The BBL Platform: Episode 1: Construction, Politics, & Self Discovery with Yaphett El-Amin

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In this episode, we interview Yaphett El-Amin, Executive Director of MOKAN Construction and Contractors Assistance Center, a non-profit organization that, since 1974, has served as a vital link between minority and women-owned firms and the general construction community.

You will laugh, think, learn, and be inspired as Yaphett shares her journey working in construction and politics and gaining personal growth through the many challenges.

To learn a little more about our guest, take a quick look at her bio below.

Yaphett has been on the forefront of business development and advocacy issues within the St. Louis Community for more than 20 years.

Yaphett completed the Village at Delmar Place Development- a 40-unit LIHTC townhome and garden home development.

She quickly expanded upon her vision to further stabilize other disadvantaged communities with the Finney Place project of 40 single-family homes, followed by the Scott Manor Senior homes, a 42-unit mixed-use senior facility with commercial business and community meeting space.

In 2018, Yaphett expanded Efficacy’s footprint to the state of Illinois with the renovation of the historic Broadview Hotel in downtown East St. Louis, which will be converted to the New Broadview, a mixed-use senior facility that will feature 110 senior units and more than 25,000 square feet of community commercial space.

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Black Boss Ladies: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
00:03:37 - Disenfranchisement in Union-Based Trades
00:06:42 - Creating a Construction Training Program
00:10:21 - Efficacy and Community Building
00:13:42 - Creating Opportunities for Communities of Color
00:16:51 - Efficacy's Expansion and Low-Income Housing Development
00:20:13 - From State Rep to Single Mom
00:23:37 - Leveraging Your Strengths in Politics
00:26:35 - Struggles and Internal Conversations
00:30:12 - Humbling Yourself and Asking for Help
00:33:23 - Target Market and Enriched Services in Senior Housing Development
00:36:19 - Finding Private Funding to Make Projects Happen
00:39:42 - Creating Wealth through Affordable Housing
00:42:58 - Putting Good People in Our Community
00:46:05 - Building Skills for Real Estate Success
00:49:19 - Surviving Economic Disruptions and Rebuilding
00:52:34 - Financial Incentives for Developers in East St Louis
00:56:10 - Navigating Challenges in Real Estate Development
00:59:40 - Closing the Funding Gap
01:03:08 - Restoring the Beauty of the Building
01:06:07 - Revitalizing the Community
01:09:47 - Staying in and getting creative
01:13:24 - Divine Inspiration and Coveting
01:17:01 - Manifesting Your Goals
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