is the co-founder of Charter Board Partners, a non-profit focused on governance in the charter school sector. He also serves on the District of Columbia’s Office of Public Charter School Financing and Support Credit Committee and the boards of the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy and Beauvoir, and The National Cathedral Elementary School.Cedric received his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSME, summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee. (Source: Tiger21.com)

Connect with Cedric

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedric-bobo-187188/
• Project Destined: https://projectdestined.com/

Features on Cedric:

• HBS Alumni Profile: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=6823
• Biz Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2017/06/26/investment-tycoon-and-local-teenagers-make-real.html
• CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/05/alex-rodriguez-jennifer-lopez-boost-inner-city-kids-real-estate-program.html

Read & Watch:

• Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?  How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion Dollar Business: https://amzn.to/2K2Jv6W
• Reginald Lewis documentary: https://www.wliw.org/programs/pioneers/reginald-f-lewis-and-the-making-of-a-billion-dollar-empire-i048fw/

// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller
Mailing List: http://rebrand.ly/Garland-Podcast

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On Episode 008, Garland interviews Collete English Dixon, Executive Director of Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, and as real estate chair of the school’s Heller College of Business. 

Highlights of Episode 008:

• Introduction: 0:43
• Collete’s story - 3:24
• Values learned early on - 6:22
• Step one: finance - 8:58
• An unconventional career path - 11:28
• Superpowers in hindsight - 15:52
• Growth and pivot through a unique opportunity - 20:08
• Advice for business & real estate schools 27:06
• Collete’s favorite books - 31:47
• Leadership in the community 38:02
• What’s next for Collete - 44:17
• Inclusion in my industry looks like - 45:37
• Life coming full circle - 46:15

About Collete:
Collete English Dixon is the executive director of Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, and as real estate chair of the school’s Heller College of Business. Prior to joining Roosevelt University last June, English Dixon had a storied 37-year career at PGIM Real Estate, formerly Prudential Real Estate Investors. As vice president of transactions, English Dixon led the firm’s Midwest acquisition strategy, including the purchases of Chicago's 120 North LaSalle and Left Bank at Kinzie Station with Fifield Cos. English Dixon later co-led PGIM’s national investment dispositions strategy, and has been involved in nearly $12B in transactional volume in her career. (Source: Bisnow)

Connect with Collete:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleteenglishdixon/
• Roosevelt University: http://www.roosevelt.edu/realestate
• Chi AACRE:  http://www.chiaacre.org/

Collete Featured in:

• Roosevelt Press Release:
• Bisnow Feb 2018:
• Bisnow November 2018
• CREW
• REIT.com 

Books
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
South Side by Natalie Y. Moore 
Unapologetically Ambitious by Shellye Archambeau https://amzn.to/35kcYkU

Netflix
Girlfriends: https://www.netflix.com/title/70157416

// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller
Mailing List: http://rebrand.ly/Garland-Po

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On Episode 007, Garland hosts a discussion with moms working through COVID with:

• Jeannine Villasenor-Edwards: Full Time Manager of Strategy Planning and Performance at Burbank Water & Power; Small Business and Personal Transformation Coach
• Tianna Paschel: Associate Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley
• Amy Hung: Associate for JLL Capital Markets DAS Group

Highlights of Episode 007:

• Introduction - Jeannine 2:00
• Introduction - Tianna 2:37
• Introduction - Amy 3:20
• Balance in the early days of 4:00
• Homeschooling challenges 12:34
• Changing jobs during a pandemic 27:36
• Prioritizing work and life 34:45
• Lifestyle changes 42:05
• Solutions & Silver Livings 47:19
• Being a working mom through COVID - 58:10
• Full Circle 58:30

The Lean In + McKinsey Report referenced in the episode:
https://womenintheworkplace.com/

Connect with Jeannine:

• Web: https://instituteofcoaching.org/users/jeannine-villasenor-edwards
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanninevillasenor/

Connect with Tianna:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saudadelight/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tianna.paschel/

Connect with Amy:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-hung-57945720/

// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller
Mailing List: http://rebrand.ly/Garland-Podcast

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A special bonus episode this week on a Monday as host Garland Fuller shares her thoughts on the upcoming election and why voting means so much to her.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

* Lifting As We Climb: https://amzn.to/3mI78zV #ad

* I Will Vote: https://iwillvote.com/

* Vote.org: https://www.vote.org/

Vote! Vote! Vote!

// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller

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On Episode 006, Garland interviews Osayamen Bartholomew, Chief Program Officer of The Real Estate Associate Program (REAP)

Highlights of Episode 006:

1. Upbringing - 2:00
2. Living abroad and coming back - 4:10
3. Getting her start in Marketing - 07:43
4. The Consummate Networker - 14:37
5. The Art of Pivoting 17:11
6. Project REAP - 20:50
7. Upcoming partnerships - 25:42
8. Leadership roles in industry boards - 27:21
9. What’s next for Osa - 30:00
10. Inclusion in my industry looks like - 33:00
11. Full Circle - 33:15

Osayamen Asemota-Bartholomew is a marketing and communications professional with over ten years of multi-industry experience in the Commercial Real Estate, Non-Profit Education and Entertainment Industries. Born in New York City and raised in both Brooklyn, NY and Lagos, Nigeria, to Nigerian and Dominican parents, she grew up with a love for education, entertainment and economic empowerment. Osa is founder of The Gift Agency LLC, an event marketing company, and has held leadership roles in various industries, including currently serving as Chief Program Officer for The Real Estate Associate program, the largest talent management diversity initiative in commercial real estate industry. Her responsibilities include leading all operational functions, communications, alumni engagement and diversity talent placement in nine cities across the country. She has a track record for achieving revenue growth, building cohesive teams, and managing time-sensitive projects with limited budgets.

Connect with Osayamen:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/osayamen/
• Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/hey.osa
• Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/heyosa
• REAP: https://www.projectreap.org/

// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller
Mailing List: http://rebrand.ly/Garland-Podcast

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On Episode 005, Garland interviews Rosalie Manansala, President of Jackson Stone Financial.

Highlights of Episode 005:

• Introduction - 01:18
• Working through the pandemic - 01:26
• Rosalie’s upbringing - 03:20
• Overcoming obstacles - 6:06
• Beginnings in accounting 12:05
• Ignorance is bliss - 15:33
• Lessons learned - 16:20
• Triumphs in Entrepreneurship - 18:20
• Best kept secret: Coaching - 19:00
• Rebranding: 22:20
• FIIRE: 23:50
• Rosalie’s next goals - 25:50
• Inclusion in my industry looks like - 29:48
• Full Circle - 31:04

About Rosalie:
Rosalie Manansala brings over 10 years of accounting experience working at a “Big 4” public accounting firm, providing accounting and tax services to Fortune 500 companies and high-net-worth individuals. Prior to founding Jackson Stone Financial Services, Ms. Manansala worked at Deloitte & Touche, LLP’s national, tax consulting practice. In this capacity, Ms. Manansala scoped, managed, and implemented multi-million dollar corporate tax strategies for mid-size and Fortune 500 companies within the retail, banking, utility, manufacturing, and gaming industries, as well as high-net-worth individuals.

Previous to working at Deloitte and Touche, LLP, Ms. Manansala was an accountant for a multi-billion dollar family office, focused on diverse investment strategies and non-profit endeavors in the areas of K-12 education, healthcare, and the arts. During her tenure, she was responsible for issues around private aircraft ownership, operations of private foundations, as well as the preparation of tax returns for ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

While attending college, Ms. Manansala worked at Grant, Tani, Barash, & Altman, Inc., a Beverly Hills-based business management firm serving high-profile clients predominantly within the entertainment industry.

Ms. Manansala is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of California, and received her Bachelors of Science Degree from California State University, Northridge. She has a passion for travel and being an active member in her community. Ms. Manansala is a native of Los Angeles, California.

Connect with Rosalie:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosalie-manansala-7718741/
• Heart of Angels: https://www.heartofangels.net/
• Jackson Stone Financial: http://www.jacksonstonefinancial.com/

// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller

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Welcome to Full Circle with Garland!

On Episode 004, Garland interviews Randal Dawson, Executive Vice President of CBRE's  Valuation & Advisory Services

Highlights of Episode 004:

• Randal Introduction - 1:28
• “If I can read it, I can do it” - 2:17
• Getting his start as an independent contractor - 4:26
• Family business - 6:03
• Randal’s moment of confidence 8:17 - 
• Mentors in his life 10:48
• Overcoming mistakes - 12:57
• Lessons learned 15:48
• Randal’s current favorite book 18:35
• Love for grilling - 20:09
• Leadership in the community - 25:16
• Next projects on the horizon - 28:45
• Inclusion in my industry looks like - 31:16
• Life coming full circle - 31:34

About Randal:
Randal is a seasoned expert in real estate valuations, tax appeals and counseling with more than 25+ years of experience. His background includes valuations of all types of commercial and special-use properties, with an emphasis on industrial, retail, multifamily properties, readapted uses of real estate and highest and best use studies.

