How Real Estate Tycoon Don Peebles Built Generational Wealth Forbes Talks

Don Peebles is founder and CEO of Peebles Corporation, the largest Black-owned real estate development company. The son of an auto mechanic, Peebles was raised in Washington D.C. by his mother, a secretary turned real estate broker. In 1983, he founded the Peebles Corporation, running the company while also working for then-Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry in the city’s property tax office.

00:00 Introduction
00:57 Don's Biggest Surprises In His Career
03:32 Don's Views On Fatherhood
05:35 Don's Responsibility As A Successful Entrepreneur
08:56 Being CEO Of The Largest Black Real Estate Firm
10:16 Don's Origins
17:15 How To Become A Real Estate Developer
24:30 What Don Learned Working In Washington D.C.
29:58 Why Don Purchased The Bath Club
34:58 The 'Aspiration Tower' In New York
41:53 Don's Black Developer Fund
49:24 Don's Advice For Black Entrepreneurs In 2025
53:40 Looking Forward