Ray Garfield's guest appearances

Ray Garfield

Service Academy Business Mastermind

David Marquet

Dan Lesniak

Ryan Smith

Eric Johnson

Tom Morkes

Chris West

John Oliver

Jimmy Vreeland

Jesse Iwuji

Ryan Martin

Preston Pysh

Mike Foster

Grace Smith

John Graham

Michael Kim

OwlTail

Ray Garfield (USNA ‘66) is the Chairman of Garfield Public Private (GPP), a national real estate development firm that focuses on developing essential buildings for public entities.  Ray founded GPP in 1997 in Dallas, Texas after an extensive career in commercial real estate, real estate development, and investment banking.  Ray’s projects include the Durham Performing Arts Center, University of Akron Football Stadium, Westin at the Oregon Convention Center, and many more. In this episode, Ray and I discuss:  How GPP thinks creatively about structuring the financing on their projects Why GPP decided to focus on building in the public sector The key experiences Ray had as a midshipman and a Naval officer that helped him as an entrepreneur Two job opportunities for the SABM Community  Connect with Ray:   Raymond Garfield Garfield Public Private  If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can join our supportive community and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Also available on Google Podcasts, Spotify &amp; Stitcher Leave us a 5-star review!  Special thanks to Ray for joining me this week.  Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA ’01

Ray Garfield (USNA ‘66) is the Chairman of Garfield Public Private (GPP), a national real estate development firm that focuses on developing essential buildings for public entities.  Ray founded GPP in 1997 in Dallas, Texas after an extensive career in commercial real estate, real estate development, and investment banking.  Ray’s projects include the Durham Performing Arts Center, University of Akron Football Stadium, Westin at the Oregon Convention Center, and many more. In this episode, Ray and I discuss: <ul> <li>How GPP thinks creatively about structuring the financing on their projects</li> <li>Why GPP decided to focus on building in the public sector</li> <li>The key experiences Ray had as a midshipman and a Naval officer that helped him as an entrepreneur</li> <li>Two job opportunities for the SABM Community</li> </ul> Connect with Ray:  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raygarfield/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raymond Garfield</a></li> <li><a href="http://garfieldpublicprivate.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garfield Public Private</a></li> </ul> If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href="https://sabmgroup.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">join our supportive community</a> and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show: <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/service-academy-business-mastermind/id1233995120" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li>Also available on <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zYWJtZ3JvdXAubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3vhLcvE3Qng7TnrVfDH9tn" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott-mackes/service-academy-business-mastermind" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a></li> <li>Leave us a 5-star review!</li> </ul> Special thanks to Ray for joining me this week.  Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA ’01

#146: Developing $100M Public/Private Real Estate Projects with Ray Garfield, USNA ‘66 