Earn Your Leisure

EYL #224 The Oldest Black-Owned Construction Company In America with Cheryl McKissack Daniel

Feb 22, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Generational Wealth and Sustainable Wealth
02:36 • 3min
3
The Sixth Generation of Entrepreneurs
05:27 • 2min
4
The Story of the McKizzic Company
07:05 • 3min
5
The Importance of Howard University
09:41 • 2min
6
The Story of a Black Woman Quitting a Construction Business
11:55 • 2min
7
The Importance of Hard Work
13:31 • 3min
8
The Importance of a Succession Plan
16:26 • 3min
9
The Importance of Building Relationships
19:16 • 3min
10
How to Scale a Construction Business
22:09 • 4min
11
The Protracted Sales Cycle of a Prime Contractor
25:59 • 2min
12
How to Get a Relationship With a Contractor
28:07 • 3min
13
How to Transition to a New York City Business
31:29 • 3min
14
The Importance of Getting Paid in New York
34:17 • 4min
15
How to Make Money as a General Contractor
38:12 • 2min
16
The Importance of Having a Business
40:21 • 1min
17
The Importance of Working With Smaller Banks
41:48 • 3min
18
How to Build a Long-Term Pipeline for Your Company
44:42 • 2min
19
The Impact of Black Power on Public Perception
46:49 • 2min
20
The Importance of Community Participation
48:32 • 2min
21
How to Deal With the Unions in Construction
50:05 • 4min
22
The Struggles of a Black Executive
53:55 • 4min
23
The Importance of Accepting Truth
58:22 • 2min
24
Don Peebles: The Most Successful Black Real Estate Developer in American History
59:59 • 3min
25
The Power of Working Together
01:02:31 • 2min
26
The Importance of Political Relations in Procurement
01:04:50 • 2min
27
The Balance Between MWBE and Politicians
01:06:54 • 3min
28
The Importance of Diversity in the Space Industry
01:09:29 • 2min
29
The Importance of Professionalism
01:11:00 • 2min
30
The Economic Terms Affecting Construction
01:12:35 • 3min
31
The Rise and Fall of Technology
01:15:43 • 2min
32
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Construction Jobs
01:17:46 • 4min
33
Legacy Engineering: A Black Entrepreneurship Company
01:21:35 • 4min