# Everyone Said Detroit Was Dead. He Bet Everything It Wasn't. | Ep. 429 with Larry Brinker Jr.

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Podcast: [Founder's Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906)
Published: 2026-08-05T16:11:59+00:00
Episode link: https://bleav.com/shows/founders-story/
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Duration seconds: 500

## Resource

Daniel Robbins travels to Detroit to meet Larry Brinker Jr., a mission driven leader, investor, and builder whose family company has helped shape the city’s comeback. What begins as a story about construction becomes a deeper story about legacy, Black entrepreneurship, community, resilience, and the power of believing in a city before the rest of the world does. Larry shares how his father moved the family and business to Detroit when others were leaving, how Brinker helped restore landmarks like Michigan Central Station, and why his mission is not just to build buildings, but to bring people together.

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