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Hello, Sean, 27 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: How you doing, sir? I'm doing fine. How are you doing? Man? 28 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: I know you have a business schedule, but I wanted 29 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: but you're such a motivating guy. Every time I see 30 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: you and hear people talk, listen to you speak, your 31 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: game changing emotionally for me, You're You're very inspirational. Now, 32 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: I would wanted to bring you on my show just 33 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: to share some of that to the to the country. 34 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: You know, I know, we we know we're selfish because 35 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: we hold on to you in Houston, Texas, but I 36 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: feel we need to share you with the world, to 37 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: HBCU schools, to my my podcast followers, and also were 38 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: broadcasting live in Atlanta, Georgia. Oh no, then you have 39 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: to tell other mayor of Atlanta, mayor keeps your Bottoms, 40 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: And I said hello. You know, I had a chance 41 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: to meet her at the U. S. Commerce of Mayors 42 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: back in January, the Moving Together in San Francisco a 43 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: few weeks ago. She is going to be an outstanding 44 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: mayor for Atlanta. So hello to mayor keep your Bottoms 45 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: from City of Houston. Well, guess what she's hearing your 46 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: live and I'm gonna get on the show too, because 47 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: guess what I got the mayor of Houston. I'm gonna 48 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: get the mayor of Atlanta. It's really beautiful. What I 49 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: wanted to just bring up a little history because you know, 50 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: I'm from Fifth War, Texas and you from Acres Home, 51 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: and we're both proud of the neighborhood where we grew 52 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: up in. But they are you know, they weren't. They 53 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: aren't considered the plush neighborhoods, you know. And I look 54 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: at your history, your father, you know you come from 55 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,119 Speaker 1: I have nine I have nine sisters and brothers six 56 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: eight sisters and brothers. That makes me have nine children. 57 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: And you come from a family of nine children, child 58 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: number six. I was child number five, and we got 59 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: a lot of similar similarities with Sean. And you know, 60 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: neither one of my parents graduated from high school and 61 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: dad died of cancer when I was thirteen. My mom 62 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: literally raised nine kids by herself because she was the 63 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: CEO of the Turn of the household. Um, you know, 64 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: worked very hard at it and and now you know, 65 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: I happened to be the mayor of the fourth largest 66 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: city in Nined States. So it was that it was 67 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: that mother that made that signed the loan papers that 68 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: enabled me to go to Harvard Law School. That's amazing, 69 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: that's amazing. I'm literally standing on the shoulders of a 70 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: lot of people, and I especially want to give thanks 71 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: to my mom and my dad. I feel the same way. 72 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: You know, my father's passed away and my mom. The 73 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: beauty of my mom seeing me successful is like a 74 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: dream come true because you know, you know, all you 75 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: want your kids to have a better life than what 76 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: you had and then want them to see that you 77 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: the mayor the mayor. You know, that's amazing to me 78 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: because of the fact that we know where Acre's home 79 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: is and I know where Fifth War it is. And 80 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: when people look at me, they look at me in 81 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: a very in a shining light as do. People look 82 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: at you and it puts a lot of pressure on 83 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: you as mayor him. But I would tell you I'm 84 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: very fortunate. Uh you know, I still have the privilege 85 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: of living in the same community in which I was 86 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: born to read I'm still in the Acres Home area. 87 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: Um and you know, and it's my way of saying 88 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: to to to your young folks who come from same 89 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: as similar communities as you and I came from. But 90 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: they can they can grow up and they can be 91 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: the Rashard McDonald's. So they can grow up and be 92 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: to subst the Turners. They can be, uh a major entrepreneur, 93 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: they can be the mayor of a large city. Uh. 94 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: You know. Doesn't mean that life is fair. And let 95 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: me quickly say that it doesn't mean the life is fair, 96 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: but it doesn't mean that we have to find ways 97 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: to navigate through it. Let's talk about Hurricane Harvey came 98 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: down there and messed up our city. Yes, but we 99 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: had a shining light that came right after that, call 100 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: the Houston