OpportunityDb Podcast: From the NBA to Opportunity Zones, with (RevOZ Social Impact Council Member) Josh Childress

Jimmy Atkinson April 7, 2021 Podcast

How is a former NBA player leveraging Opportunity Zones to create impactful change?

Josh Childress is CEO of LandSpire Group and a member of the RevOZ Capital Social Impact Council. RevOZ Capital earlier this year launched a new social impact initiative with a commitment to invest $1 billion in Opportunity Zone projects over the next three years.

Episode Highlights

  • How Josh transitioned from professional basketball player to business owner.

  • LandSpire Group’s investment thesis, goals, and why it’s important to do good deals with good people.

  • How Opportunity Zone investing ties into LandSpire Group’s mission and the social impact initiative at RevOZ Capital.

  • The importance of engaging Opportunity Zone community residents as stakeholders in any OZ development deal.

  • The impact that sports had on Josh from a young age.

  • How creating impactful change in the areas that need it most can uplift the country as a whole.

Click the play button below to listen to my conversation with Josh.

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