Episode 15
Equity, Education and Families: Worthy Investments with Cory Nettles
In this episode, Generation Capital Growth Founder and Managing Director Cory Nettles shares deeply personal stories about his upbringing in Milwaukee and his driving desire to move with urgency and efficiency to make a difference, specifically for communities of color.
Nettles is deeply grounded in the values instilled in him by his grandmother, believing that human dignity and worth aren’t determined by bank accounts or titles but rather what lives inside all of us. He encourages individuals, especially people of color and women, to have confidence in their abilities.
Together with his wife Michelle, Nettles has undertaken an incredible journey to support Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy, focused exclusively on Milwaukee's black children and families. Tune in to this inspiring episode with a visionary leader.
Episode Highlights
11:54 - We just have this sense of what matters to us and what doesn't, and we're really clear about that. We're really comfortable in our own skin. We don't play somebody else's game. We're running our own race, and we don't have any cognitive dissonance about that. We don't have any confusion about that. There's no identity crisis about any of that, never has been and God willing never will be.
14:11 - The first thing I tried to tell folks is you're just as good as they are. You're just as smart as they are, and you got to have that sense of confidence – not overconfidence, because that's different – but a sense of confidence in who you are and what you know.
22:18 - Michelle said, "No, we're not doing that. Our kids deserve better. We're going to build something new because our kids deserve a new state-of-the-art school to further enable their learning and their outcomes."
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