Dee Brown, President and CEO of The P3 Group

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patricia O’Connell interviews Dee Brown, President and CEO of The P3 Group about what a Public-Private Partnership (P3) is, and what impact P3 development projects have on under-served communities. Dee talks about his career in real estate, infrastructure development, and P3 real estate development. He shares his early history and the duty he feels toward the communities he serves. Dee is always learning, always growing, and always getting up at 3:30 a.m. because he always wants to do better at the work he loves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in to learn more about entrepreneurship in under-served communities in the P3 space with Dee Brown.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:29] Patricia O’Connell introduces Dee Brown, President and CEO of The P3 Group.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:34] The P3 Group is the nation’s largest minority-owned real estate developer that focuses exclusively on Public-Private Partnerships. Dee has nearly 30 years of experience in real estate sales, development, construction, and management. He is also the host of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Sky’s the Limit</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">podcast, produced by</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Forbes</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:41] Dee used his “stick-to-it-ness” to move past some challenges and technical difficulties that might have prevented today’s episode from being recorded. In business, almost all the time, the first answer is “No,” so Dee has always found a way to overcome objections and push forward to get to the goal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:45] Dee describes his response to hearing “No.” He tries to understand the reason behind the “No,” to determine how to move forward. Ther