Episode 15

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1st Apr 2022

Honorable Gerald Robinson, Jefferson County, AR Judge

What is it like to be an African American law enforcement officer? How does someone protect and serve his community and make a difference?

Joining Dee Brown in today's episode is the Honorable Gerald Robinson, Jefferson County, AR Judge. Judge Robinson started his career in law enforcement as a Deputy Jailer with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). He quickly rose from the ranks to become the first African-American and 31st Sheriff of Jefferson County. Sheriff Robinson held a deep commitment to Community Policing and fostered a "participatory management" philosophy in which all employees were given a voice in the operation of the Sheriff's Office.  He also supported the continued modernization of all operations to better serve both personnel and the public.

Sheriff Robinson retired from the Sheriff’s Office on December 31, 2018. But that was not the end of his law enforcement career. He was elected and sworn in as Jefferson County Judge on January 1, 2019, becoming the first Jefferson County Sheriff to be elected as Jefferson County Judge. Upon taking office, Judge Robinson focused his efforts on strengthening the county’s budget, eliminating waste, improving efficiency, upgrading technology and infrastructure, and making the county business more transparent.

Dee and Judge Robinson talk about using your God-given talents to make a difference in whatever role or capacity you are in and leaving each place better than before!

“We have been able to do some great things because we have partnerships with some great people.”
- Honorable Gerald Robinson, Jefferson County, AR Judge

In This Episode:

  • What inspired Judge Robinson to take the law enforcement path and to what does he attribute his success?
  • How does fostering community policing and "participatory management" impact the community?
  • Judge Robinson talks about retiring from the sheriff's office to become the county judge and the challenges that came with the new role.
  • Judge Robinson shares how he built communications, relationships, and buildings.
  • Notwithstanding his numerous accomplishments, what legacy does Judge Robinson want to leave behind?
  • Judge Robinson proudly talks about being a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

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Dee Brown is the President and CEO of The P3 Group, the nation’s largest African American owned public-private partnership real estate developer. Each week Dee will talk with business executives, community leaders, and entertainers about their family, investments, careers, and how their success is impacting their community and legacy. If you’re looking for insight on what it takes to be successful, this is the podcast that will take you beyond the deal! The Sky’s the Limit with Dee Brown CEO, brought to you by Dee Brown, Inc. and ForbesBooks.

About Dee Brown

Dee Brown has a 28 year record of real estate sales, development, management, and success overseeing all phases of multi-million dollar construction, infrastructure, water/sewer, and environmental projects for government and private-sector clients. His experience includes managing personnel of up to 200 people in highway/bridge improvements, asbestos abatement, real estate sales and development, solar installations, and a variety of other projects. Dee is backed by strong credentials and a proven history of on-time, on-budget, and high-quality project completions. Dee Brown holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis; an MBA from Bethel University; an affiliate broker; a LEED Green Associate; a Graduate Realtor Institute; PACP, MACP, and LACP certified; and member of Memphis Area Association of Realtors Multi Million Dollar Sales Club. Dee is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Life Member of the NAACP, a Member of the National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences, and the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Brown Foundation Community Development Corporation.

Dee has been the recipient of many local, state and national honors. In 1999, Mr. Brown was named the Entrepreneur of the year for the state of Tennessee by the U.S. Small Business Administration. In 2015, his construction firm, Concrete Constructors, Inc., was named the 7th fastest growing inner city company in the country by ICIC and Fortune Magazine. In 2019, The P3 Group Inc. was named as a Mississippi business success story by the Mississippi Development Authority, and Mr. Brown was selected as a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council (2020); and was selected as a member of Forbes Business Council in (2022). Dee Brown was awarded the Congressional Black Caucus Presidential Corporate Philanthropy Award by the National Bar Association (2021), and was appointed the National Advisor on Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Redevelopment for the President of the National Bar Association (2021-2022).

