MRG Book Club


Building Atlanta:
How I Broke Through Segregation to Launch a Business Empire

by Herman J. Russell

After making the decision to start the MRG book club the first major question was, what title would I start the year off with. I was gifted this book when I joined Invest Atlanta last year and it inspired me to share. My passion for real estate development and love for the City of Atlanta exposed me to HJ Russell early in my career and have for a long time regarded him as a role model. It’s easy to look at the Atlanta skyline and see some of his great accomplishments, but it wasn’t until I started to read his book that I realized just how unique his journey was to becoming the real estate titan he was.

I can’t want to share and discuss some of the insider stories he shares in this quick and fun read.


READING SCHEDULE

Weekly zoom calls to discuss the chapters for the week are listed below with dates and times for corresponding chapters:

Week #1: Introductions

Foreword & Prologue
Jan. 26th - 7:30PM

Week #2: Growing, working, and learn

Chapters 1-3
Feb. 2nd - 7PM

Week #3: H.J. Russell & Company

Chapters 4-6
Feb. 9th - 7PM

Week #4: Breaking through segregation

Chapters 7-9
Feb. 16th - 7PM

Week #5: expanding the empire

Chapters 10-12
Feb. 23rd - 7PM

Week #6: Breaking through segregation

Chapters 13-17
Mar. 2nd - 7PM

Week #7: a strong legacy (Panel Discussion)

Chapters 18
Mar. 9th - 7PM