S3: Motown Rising Jacob de Golish #75

Motown Rising with  Jacob de Golish! This episode has a lot to do with building, construction, restoration and the skilled trades. Jacob walks us through a large part of his journey, how he arrived in Detroit from Los Angeles and how he was inspired to hire men from the neighborhood for the transformation of homes. We had a chance to visit some of the Airbnb’s and man; you have to come and visit at stay at some of the places whenever you get the chance! More Before and After Photos of the work of Motown Rising! For the full transcript- click below Read Full Transcript Introduction Welcome to another episode of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. This is Romy, and we have Jacob De Golish from Motown Rising today! We have Luke Trombley on with a fun fuel and SleepyWondr with their song ‘Loving You’ at the end. A talented line-up to be sure. This episode has a lot to do with building, construction, restoration and the skilled trades. Jacob will walk us through a large part of his journey, how he arrived in Detroit from Los Angeles and how he was inspired to hire men from the neighborhood for the transformation of homes. We had a chance to visit some of the Airbnb’s and man; you have to come and visit at stay at some of the places whenever you get the chance! First, I would like to introduce a new voice to the podcast; Luke Trombley will be sharing some fun Fuels for the next few episodes. What do you have for us today, Luke? Hi! This is Luke Trombley and I am bringing you the fun fuel for this episode. While on the topic of construction, the great pyramids- while they’re one of the seven wonders of the ancient world- are also one of the constructional wonders of the world. The pyramid is estimated to have around 2,300,000 stone blocks that weigh from 2 to 30 tons each and there are even some blocks that weigh over 50 tons. Also, if we tried to build an exact replica of this pyramid, it would not be possible. We do not have the precise technology that the ancient Egyptians had that was necessary to build this pyramid. I hope you enjoyed this fun fuel. Enjoy the Episode! Transition Thanks, Luke, that’s great. We look forward to your fun fuels on the next several episodes. Let’s get right to my interview with Jacob. I had the good fortune of interviewing him in person while sitting in one of his great properties. If you have a chance, we put some pictures in the show notes for this episode which you can access from the bonfires of social enterprise website. Back to the interview, let’s listen in now…. Main Interview Jacob: Yeah, we're in one of the Airbnb properties in Detroit. Romy: Okay. Jacob: Yeah. Romy: So let's talk about Motown Rising then. What is Motown Rising as a social enterprise? Jacob: So, Motown Rising is a real estate company. We invest in real estate in Detroit, in one particular area at this point in time. We buy homes, rehab them and rent them out, so it's a holding company, and...