H. Jerome Russell Featured on Russell's New 'We Build' Podcast

ATLANTA – Known for his leadership in helping to grow H. J. Russell & Company and founding the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, H. Jerome Russell, is one of the first guests on H. J. Russell & Company’s We Build: The Podcast. In episode 3, H. Jerome Russell shares the how and the why he spearheaded the development of the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs and the importance of wealth equity and building Black wealth.

“Right now, we are onto something that is really a nationwide initiative, and I’ve seen further data from these different thinktank organizations that metro Atlanta is the most fertile city to grow Black wealth of six critical southern cities,” said Russell. “The southern United States is where more than 50 percent of African Americans are located and live and where the majority of Black business are, so by focusing on these six cities, Atlanta included, there can be an $80 billion-dollar impact on Black wealth. Furthermore, Atlanta has the highest graduation rate of African American high school students of any of the six key southern cities, and also the highest number of Black undergraduate graduates in America, making corporations interested in investing here.”

Visit your favorite podcast app, like Spotify, to catch up on past episodes and to tune into future ones. Learn more from H. Jerome Russell and his and the Russell family’s vision for growing Black businesses and Black wealth building.

H. J. Russell & Company (Russell), one of the largest Black family-owned construction services and real estate development companies in the United States, known for building iconic structures, debuted its company podcast, “We Build: The Podcast,” in April 2021. Hosted by Russell’s Director of Marketing, Lonoia Murphy and Paul Bryant, Vice President of External Affairs, the two help pull back the curtain to allow others access to the “how” and “why” of not just building structures, but also building communities, relationships, careers and legacies in the industry with purpose.

We Build: The Podcast airs on Thursdays on various podcast platforms, including Spotify and Podbay.

H. J. RUSSELL & COMPANY

Founded in 1952, H. J. Russell & Company is one of the largest minority-owned construction services and real estate development firms in the United States. A multi-faceted organization providing integrated solutions and an exceptional customer experience, Russell has developed, designed/built, renovated, and managed some of the nation’s most complex, high profile projects involving multiple stakeholders and requiring exceptional diplomacy and skill, including the Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the HHRM JV and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture with Clark Construction and Smoot Construction. Today, the company is at number 25 on the BE Top 100 list. Visit hjrussell.com to learn more about the firm.