Advice from Robert Smith Forbes' second-wealthiest African-American
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2017
- Advice from Robert Smith Founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. He's a Denver native and Forbes' second-wealthiest
African-American. On Friday, he will be giving the commencement address to Graduate students and the University of Denver.
Here after Mr. Smith went to my School and gifted the graduating class with a life without student loan debt. You are appreciated, Sir!
- Morehouse '04
Yes that is a blessing many of us dream about!
Disgraced tax criminal
Smith is a now revealed to be a disgraced tax cheat. Too bad he couldn't have made his money the honest way like the rest of us.
All of those charitable acts were in fact funded by the rest of us, the honest tax payers.
Robert, you are a poor excuse for a man.
See this article:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/09/smith-brockman-tax-evasion/
@@sjlomax2061 stfu
Thanks Mr Robert Smith for making some real change💕
I'm so glad to see Mr. Smith is DIRECTLY impacting those in his community and immediate surroundings in a positive fashion!
Reginald Lewis, married an Asian woman and Robert F Lewis is married to a White/albino ex Playboy centerfold !! These types of race betrayers shouldn't be admired !! When Afrikan/black men have success, they should always choose an Afrikan/black woman as a wife. And black parents need to make it clear to their children... that they should marry only an Afrikan/black person. In that way we keep generational wealth within our race and our race only !! The late Reginald Lewis' fortune in now in the hands of his biracial daughters... one of whom married a" White/albino man"... and his Asian widow.
I'm glad I'm not black so i don't have to deal with people like you in my own race tripping me up
Smith is a tax cheat, the individual who funded Vista Equity initially (Robert Brockman) has been indicted for tax crimes, money laundering, human trafficking...truly despicable.
@@sjlomax2061 What's despicable is your willful spreading of misinformation in regards to human trafficking. Last month (Nov. 2020) Mr. Smith admitted to willfully evading $43 million in federal taxes from 2005 - 2014 and agreed to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. He will pay $139 million in fines and back taxes, but won’t be prosecuted under a settlement reached with the Justice Department. For that he is wrong and I make no defense for his actions in that regard. For you make a comment on my comment 3 YEARS later only magnifies your racially motivated intentions since I'm sure you aren't chasing down comments glorifying the Trump administration and his slew of tax evading cronies like Steve Mnuchin or the myriad of other self-serving old white men who donate next to nothing in their lifetimes. Nevertheless, there has been no mention of human trafficking by Mr. Smith...except by your racist ghost account.
It all started with an internship thank to the student from MIT
remarkable resource, looking for more men to come through,reaching back and inspiring those to come.. They will come !!!
Awesome to see someone who is powerful and intelligent who didn’t have to sing and dance or play with some sort of ball. Not knocking sports or music, it’s just other ways boys and girls that’s all.
I am not matriculated in higher education nor was I but this is fantastic and is great advice and inspiring for everyone!
Notice how he's not a rapper or athlete and doesn't work for the government 🤔
cordelearts Because just about ALL (The major majority) of black millionaires, let alone billionaires are either athletes, rappers or work for the government. So it’s pretty damn impressive to see this man in the position he’s in and what he does compared to the norm
@@tyrekbailey9265 Robert Smith is atleast 4th generation college educated. That alone is unprecedented in the black community. So it was all but destiny for him to flourish because his parents help prepare him for opportunities and he simply ran with them. Nothing "genius" about that. Other groups of populations do it all the time at 100x the rate of black ppl. However I'm more impressed in a LeBron James or an MJ or Jay Z who rose from literally NOTHING to get where they are and don't have to dress like a modern day Scrooge McDuck. 🦆🦆🦆
Bet hes a Mason tho
Does he work for the freemason’s or Boule?
@@johnseb5856 🙌🏾 Gherll! I said the same thing or Boule!
A SON NEVER FORGET!!!!!!!
I have been occassionally following him for about three years now....
Greatness at its best!!
Way to give it back. May the LORD bless you!
A true inspiration ✊🏿
Awesome! Good advice
Greatness
Salute you brother 💪👊💯
Elon Musk is the world's wealthiest African-American.
😆
Some people didn't like the word Negro on the census form and some people didn't like the word black, so now we are "African" American 🤷🏾
@@VashtiPerry - It's a funny label to put on Americans who happen to be black. I've never met a black American who immigrated (emigrated?) from any African nation, but I've met many white Americans who immigrated from South Africa. I've never met Elon Musk, but he is, in fact, a true African-American because he was a citizen of an African country and he has become an American citizen.
Couldn't agreed more
Inspiration!
Yes, Angel Pride!!!!
bmartinfire10 ✔✔
Awesome!
true words
Richard Mille on this man's wrist like its nothing. 👏
👑✊🏿👍🏿
bravo le grand donateur : je viens juste de vous connaitre !
This is our time now. One thing you should know 'there's a lot of African people billionaires across the world they just don't want to show up. In Congo DRC there's more than 5 billionaires, angola there's a lot of billionaires, Nigeria,south AFRICA, Kenya, Guinea equatorial, Ethiopia...
they are more. The one you heard about are those who have been allowed or should I say those who allowed Forbes to classify them. There's billionaires black skin in America and discreet.
His networth makes jayz, diddy, dr dre kanye, lebron look like foodstamps.. 👍🏾
Roy l clay is on3 of the best along with this man and he is very dynamic and very educated computers is the way specially in Hvac controls. Like Rockefeller did to David croswaith and dr Mike dean
Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun - If you haven't read it, read it!!
Compelling and useful.
That Richard Mille on his wrist speaks volumes
Robert Smith is the owner and founder of one of the largest and most successful Private Equity worldwide. Why would you cite the ethnicity of anyone before introducing them ? Why and when can It be relevant?
Uhh… he speaks on his ethnicity all the time. It’s part of why people from his community listen, respect and follow his guidance. We are not in a racially blind country and there’s no need to pretend to.
ok am asking how much people got to be billionaires 100% off schooling because what i have seen schooling is like 1% of what you have to do to become a millionaire or billionaire but am not a millionaire or billionaire so i could be wrong but i am black.
Two dollars in gas's 🙀
His advise, don't get caught cheating on taxes and wife
I worked at Bell Labs 10 long years. The only black men who excelled at that company, WERE NOT THE MOST INTELLIGENT OR TECHNICALLY GIFTED. They were the UNCLE TOMS willing to march competent intelligent blacks out the door. Racist whites hand picked the controllable, the blacks with no loyalty to their race, and then sat back and watched them do their dirty work for them. Don't know if this guy is one of them, BUT every black man at my location WAS ONE OF THEM. They even abandoned their black wives of their youth.
I appreciate that this successful American never gave any excuse or reason for his race impacting him. If you feel there is any discrimination at your job remember that every job in America is voluntary and you can quit anytime for any reason.
Are there bad people in this world? Absolutely- in every organization. Does that mean you have to associate with them? No. Stop looking at your race and focus on working hard, follow the 10 Commandments (and really learn what they mean), be someone who looks out for those around you (regardless of race, etc) and you will find success. No one can control your feelings and how hard you work toward your success. At least not in America.
You pay off hall class 😂 for what in stead helping the the needy in the culture community just because he pays if he invested plus he will you as a tax right off, learn never take hand outs if ur making and doing it all your self half of students in America do there best but this guy help give hand outs. To his own instead of helping the streets of his state he double up people need to understand hand outs ain’t free in the long term? Now all the students he paid they all should be followed se what the accomplishment they did after 2019 it’s now 2022 😂
Advice.. DON’T SNITCH
Love what he's done, but he needs to either lose some weight or buy a suit with a bigger neck.