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Jorge Mora (0:00)
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Shaquille O'Neal (0:18)
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Romain (0:23)
While he's a 15 time NBA All Star, a philanthropist, and now Shaquille O' Neal is stepping into the infrastructure space. The NBA legend is joining Jack Mel Infrastructure as a founding partner. Earlier today, Romain spoke with Jorge Mora, co managing partner at jackmill Partners and Shack, about why this new venture is personal.
Shaquille O'Neal (0:44)
Well, you know, there's a tremendous need in the US for better infrastructure. You know, you see the roads, you see the airports, your train stations, and I want to help make that change. And, you know, Jack Mel is the partner that can help me do that. You know, when I met Jorge and Nick, you know, they approached me and, you know, we kind of have the same values. I like to invest my time and money where I can make a difference in people's lives and have a positive, positive impact on the community. So, no, I thought it was the right thing to do because I live in a town where we need, we definitely need better infrastructure. So if I could, you know, partner with a company like Jack Mail, I'll do it every time.
Interviewer (possibly Bloomberg host) (1:23)
And a lot of cities, of course, across the US Shaquille, are in that same position. I mean, one of the deals that, that the infrastructure project had been involved in was, of course, the redesign, redevelopment, if you will, of LaGuardia Airport in New York. And Shaq, I mean, as somebody who spent, you know, 19, 20 years in the NBA, I'm sure you've been to pretty much every airport in the United States and beyond. When you look at the infrastructure in the transportation space, what does it say to you?
Shaquille O'Neal (1:50)
But it says that, you know, whoever has the contract is doing a great job. And I know the work that Jack Mel does, and my hometown is north and part of the airport has already been redone. You know, I would definitely love to be involved in, you know, the expansion of that one. But, you know, as long as we have companies like Jack Mel doing their thing and, you know, bringing, bringing what they bring to the table, it's beautiful. So what they did with, you know, LaGuardia is definitely why I wanted to, to be their teammates. You know, every, every time I win a championship, it's because I have great teammates. You know, one with Colby, I'm winning in a broadcast with your best friend, Charles Barkley. So I want to also win a Championship in the infrastructure space.