Astros. Look. Man, Uh, we had we had 101 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,799 Speaker 1: more war rain that fell on this city than any 102 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: city in the countries in the country's history. Um. About 103 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: three hundred and forty five thousand units, uh, single family 104 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: homes and apartments were impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Um. So 105 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: you know, we went through our moments, but I would 106 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: say the Astros came right back. Um. They called me 107 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: to see whether or not they should play their double 108 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: hitter against the New York Mets on that weekend immediately 109 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: following the storm, and I said, you know, hey, in 110 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: this city, we play ball. They won that, they won 111 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: that double hitter on that Saturday, and they end up 112 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: winning the World Series. So, um, this is a city 113 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: of champions, man. Regardless of what comes out, a way, 114 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: we find a way to overcome those challenges and we win. 115 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: And that's what the Astros are demonstrated on a on 116 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: a national level is that, uh, this is a city 117 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: of champions. And that's amazing because I know emotionally when 118 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: that last out, when that seven Games, I was uplifted 119 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: and I just seen people were crying at the parade, 120 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: and I know you was there a lot five What 121 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: was the actual impact emotionally being in front of all 122 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: these people seeing hope and seeing a realization that they 123 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: are championed despite all this negativity. You know, it was 124 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: Shanon was simply incredible. Um, you know, we first played Boston, 125 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: came through that. Then we played the New York Yankees. 126 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: That was a seven game series, and we came through that, 127 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: and then in in in in in l A. That 128 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: turned into a seven game series. But I like to 129 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: reflect them that on that seventh game because there were 130 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: fifty one inches of rain that fell on the city 131 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: of Houston in that last game we won. The score 132 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: was five to five to one. So look, fifty one 133 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: inches of rain fell seventh game we won five to one. 134 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: I think it was just all in the cars, the 135 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: stars of line, and it was literally the Astros were 136 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: carrying the city, not just on their jerseys, but they 137 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: were carrying the cities and their in their hearts. And 138 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: so even though even with the team out there playing, 139 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: let me tell you it, you had two point three 140 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: million Houstonians that was out there out there playing right 141 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: along with them. Um. So I can't say thank you 142 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: enough to Jim Crane, the owner of the Astros, to 143 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: the Astros players, to the fans, to the people in 144 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: the city, and to people all over the country that 145 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: were rooting for the Astros. Normal were faced in the 146 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: city of the Hurricane Harvey. Now when you get here, 147 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: the national Lewis paints sometimes a worse picture than the 148 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: reality of what really goes down to the city because 149 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: they gotta tell their story. Talent tell their story. General, 150 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: what is the status of entrepreneurship in the city of 151 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: Houston right now? The affairs are quite quite good. For example, 152 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: if you are minority and woman, for example, the opportunities 153 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: are great here in the city. You know, no offense 154 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: to Atlanta, But what we say here in the City 155 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: of Houston when it comes to entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs, minority business 156 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: enterprises making it happen, We're the new Atlanta, you know, 157 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: right here in the city of Houston. Uh, there's no city. 158 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: Well the We're the most diverse city in the country 159 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: right now, the most diverse. Uh. You have businesses that 160 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: are that are opening up in the city, businesses that 161 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: are here that are expanding. Uh. There are opportunities on 162 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: every level, whether it's in professional contractors, uh, you name it. 163 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: In this city. Uh. This I tell people all the time, 164 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: this is the time to have your business and to 165 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: be in business in the city of Houston. You certainly 166 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: want to take advantage of this. At this moment. So 167 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: we are even after Hurricane Harvey, Man, we are open 168 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,439 Speaker 1: for business and for people on a spc U campuses, 169 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: for graduates. This is the place to be. For people 170 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: who are looking to expand their business, this is the 171 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: place to come and expand your business. We're getting ready 172 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: to do a major interstate project. I fortified that we 173 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: configured like a seventh or eight billion dollar projects the 174 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: high speed train bullet train from Houston and Dallas. That's 175 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: that's like a fifteen billion dollar project that would probably 176 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: start in private sometime in twenty nineteen UM. In public 177 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: works work. I mean, it's a lot of opportunities for engineers, 178 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: for contractors um all of the work after after Harvey, 179 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: construction managers you know, and businesses on all different levels. 