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Michael Arrieta

CEO @ Garden City Equity | A people-first holding company investing in exceptional founder & family-owned businesses

Jupiter, Florida

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Sales Management
Sales
Strategic Partnerships
Strategy
Sales Process
Start-ups
Cloud Computing
Marketing
SaaS
Customer Service
New Business Development
Direct Sales
Strategic Planning
Channel Partners
Business Alliances
B2B
Enterprise Software
Sales Operations

Education

Work Experience

  • Founder & CEO

    2020

    Garden City Equity is a people-first holding company investing in exceptional founder & family-owned businesses. We live by our core values of serving others, pursuing excellence, seeking simplicity, staying positive and prioritizing family. Our family of companies consist of 8 businesses (control & non-control) that exceed $100M+ revenue and employ 1,000+ people. Think a “Berkshire Hathaway” model, but of small to mid-sized businesses, and all with a vision ‘To honor God by building the best holding company in the world where all workers can thrive.” Our Approach: People-first. We buy & hold companies for the long term, use little to no debt, keep the management team in place, close deals quickly in ~60 days, and preserve the founders' culture and legacy. Strategic Capital: No institutional investors. All our capital comes from mission-aligned and value-added investors who are passionate about coming alongside us to help grow our businesses. - Connext - Wathco - Essig Pools - Pathway Healthcare - RevPartners - WeBuild - Trextel

  • Board Member

    2022

    Our family of 20+ companies empowers more than 70 million Americans nationwide, including more than 3.4 million people through our regional health plans. Cambia has over 5,000 employees with annual revenue exceeding $13B.

2023

  • Board Advisor

    2023

    Embark is a new kind of business advisory firm focused on optimizing finance, accounting, & technology. Recently recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in Texas with $100M+ revenue.

2023

  • Board Advisor

    2023

2022

  • Board Advisor

    2022

  • Founder

    2014

    MAV Ventures is a diversified private family office that has invested in 100+ direct companies and/or PE/VC funds.

2014 - 2023

  • Co-Founder & Board Director

    2014 - 2023

    New Story has developed dozens of purpose-built communities comprised of 3,000+ homes across international territories such as Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, etc. New Story has been named 3x as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. In 2019, New Story began the world’s first 3D-printed community that’s featured as a documentary on Apple TV+.

2014 - 2020

  • Global VP, GM & Chief of Staff to CEO

    2014 - 2020

    DocuSign is the global leader of eSignature and digital transaction management. DocuSign went public in 2018 ($DOCU) and ultimately hit a market cap of $60B.

2011 - 2014

  • Chief of Staff

    2011 - 2014

    Dell acquired Wyse Technology in 2012 where Michael was then promoted to serve as Chief of Staff to CEO of Dell Wyse.

2006 - 2011

  • Field Sales Manager

    2006 - 2011

    Started selling Cutco knives at 17 years old as a Junior in High School, and continued selling full-time while in college.