Full Circle with Garland

009 // Cedric Bobo // The Power of Ownership

November 18, 2020 Garland Fuller Episode 9
Full Circle with Garland
009 // Cedric Bobo // The Power of Ownership
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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)

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Support the show
How Garland met Cedric
How ownership has shaped Cedric
“Never be afraid to be afraid”
Leaving Mississippi
Building your tribe through networking
Rising early secrets
Lessons from athletics
Transitioning into real estate
Destiny in Detroit
Making real estate more equitable
Cedric’s book recommendation
Project Destined
What’s on the horizon
Inclusion in my industry looks like
Life coming full circle
Afterthoughts with Garland