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Dee Brown is an entrepreneur, producer, writer, author, talk show host, and philanthropist. He is the Founder & CEO of The P3 Group, Inc., the nation‘s largest African American owned, public-private partnership real estate development firm. Dee is also the Founder & Chairman Emeritus of the nonprofit Brown Foundation Community Development Corporation. Dee is also the President & CEO of the television production company Dee Brown, Inc. as well as the streaming channel, Self Made TV, which launches June 2, 2022. Dee Brown is the founder of Self Made Dee Brown CEO luxury custom clothing which launched in December of 2021; and Self Made Dee Brown CEO Sipping Tequila which makes its debut In the fall of 2022. Dee Brown is also the CEO of P3 Group Charters, Inc. which is a yacht charter company located in Fort Lauderdale, FL that own and operates, Self Made, his 100 ft. luxury yacht. Dee Brown is a contributing writer for Forbes.com, Entreprenuer.com, Metro Magazine, and Peoria Magazine.

Dee is also the host of the internationally ranked podcast The Sky’s the Limit: Beyond the Deal which was launched in collaboration with ForbesBooks and is now produced by Self Made TV. Dee is also the host of the WTVP PBS television talk shows Self Made with Dee Brown CEO; and #HBCYou with Dee Brown CEO.

Dee Brown has a 28 year record of real estate sales, development, management, and success overseeing all phases of multi-million dollar construction, infrastructure, water/sewer, and environmental projects for government and private-sector clients. His experience includes managing personnel of up to 200 people in highway/bridge improvements, asbestos abatement, real estate sales and development, solar installations, and a variety of other projects. Dee is backed by strong credentials and a proven history of on-time, on-budget, and high-quality project completions. Dee Brown holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis; an MBA from Bethel University; an affiliate broker; a LEED Green Associate; a Graduate Realtor Institute; PACP, MACP, and LACP certified; and member of Memphis Area Association of Realtors Multi Million Dollar Sales Club.

Dee is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Life Member of the NAACP, a Member of the National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences, a member of Entrepreneur Leadership Network, and the Founder & Chairman Emeritus of the Brown Foundation Community Development Corporation.

Dee has been the recipient of many local, state and national honors. In 1999, Mr. Brown was named the Entrepreneur of the year for the state of Tennessee by the U.S. Small Business Administration. In 2015, his construction firm, Concrete Constructors, Inc., was named the 7th fastest growing inner city company in the country by ICIC and Fortune Magazine. In 2019, The P3 Group Inc. was named as a Mississippi business success story by the Mississippi Development Authority, and Mr. Brown was selected as a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council (2020); and was selected as a member of Forbes Business Council (2020). Dee Brown was awarded the Congressional Black Caucus Presidential Corporate Philanthropy Award by the National Bar Association (2021), and was appointed the National Advisor on Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Redevelopment for the President of the National Bar Association (2021-2022).

He was a featured guest on numerous international podcasts including Real Estate for Breakfast (2019); ForbesBooks Radio podcast the Joe Pardavila show (2021); and The Real Estate Syndication Show with Whitney Sewell (2021). He has also been an expert speaker on the subject of P3’s for a variety of organizations including Prairie View A&M University’s Business of the University Conference (2018); the Delta Grassroots Caucus (2019); Clark Hill Law Firm‘s Real Estate Division (2019); and Arkansas Black Mayors Association (2020); to name a few.

Mr. Brown holds the honor of being the first minority Department of Defense contractor to hold a federal contract with the US Navy Nuclear Power Command at Goose Creek, SC (2013). On this project, he trained his crane operators and riggers to operate a 500,000 pound Manitowoc crane on a floating derrick (a barge). Upon successfully training employees at a shipyard in Goose Creek, tugboats were used to transport the barge and crane into the nuclear facility where they assisted US Navy riggers in changing 60,000 pound sea anchors on nuclear submarines. Upon the completion of this project, the US Navy gave a performance rating of ‘very good’. He has completed hundreds of projects just as complicated and rewarding for more than 2 dozen federal, state, and municipal agencies in 8 states over the past decade. Mr. Brown is also the first developer to deliver a capital project under a public private partnership in the state of Arkansas. Under Mr. Brown’s leadership The P3 Group has grown into the largest minority real estate development company that focuses exclusively on public-private partnerships.