180 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: So this is a city of opportunity. If you're looking 181 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: at ben and entrepreneur expanding your business, there's no better 182 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: place to be than right here in the city of Houston. Mayor, 183 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: can I keep you for a couple of moments, I'm 184 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: gonna go to It's not like a break because you 185 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: it's three more important coutions. I want to ask about 186 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: the city understanding because I want to spread the word 187 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: because you know my love for Houston, and you got love. 188 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: And we won't tell everybody everything is good in the 189 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: city of Houston. Okay, we go back. We've been right 190 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: back with more of the mayor just sixty second city, 191 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: the fourth largest sixty second mayor and the fourth largest 192 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: city in this country, nearest the best turner. We'll be 193 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,359 Speaker 1: right back with more from Rashan McDonald and Money Making Conversations. 194 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,599 Speaker 1: Don't touch that do. 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Hi, this is rus Sean McDonald, the 213 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: host of Money Making Conversation. You say to yourself who 214 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: calls rushan shell Rickie smiling, You got to get out 215 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: of your own city and leave in order to group 216 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: of fish. Don't get bigger as long as inside of 217 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: that fish boat, just get bigger when you put it 218 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: in a punt. Ladies and gentlemen, please bucking the phone. 219 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: The one and only Charlie Wilson. So many people have 220 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: really been trying to give me to do a gospel 221 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: record for so many years, and I've been promising God 222 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: that I would I would shout him out to do something, 223 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: you know, and that was my baby. Come on, man, 224 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: put a little Jesus in your song. Come on, brother 225 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: ms Patty, a little Bill, and you know what I'm 226 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: gonna be doing concerts and little clubs. Thank you, Thank 227 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 1: you so that I can touch you when I'm sitting 228 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: with my hands. Thank you. See, I told you be 229 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: there every Monday, ten am the noon. Busy love and 230 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: naty money making conversations. You listen to money making conversation. 231 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: This is R. Sean McDonald back with the mayor, the 232 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: investor turner of Houston, Texas mayor. When we were talking 233 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: about entrepreneurship, and I love the way you was telling 234 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: everybody that, hey, we opened for business now. But we did. 235 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: It's it's an entrepreneurship. And then there's job opportunities. There's 236 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: there are two different tones of conversation there. So you 237 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: said that tween that door wide will come all down. 238 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: Here we in New Atlanta. How does it look for 239 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: job opportunities? Because because Houston was was delused with flood 240 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: waters and a lot of situations like the theater district 241 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: is finally starting to come back. How are we doing? 242 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: How are we doing? Well? Let me just tell you. 243 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: I mean, um, there was a lot of debris that 244 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: was underground, so we needed we needed contractors, small businesses. 245 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: They pick up that debris. We had a number of 246 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: contractors that we worked with. We had about four hundred 247 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: and fifty trucks and loaders on the streets every day, 248 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: seven days a week. We end up getting that done. 249 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: With all the projects that are in place, we are 250 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: we're going to need a very strong and robust labor force. 