Episode 17 of the P3 Project podcast features a conversation with Melvin E. Clark Jr., owner, chairman and CEO of G.W. Peoples Contracting Company Inc. The company is based in Arlington, Virginia and is one of the nation’s leading minority-owned rail construction companies. Mr. Clark talks about his experience in growing two rail construction companies during his career, his advocacy work on behalf of minority businesses to create the SBA’s Mentor/Protégé program as part of the 8(a) Business Development Program, and his efforts to extend the USDOT DBE Program to include expenditures from the Federal Rail Administration.
Mr. Clark talks about his black history hero and the major challenges facing minority firms seeking equality in the construction industry. He also discusses his greatest accomplishment as an entrepreneur, and his advice for other entrepreneurs seeking to grow a successful company. Shelton A. Russell, publisher of American DBE Magazine is the host for the P3 Project.
