Episode 200: Celebrating Podcast Episode 200 with Dobbin Bookman

Published: May 24, 2024, 11:54 a.m.

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dobbin Bookman is a highly accomplished human capital strategist and talent organizer with an extensive background in executive education, leadership, development, and corporate consulting. He attended Xavier University and got his MBA as well as his Masters of Science from Harvard where he also led the Harvard Business School\u2019s Owner Managed Program Portfolio and served 10 years as a Director and advisor at Harvard. He is also a long-time friend of Dr. Tony\u2019s.

In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Dobbin talk about:

  • (04:29) How Tony and Dobbin met, how their friendship came to be, and where Dobbin\u2019s love of jazz began
  • (10:50) Events from Dobbin\u2019s youth that have impacted his academic, professional, and personal life
  • (17:09) Growing as a person from exposure to diverse and unfamiliar cultural situations
  • (23:41) Why Dobbin chose to switch from pursuing becoming a doctor to pursuing a career in business
  • (32:41) The role that Dobbin\u2019s fraternity played in his development as a person
  • (42:48) Living in a world where some people struggle more than others due to race
  • (53:44) The key qualities of great men
  • (59:56) Looking at the world and circumstances with an optimistic mindset
  • (01:02:39) Dobbin\u2019s business pursuits
  • (01:05:46) Having a purpose for your life

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