What is Envision Growth?
Founded in 2019, Envision Growth is a Milwaukee-based real estate firm focused on building healthy people and communities through real estate development.
OUR MODEL
Building healthy people & communities.
Change.
Urban Regeneration
We operate under a shared theory of change focused on transforming communities into thriving environments of opportunity. Through the repurposing of existing spaces, we target upstream determinants of health—fostering lasting improvements in economic stability, physical infrastructure, social cohesion, and environmental quality.
Community.
Multiplier Effect
We believe in creating long-term economic value that benefits both communities and the people who call them home. By attracting new businesses, we help generate local job opportunities and increase tax revenue—resources that can be reinvested into public infrastructure, social systems, and essential services.
Capital.
Impact Investing
We aim to find creative ways to partner with organizations to invest capital into projects that address pressing social issues. This strategy has proven to be a powerful catalyst for global progress — and a driver of significant market growth.
THE TEAM
Some of Oby’s commitment to the community’s growth:
• State of Wisconsin Public Health Council (Governor Appointed Councilmember)
• City of Milwaukee Neighborhood Improvement Development Corp. (Mayoral Appointed Board Member)
• Malaika Early Learning Center (Board Secretary)
Honors & awards:
• MCW Graduate School Underrepresented Scholar in Biomedical Research Award
• UNCF Milwaukee Mastermind
• MBJ Executives to Watch
• MBJ 40 Under 40
• WI Law Journal Diversity in Business Awards
FOUNDER
Dr. Oby Nwabuzor leads all operations and strategic partnerships for Envision Growth, bringing a multidisciplinary background that spans early-stage commercial development, single-family home revitalization, and the creation of entry-level and workforce housing.
Her leadership is rooted in a systems-level understanding of how the built environment shapes health, opportunity, and economic vitality. In addition to her work in development, Dr. Nwabuzor has helped advance public health policy across Wisconsin, contributing to over $1.7 million in funding for expanded SNAP access, healthy food retail, and walkable, bikeable neighborhood initiatives.
She earned her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Applied Public Health Practice and Leadership from the Medical College of Wisconsin and an MBA in Business Strategy from Cardinal Stritch University. She also holds a Certificate in Commercial Real Estate from Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business.
Dr. Nwabuzor is an alumna of the Marquette University ACRE Program, Harvard Business School’s Young American Leaders Program (YALP), and the Urban Land Institute’s Health Leaders Network.