013 // Alberto Vela // I Built That

On Episode 013, Garland interviews Alberto Vela,  Managing Director, Project and Construction Management Group - SW United States at CBRE | HEERY. Highlights of Episode 013: Albert Introduction - 00:47 Growing up in East LA - 02:40 Lessons from Alberto's mother - 09:00 Living legacy 15:50 Belonging as the only - 19:45 Advice to 21 year old Alberto - 23:00 Giving back and paying it forward - 28:20 Inclusion in my industry looks like - 36:35 Full Circle - 38:13 Afterthoughts - 39:42 Alberto Vela is Senior Vice President at CBRE | Heery, overseeing project and construction management group for the Southwest Region. Prior to CBRE, he served in similar roles at AECOM, Samsung C&T, URS, and Jacobs Engineering. He serves in a leadership role at CBRE's Hispanic and Latino ERG: Hola. Mr. Vela holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Finance from Cal State Los Angeles. Connect with Alberto: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvela/ NAIOP https://www.naiop.org/-/media/About-NAIOP/Diversity-Resources/August-2013-Commercial-Real-Estate-Diversity-Report.ashx?la=en // 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-Podcast Support the show