008 // Collete English Dixon // Legacy Through Education

Welcome to Full Circle with Garland! On Episode 008, Garland interviews Collete English Dixon, Executive Director of Roosevelt University's Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, and as real estate chair of the school's Heller College of Business.  Highlights of Episode 008: Introduction: 0:43 Collete's story - 3:24 Values learned early on - 6:22 Step one: finance - 8:58 An unconventional career path - 11:28 Superpowers in hindsight - 15:52 Growth and pivot through a unique opportunity - 20:08 Advice for business & real estate schools 27:06 Collete's favorite books - 31:47 Leadership in the community 38:02 What's next for Collete - 44:17 Inclusion in my industry looks like - 45:37 Life coming full circle - 46:15 About Collete: Collete English Dixon is the executive director of Roosevelt University's Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, and as real estate chair of the school's Heller College of Business. Prior to joining Roosevelt University last June, English Dixon had a storied 37-year career at PGIM Real Estate, formerly Prudential Real Estate Investors. As vice president of transactions, English Dixon led the firm's Midwest acquisition strategy, including the purchases of Chicago's 120 North LaSalle and Left Bank at Kinzie Station with Fifield Cos. English Dixon later co-led PGIM's national investment dispositions strategy, and has been involved in nearly $12B in transactional volume in her career. (Source: Bisnow) Connect with Collete: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleteenglishdixon/ Roosevelt University: http://www.roosevelt.edu/realestate Chi AACRE:  http://www.chiaacre.org/ Collete Featured in: Roosevelt Press Release: Bisnow Feb 2018: Bisnow November 2018 CREW REIT.com  Books Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates South Side by Natalie Y. Moore  Unapologetically Ambitious by Shellye Archambeau https://amzn.to/35kcYkU Netflix Girlfriends: https://www.netflix.com/title/70157416 // Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller: Web: garlandfuller.com Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller Mailing List: http://rebrand.ly/Garland-Po Support the show