Coaching, Leadership, And What I Learned in Prince George's (PG) County Maryland About Winning

Four Fs Podcast: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, & Reinvention | Stories From Founders|Veterans|Execs · Apr 24, 2026 · 1h 29m

His mom arrived in America with $4. His dad came with $10 and two shirts. Together they built a life — and passed down a philosophy that would eventually help their son lead a $1.3 billion exit.

Sujey Edward grew up first-gen in PG County, Maryland watching his father run gas stations, tobacco farms, video stores, and a Peruvian chicken restaurant — all with one belief: "The math is the math." (The kanakku is the kanakku)

Sujey took that mindset into tech, pivoted from chemistry to IT by spotting a supply-demand gap, bluffed his way into his first job, and grinded two days ahead of everyone…