Randal has prepared and reviewed valuation and feasibility studies for litigation support, ad valorem, condemnation, trust and estate matters, family law, financial reporting, conventional financing, bond financing, fair rental studies, and insurance purposes. As a qualified expert witness, Randal has testified numerous times in federal, state, and local jurisdictions around the country. Litigation cases have included insurance claims, shareholder disputes, bankruptcy, tax appeal, divorce, IRS tax disputes, condemnation and diminution in value related to historical preservation and conservation easements.

Randal is a National Litigation Practice Leader and leads the Midwest Consulting Practice for CBRE, Inc., and holds the CRE designation from the Counselors of Real Estate, the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and the FRICS designation from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Randal is on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Chicago (development committee), a member of NAIOP Chicago Chapter (scholarship committee), CBRE African American Networking Group (executive committee) and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.

Connect with Randal:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randal-dawson/
• CBRE Bio: https://www.cbre.us/people-and-offices/randal-dawson
• Junior Achievement Chicago: http://chicago.ja.org/
• NAIOP Chicago: http://www.naiopchicago.org/

Randal's favorite books:

• How to Lead by David Rubenstein
• Fire and Wine by Mary Cressler and Sean Martin

// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller
Mailing List: http://rebrand.ly/Garland-Podcast

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Welcome to Full Circle with Garland!
On Episode 003, Garland interviews Jennifer Taylor, Managing Director of Ambiculture Real Estate Advisors.

Highlights of Episode 003:

• Upbringing - 2:00
• Work Ethic - 4:07
• Advice to younger yourself - 4:46
• Serial Entrepreneurship - 5:55
• Learning from failure - 7:10
• Hawaiian expertise - 8:45
• Current challenges - 11:20
• Keeping up with trends - 13:50
• Living & loving the dream - 16:05
• What Jennifer is in love with - 17:11
• FIIRE - 18:48
• Swirls for Girls and SIPA - 21:06
• Books/Podcasts - 22:35
• What inclusion looks like in Jennifer's industry and what Full Circle means to her - 24:50

Meet Jennifer!
Jennifer Taylor brings a unique vision to investing, an enthusiasm for professional cultural connection and commitment to best of class practices. She is a 25+ year veteran of commercial real estate investing and management. She launched a female- and minority-owned platform, Ambiculture Real Estate Advisors, focused on an urban ambiculture real estate investment strategy in the Western U.S. including Hawaii.

Jennifer was recently partner at Archere Investment Management which targeted investments in markets with rapidly changing demographics. Prior to Archere, Jennifer launched Atalanta Realty Investments, an investment firm targeting office and retail assets. In 2014, her firm acquired two prominent office assets in downtown Honolulu. This is a re-acquisition for Jennifer as she owned the buildings prior and disposed of assets in a portfolio sale to institutional investors. Atalanta’s team also worked on development deals in 4 of the Hawaiian Islands.

Prior to investment management, Jennifer spent a decade working in property/portfolio management.

Jennifer is a licensed CA RE Salesperson and holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Certified Property Manager (CPM®) designations. She is Board President and co-founder of industry organization Filipinos in Institution Real Estate (FIIRE). Jennifer co-founded the LA chapter of African American Real Estate Professionals (AAREP) where she sits on the Advisory Board. Jennifer is a board member of Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA). She was on executive council for the Institute of RE Management (IREM) LA Chapter. Jennifer founded the non-profit, Swirls for Girls, a diversity and enrichment program for girls of all identities.

Connect with Jennifer:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifertaylor626/
• Ambiculture Advisors: https://ambicultureadvisors.com
• FIIRE: https://www.fiireusa.org
• SIPA: https://sipacares.org
• Swirls for Girls: https://swirlsforgirls.org

Resources

• The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
• Malcolm Gladwell: Outliers: The Story of Success
• NPR's How I Built This by Guy Raz

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Welcome to Full Circle with Garland!
On Episode 002, Garland interviews Lynn King-Tolliver, Managing Partner of Archere Investment Management.

