Ep 36: She Did It Her Way: Make It Work for Yourself

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice Episode 036: She Did It Her Way: Make It Work For Yourself Ms. Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of The CenterCap Group, LLC and heads the firm’s Strategic Capital and M&A and Execution efforts. Prior to forming The CenterCap Group, LLC, Ms. Smith was Co-Head of M&A and a Senior Managing Director with CB Richard Ellis Investors (CB Richard Ellis's $40 billion AUM investment management business). She joined CBREI in July 2007 to co-head the build out of the firm's M&A efforts and led the firm’s negotiation and acquisition of a majority interest in Wood Partners (one of the largest multifamily developers in the United States) in 2008. From 1998-2007, Ms. Smith worked on mergers and acquisitions with Lehman Brothers, Wachovia Securities and Morgan Stanley. Ms. Smith has been involved in more than $100 billion of mergers, acquisitions and restructuring transactions. Ms. Smith has a Bachelor of Economics, with honors, and a Bachelor of Law, with honors, from the University of Sydney. Listen to this Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode where Deb breaks down the ways you can make your job work for you, even in bro-heavy working environments:   Here is what to expect on this week’s show: A crash course on real estate investment banking, and what Center Cap Group does as a female founded and owned investment bank that supports women in business How Deb and her two colleagues were the only woman in their real estate firms and rather than competing, banded together to form a company and make their business work for them. How to divide and conquer based on your core strengths in a company with partners. Why an increased awareness of institutional sexism in younger generations is so important   Connect with Deb: WEBSITE: https://www.centercapgroup.com/index.php LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-smith-centercap/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices