Michael Arrieta - Building the World's Best Holding Company - Ep.117

<p>My guest on this episode is Michael Arrieta. Michael is the founder of Garden City and has raised $51 million in permanent capital to acquire family-owned businesses across the country. The raise was completed in March 2020, and already they have three wholly-owned companies and minority stakes in two. </p><p>Michael came highly recommended by Brent Beshore, and I can see why from our conversations. It&#39;s clear that Michael is a student of business and has mental models of hundreds of companies floating around in his head. He also has a remarkable sense of empathy and mission at Garden City, a mission which we discussed throughout the episode extensively. </p><p>During our conversation, we talk about raising without a private equity background, how to involve investors in your portfolio companies as mentors, how they recruit, the technology and systems they implement at their companies, and all things Chick-fil-A, a business Michael has studied extensively. Please enjoy my episode with Michael.</p><p><span>Listen weekly and follow the show on </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-like-an-owner/id1445929750" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a><span>, </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fbv9d4HpDwuO4MOPvgdvO?si=bfa67fb76c654755" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a><span>, </span><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tLzI1ODM4YjdlLTdlZTgtNGZjMC05ZjU0LTViNjJkZDNmZTBjNg" rel="nofollow">Google Podcasts</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/think-like-an-owner" rel="nofollow">Stitcher</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.breaker.audio/think-like-an-owner" rel="nofollow">Breaker</a><span>, and </span><a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Think-Like-An-Owner-p1180625/" rel="nofollow">TuneIn</a><span>.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Links:</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelarrieta/" rel="nofollow">Michael on LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.joingardencity.com/" rel="nofo