The New LA Villa Project: Rebuilding Heritage with Dr. V. Brooks Dunbar


 

 

The future of investing is deeply rooted in history.

 

In this episode, I welcome back Dr. V. Brooks Dunbar, founder of The New LaVilla Project, a visionary commercial real estate initiative in Jacksonville, Florida. As a Reg CF equity crowdfunding campaign, her project enables everyday investors to participate in restoring what was once Jacksonville’s thriving Black Wall Street: LaVilla.

 

If you’re passionate about community investment, legacy-building, or want to own a stake in revitalizing a culturally rich neighborhood, this episode is a must-listen.

 

00:00 – Dr. V: The Journey from Idea to SEC-Approved Equity Campaign
02:00 – What is Reg CF? And Why This Matters for First-Time Investors
04:00 – Rebuilding History: The Legacy and Future of Jacksonville’s Black Wall Street
08:00 – The New LaVilla Vision: From Historic Hotel to Modern Mixed-Use Hub
12:00 – Mapping the Investment: Location, Value, and Community Impact
18:00 – Big Players, Bigger Purpose: Competing with Developers to Keep the Culture
23:00 – Community Wealth Starts Small: How You Can Invest with Just $10,000
29:00 – Equity, Ownership, and the Power of Collective Capital
32:00 – Future Projects and Why It’s Only the Beginning

 

💼 Be the Boss of Your Own Money. Own Your Future.

You were born for so much —to lead, inspire, and strive with purpose.
At WealthBuildHers International, we’re defining what it truly means to be financially fearless.
Join a movement of bold women who are investing with intention, building wealth, creating legacies, and rewriting money rules.

 

Ready to take the first step?

 

Connect with us today:
Website: moneywithmission.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moneywithmission/

 

Connect with Dr. Dunbar!
Website: thecenterforconfidence.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drdunbar

 

Key Quotes:

 “This is us reclaiming some space. It may be small compared to the University of Florida and their pockets,  but this is our step.” – Dr. V. Dunbar

 “We’ve been left behind because the education component doesn’t really circulate around us casually, but now, we’ve gotta lean in and learn this stuff.” – Dr. V. Dunbar

 

 

Share:

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
LinkedIn

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Posts

ICYMI: Money Tales: Money’s Everywhere with Dr. Felecia Froe

In this ICYMI conversation, Dr. Felecia Froe sits down with Sandi Bragar and Cammie Doder on the Money Tales podcast to trace the money narrative that shaped her from childhood all the way to founding Money With Mission. She opens up about watching her mother stay in a domestic violence relationship for financial reasons, the credit card mistakes she made in medical school, and how she used the CASHFLOW 101 game to teach her own daughters about money years before most parents even start the conversation. Felecia also walks through the deal that changed everything: a patient named Jamie who challenged her to buy her first real estate property and removed all the risk in doing so.

Foundations #10: You’re Not Bad with Money

You’re not bad with money. In this Foundations episode, Dr. Felecia Froe speaks directly to every woman carrying the belief that she’s somehow failed at money, whether she’s avoided her finances for years, watched a high income never translate into confidence, or is still making sense of a setback that shook her trust in herself. Felecia reframes the whole story: what looks like carelessness is actually overwhelm, what looks like incapability is actually a lack of preparation, and what looks like personal failure is actually a systemic failure.

ICYMI: How to Invest When You’re Scared (Because Everyone Is) with Dr. Felecia Froe

Felecia Froe became a urologic surgeon after succeeding in medical school and urology residency. Somehow she knew this wasn’t the last thing she would ever do. Her mind as rewired about the idea of money after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kyosaki. In this ICYMI conversation with Mary Katherine Johnson of Planet Wealth, Felecia traces her path buying 18 properties in two years, losing nearly everything in the 2008 crash, and rebuilding into a social impact investor who’s now running sober living homes and fighting food deserts. She gets honest about the fear that doesn’t fully go away, even after decades of deals, the mindset shift from working for money to making money work for you, and why she believes no woman should ever feel financially stuck in a job or relationship.