{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F6717eea6-424f-4888-a8be-254c44de3c09","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Ep. 64: Struggle, with Ariel Investments\u2019 Mellody Hobson","description":"\u201cI thought a lot about it from the perspective of being a person who walks around with brown skin, a woman, a mother, but also someone who runs a company. \u2026 My mother used to tell me, \u2018Mellody, you could be or do anything.\u2019 \u2026 There's going to be a struggle. It's going to be super hard. People aren't going to treat you fairly, but you can still be or do anything. I actually believed her.\u201d\n\nAs president and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson is responsible for more than $10 billion in investor assets. Despite the pandemic, the economy, and the civil unrest, she remains optimistic that the America her 6-year-old daughter will inherit will be safer, more secure and more just.\n\n\u201cI would not want to live anywhere else. I love America, with all of our warts and all of our problems. I want to be very clear: I am a patriot and I'm so grateful. Warren Buffet says, if you're born in America, you won the birth lottery. I feel like I won the birth lottery over and over again.\u201d","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e0361d82-cf4c-40c4-a606-6ecad92d8dbb/20200406_165542_bce8714b1b1b6f07c36c532f4ecfe5c4.jpeg"}