Highlights of Episode 002:

• How her upbringing shaped Lynn's life - 2:37
• Getting hooked on finance - 4:54
• Transitioning to commercial real estate - 6:22
• The most important thing Lynn has learned - 8:17
• Being the first, only, different (FOD) - 11:14
• Listening to constructive feedback - 15:01
• Current passion projects - 19:57
• Upcoming projects Lynn is excited about - 24:36
• Digging for information - 28:20
• AAREP LA - 30:45
• Money is energy - 33:52
• What inclusion looks like in Lynn's industry and what Full Circle means to her - 34:54

Meet Lynn!
Lynn King-Tolliver is a commercial real estate executive with extensive portfolio strategy, management and transaction experience. After 25+ years with high caliber institutional firms, she is a founding partner of Archere Investment Management (AIM), a women and minority owned  private equity real estate firm focused on West Coast markets. Prior to founding AIM, she was Senior Vice President with a major international real estate investment and advisory firm, HEITMAN, where she responsible for identifying, analyzing and executing real estate equity investments throughout North America. Prior to her role at Heitman, Lynn was a Strategic Advisor with UrbanAmerica Advisors, where she focused on investor relations, capital raising and deal sourcing. Previously, Lynn spent over seven years with MetLife Real Estate Investments, where she focused on portfolio management for a $10 billion domestic equity portfolio and had additional international responsibilities. She also served as a senior investment manager with Spieker Properties, sourcing deals and coordinating development opportunities across Southern California. Lynn began her career with Lincoln Property Company, holding various roles including acquisitions manager and senior asset manager.

Lynn received a BA in Real Estate Finance from California State University, Fullerton. She completed a Certificate of Executive Education at Smith College and is a licensed real estate broker in California (#01387728).

She is an affiliate of ULI, NAIOP, ICSC, and a founding board member of African American Real Estate Professionals Los Angeles (AAREP).

Connect with Lynn:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lynntolliver
Archere: archereim.com
African American Real Estate Professionals: aarepla.org

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Meet Garland!
Garland Fuller is an extraordinary talent connector, diversity champion, and trusted advisor. After spending more than two decades in talent acquisition and the last 8 years within the commercial real estate industry, Garland has a calling to do diversity and inclusion work and tell stories that inspire others to find their own place in the world. 

She has created strong relationships/coalitions within the commercial real estate business for Black and Brown communities. 

Garland has a Masters Degree in HR Development from FIU and an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley. She’s the VP, Programs for Association of Black Womens Real Estate Investors Orange County Chapter, an active volunteer in ULI’s Urban Plan and a member of African American Real Estate Professionals’ Los Angeles Chapter.

Connect with Garland:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
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Welcome to Full Circle with Garland!
Full Circle with Garland is a weekly podcast show that seeks to educate, encourage, and empower the next generation of future leaders through authentic and inspiring storytelling.

Garland Fuller will share her experience and perspectives and also invite members of her illustrious network to join her to share inspiring messages with the audience. 

On this Episode 001, Garland is interviewed by show producer Jerry Won to share her own journey, what she values in life, and why she is starting her own podcast. Highlights of Episode 001:

• Meet Garland - 4:50
• The life changing internship -  8:00
• Her passion for DEI - 9:42
• Leaving a legacy -13:53
• Inspiration behind Full Circle - 18:00
• Vision for Full Circle - 20:00
• What to expect on future episodes - 21:05
• Who should subscribe and listen: 22:41

Meet Garland!
Garland Fuller is an extraordinary talent connector, diversity champion, and trusted advisor. After spending more than two decades in talent acquisition and the last 8 years within the commercial real estate industry, Garland has a calling to do diversity and inclusion work and tell stories that inspire others to find their own place in the world. 

She has created strong relationships/coalitions within the commercial real estate business for Black and Brown communities. 

Garland has a Masters Degree in HR Development from FIU and an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley. She’s the VP, Programs for Association of Black Womens Real Estate Investors Orange County Chapter, an active volunteer in ULI’s Urban Plan and a member of African American Real Estate Professionals’ Los Angeles Chapter.

Connect with Garland:
Web: www.garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller
Mailing List: http://rebrand.ly/Garland-Podcast

Books I love: https://bookshop.org/shop/garlandbookshop #affliate

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