Dee Brown

Dee Brown is a multifaceted entrepreneur, award-winning producer/director, author, talk show host, and philanthropist. He is Founder and CEO of The P3 Group, Inc., the nation’s largest African American–owned public-private partnership real estate development firm, leading a national platform of 32+ companies spanning real estate, community development, hospitality, and entertainment. He also owns Brownstone Country Club & Resort, becoming the first African American to own an 18-hole golf course in Arkansas and the Mid-South. With 30+ years in real estate and infrastructure delivery, he was the first minority U.S. Department of Defense contractor to secure a federal contract with the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Training Unit. In media, he leads Self Made Entertainment and has earned 150+ awards across 14 countries, hosting The Sky’s the Limit: Beyond the Deal and PBS series Self Made and #HBCYou. A Forbes contributor and frequent national media guest, he holds a bachelor’s from the University of Memphis and an MBA from Bethel University, and has received honors including SBA Tennessee Entrepreneur of the Year, the Congressional Black Caucus Presidential Corporate Philanthropy Award, President Biden’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Thurgood Marshall Legacy Award.