Photo · Eighteen87 on Water
Mayor’s Design Award · City of Milwaukee · 2025
EIGHTEEN87 on Water
79homes$24MTDC
Milwaukee, WI
Photo · Press Conference Hero
Equity · Equality · Dignity
Everyone shouldn’t be an entrepreneur, but everyone should have ownership.
Creating wealth in inner-city communities takes two kinds of development: buildings, and people. I’m passionate about both.
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Photo · $50M HUD Check
Photo · On the Field
Photo · The Aisle
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Entrepreneur
Developer
Investor
Educator
Owner
The Work · The Mission
Eradicate
The Wealth Gap
Groundbreaking · Rule Enterprises
The Record
Properties Developed
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600 units · Milwaukee · Madison · Birmingham
Total Development Costs
$0M+
Delivered across the operating portfolio
Development Pipeline
$0B+
937 units at full build-out, 2027
$50M HUD Choice Grants
0+
Catalytic neighborhood transformation
Selected Work
We build through public private partnership: city, state, and federal tools paired with private capital. The commitment is mixed income housing in neighborhoods that are gentrifying, so the people who built those neighborhoods share in what comes next.
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Mayor’s Design Award · City of Milwaukee · 2022
THIRTEEN31 Place
89homes$18MTDC
Milwaukee, WI
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MANDI Awards · State Farm Building Blocks Finalist
SEVEN04 Place
60homes$12.6MTDC
Milwaukee, WI
Photo · Kin at Freshwater
Kin at Freshwater
140 homes · $50M
Photo · Park Cedar
Park Cedar
150 homes + 24K sq ft grocery · $45M
Photo · Okato Manor
Okato Manor
74 homes · $20M
Photo · Smithfield Court
Smithfield Court
920 homes · $400M+
In Partnership With
Boards & Honors
Marquette University
College of Business · Real Estate Advisory Board
Virginia Tech
College of Business · Real Estate Advisory Board
Mayor’s Design Awards
City of Milwaukee · 2022 & 2025
Community First Emerging Leader Award
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago · 2022
40 Under 40
Milwaukee Business Journal
MANDI Awards Finalist
State Farm Building Blocks Award · Seven04 Place
The House
of Rule
Five entities, one mission: build the communities, the contractor, the capital, and the culture that make ownership possible.
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Rule Enterprises
Chairman & CEO
Vertically integrated affordable housing development. 452 units operating, 937 by 2027.
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The Rose That Grew
Founder
Media, community, and capital for the next generation of deal makers.
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CRC
Concrete Rose Construction
Chairman
MBE-certified general contractor building what we develop.
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BP
Blueprint AI
Co-Founder
Underwriting software that moves affordable housing deals from months to minutes.
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Golden Rule CDC
Board Member
Nonprofit development corporation keeping affordability permanent.
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Keynote Speaker
From InvestFest
to Brookings
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Building Wealth, Equity, and Opportunity One Stage at a Time
Whether briefing policymakers at the Brookings Institute or energizing 20,000 investors at InvestFest, Brandon Rule translates data, vision, and lived experience into action.
Speaking & Keynotes50+
Speaking Engagements
20K
Live Audience · InvestFest
D.C.
Brookings Institute · Urban Institute
Keynote 01
The Rose That Grew: A Journey of Perseverance and Purpose
Resilience, vision, and turning adversity into opportunity, from humble beginnings to closing nine figures.
Keynote 02
Building Bridges to Wealth: Economic Empowerment Through Equity and Innovation
Leveraging real estate and entrepreneurship to build generational wealth and inclusive communities.
LeadershipReal EstateEntrepreneurshipEconomic EmpowermentFinancial Literacy
Guest Lectures & Teaching
Marquette University
Virginia Tech
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Georgetown University
In the Press
BizTimes MilwaukeeCity picks Rule Enterprises to develop Freshwater Plaza site
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Yahoo FinanceMilwaukee Harbor District could get up to 140 apartments under new proposal
U.S. BankMilwaukee developer Brandon Rule aims to help close the racial wealth gap
The Daily ReporterTop Projects of 2024: Eighteen87 on Water
Earn Your LeisureHow to get $100 million in affordable real estate developments
Madison365Black-owned developer gets nod for $41 million South Park St project
Community
The Rose
That Grew
Media, community, and capital for the next generation of deal makers.
The Foundation
The Rose That Grew
Foundation
Education, service, and scholarship. The giving side of the work, and a way for others to connect with it.
Educate
Guest lectures and financial literacy
Sharing what the work has taught, in classrooms and beyond.
Serve
Local and university boards
Time and judgment given to local boards and university programs, including real estate advisory work at Marquette University.
Give
Book scholarships
Book scholarships for students, with more work planned.
To support the work or partner with us on it, reach out.
Chapter · Roots
Roots
The people the work is for. The reason the name carries weight.
R & B
Photo · Brandon + Raquel
Raquel.Wife
Mom & Dad
Photo · Parents
The first believers.Parents
The Legacy
Illustration · Davis
Davis.Next Up
Mamba
Photo · Mamba
The dog.Family
The Circle
Photo · The Crew
The crew.Brotherhood
Family taught the reason. The work carries the name.
Roots
It is the conviction behind every building, every keynote, and the community we are growing. If you want to build together, book a stage, or get involved, reach out.
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