Cory McCray remembers when legally earning $12 an hour was the start of something big for him. But he had no idea that would lead to overseeing $60 billion. Senator McCray, as I like to call him, became a Maryland state legislator in 2015 and a member of the state senate’s powerful Budget and Taxation Committee in 2019. Most people, he says, did not know him when he was in juvenile detention and can’t imagine that version of his life. Becoming a trainee electrician was the start of what his more recent friends and colleagues see today. He titled his new book “The Apprenticeship that Saved My Life,” and he means that literally.Episode Guide01:34 Cory's money origin story03:19 "I had a mom who never gave up on her son." From juvenile detention to apprenticeship.04:26 Building wealth by following others' example. "I know I'm smarter than that guy over there!"07:00 Using his scheduled raises to invest in real estate09:10 "I'm gonna keep believing in you until you believe in yourself."11:43 Why he wrote the book.13:28 The start of his political career16:18 A few of his political opponents tried to use his juvenile record against him18:38 Policy wins23:40 Fast food restaurants with bullet-proof glass27:13 The support he gets from people who know his story34:06 Lionel and Cory have a mentee in common, a tremendous young woman named Ky'Mera Pauling40:49 On paper, his job in the Maryland Senate is part-time, but it displaces other work and income-producing activities he might pursue

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