251 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: Um the high speed the Bullet train for example, Uh, 252 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: they will be hiring ten thousand people a year for 253 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: four years to build to build that train. You can't 254 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 1: do that without having the workforce. So we need that. 255 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: The our forty five project that's rebuilding Interstate forty five, 256 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: you know that project seven eight bigger dollars. You gotta 257 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: need a labor force in order to get that to 258 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: get that done. So we're needing that. There are thousands 259 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: of homes in this city, for example, that need to 260 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 1: be remediated, repaired, rebuilt, and we're looking for a labor 261 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: force for that right now. As a commender's need, we're 262 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: looking for we need plumbers and welders. There's a shortage 263 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: in the city of Houston, and those are good paying 264 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: jobs and we need that. So you know what, if 265 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: you if you're an entrepreneur, Golden opportunities for you in 266 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: the city. If you are someone UH individual looking for employment, 267 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: you know their opportunities for you as well. If you 268 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: come and you have certain skills like being a well 269 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: to being a compenter, being a plumber, any of things 270 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: of that nature. On the vocational skills, that's a tremendous 271 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: need for you on that front. And I'm gonna here 272 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: to attest that he's telling the truth. My nephew. He 273 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: is a is his UH trailer, roadside trailer barbacue tray. 274 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: The Big six Barbecue was damaged by hurricane, but the 275 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: spc A came to his rescue game Alan he has 276 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: a brand new trailer and he says he's turning away 277 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: customers right now because people are hungry and want to 278 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: eat some good food. So I know what you're saying 279 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: is the truth, because I see that the city is 280 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: aiding people and putting them in a better position to 281 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: win sometimes then when they were before the flood. So 282 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: there's there's a strong upward movement about when you start 283 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: talking about the post Houston Harvey recovery is powerful right now, correct, Mayor, 284 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: And that's correct. And then what I said when I 285 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: became there and JA six I'm not interested in being 286 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: the mayor of two cities or cities of have and 287 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: have not a city where there are some with opportunities 288 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: in a city where there are some without. And so 289 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: the focus for me and been on building complete communities, 290 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: going into communities and neighborhoods that have been undeserved and 291 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: under resource for decades. Light fift Wool at the Nickels 292 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: Light Acres, home to FOFO, and building those communities up 293 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: and turning them into communities of opportunity. And in order 294 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: for that to happen, you have to have housing, you 295 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: have to have parks in green space, you have to 296 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: have economic business, job opportunities, and those business and job 297 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: opportunities need to be in these communities that have been 298 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: undeserved under resource, so that people can get to these opportunities. 299 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: All we can create opportunities entrepreneurs in these communities that 300 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: can hire people in these communities. So this is the moment, 301 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: This is our seas and Harvey in it. As as 302 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: bad as I hated for Harvey to come, there are 303 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: a whole lot of opportunities that are coming forth because 304 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: of Harvard. And so we need to leverage that disaster 305 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: into a time of opportunity for this city and for 306 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: people in this city. And that's the goal and that's 307 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: what we intend to do. I got two more questions. 308 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: I want to brag a little bit more. Bragged about 309 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: the Eastern Nastros. Now I want to brag about the 310 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: Houston Livestock Show Road. Come on, before you get started. 311 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: The diversity of their livestock shot rodeo when includes African America, 312 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: the Latino community, it is really a shining star in 313 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: the Houston community livestock showing rodeo. Absolutely, it's three weeks 314 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: of of uh, everyday activity. It is the equivalent of 315 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: bringing a Super Bowl to the city of uson every 316 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: day for three weeks. It's true, that's true. That's true. 317 00:16:55,480 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: I mean the their thirty three thousand volunteers for this road. Yeah, okay, Uh, 318 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 1: it attracts millions of folks for these three weeks. Um, 319 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: there's the Hunter Knight as uh a black Knight. Um. 320 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: Let's let me tell you this city. I tell people 321 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: we're a little bit of country and a little bit 322 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: chic all at the same time. So you got you 323 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: got a guy who graduated from Harvard who's put you hell. 324 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 1: I put on my cowboy head and get them and 325 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 1: get on my horse. And uh, there are people who 326 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 1: have come from from who come from the from from 327 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: north of the United States, have come south and who 328 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: have never had on a pair of cowboy boots, who 329 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: are hat and they trade their suit san and then 330 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: next thing you know, they're out there as part of 331 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: the rodeo parade. That's that's held every single year part 332 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: of the trail Ride. But it's a fantastic time. It 333 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,120 Speaker 1: reflects the diversity about the city. And look, we've had 334 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,239 Speaker 1: black cowboys in this country a long time. Uh, this 335 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 1: is the time. But also celebrate and highlight them as well. 336 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,479 Speaker 1: I wanted to show everybody what he was saying. When 337 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: you're saying there's like a super Bowl every night. The 338 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: average attendance, because it was in the Houston Chronicle today, 339 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 1: the average and it was sixty thou people at night 340 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: at the concerts. Yes, that's sixty a night for three weeks. 341 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: And it's growing. It literally is growing. Man, there are 342 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 1: as many as seventy five thousand, you know, but that's 343 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: the average. And and and it's all day. There are 344 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: things to do all during the day. And then on 345 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 1: top of that, they award hundreds of scholarships, their scholarships. 346 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: They get scholarships up to twenty thousand dollars to two kids. 347 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: The Black Trail Riders. We've got to get it out there, 348 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: the Black Trail. It's just an amazing diverge that I 349 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: as a kid, I've always and you want to get 350 00:18:52,960 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: some fried food now you know, Twinkies frying everything there. 351 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: So it looks it's worth coming to the city, Jerry, 352 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: to participating, to be a part of it. I want 353 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,959 Speaker 1: to ask you the last question. Now you said you 354 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 1: this has been almost like a mandate with you that 355 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: the televison, the growth of the television and film industry, 356 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: and where do we stand with that? How do we 357 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 1: because I know and that in Georgia they got that 358 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: big you know discount tax discount. Did you know it's 359 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: part of your budget? How do you I noticed, I 360 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: know that's something you wanted to participate in the program, 361 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:36,360 Speaker 1: a big event that they had in January last year, 362 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 1: last year. And where are we stand with the mayor? Well, 363 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: we're pushing that forward. We know that in order to 364 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: be competitive, we have to look at find ways to 365 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: provide incentives to encourage people to come and produce their 366 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: films and have entertainment here in the city of Houston. 367 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:54,880 Speaker 1: I applaud Atlanta, for example, with what they're doing. Um, 368 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: you know the Atlanta l A all these other areas 369 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: UM and centers are very very important. What we are saying, 370 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: we brought in a number of producers and executives a 371 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: year ago to the city to come and see the city. 372 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: A lot of people outside of the city of Houston, machean, 373 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: they just they don't They have a false picture of 374 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: the city of Houston. And when people come and see 375 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: this city and what exists in this city, they are 376 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: totally blown away. When we brought those executives and producers 377 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: of moving them ministry here, they were blown away. And 378 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,439 Speaker 1: what I am saying, we will look for ways to 379 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: provide incentives. We've got a number of venues here. Um. 380 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 1: We want to we we create the talent, but then 381 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: we lose the talent to other cities because of films 382 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: and other things are being produced elsewhere. But we want 383 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: that to happen here. Um. And so what I'm saying 384 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 1: to executives, producers and others, look at the city of Houston, 385 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: give me an opportunity to work with you, shoot your 386 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 1: firms here and we will do everything we can to 387 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: make it uh uh cost prudent for you to do that, 388 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: But there's no a better city than to uh to 389 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: produce these fans and these movies, and right here in 390 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: the city. Mayor, you did everything I wanted you to 391 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: do on my show. Tell the world about the greatness 392 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 1: of Houston. We do a movies down there, We've got 393 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: jobs down there is an entrepreneurship paradise and we world champions. 394 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: My friend, hey man, and look and watch out for 395 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: those Houston Rockets. Man. Thank you, sir. I really appreciate 396 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: you and appreciate your team, Alan and Martha making this 397 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: interview happen, and I'll be back soon. Every week I'm 398 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 1: in Houston, so and I read a newspaper every morning 399 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: at thirty That's why I get up. I read my 400 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 1: Houston Chronicle on digital. 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