What's going on, guys? Welcome back into the show. Today's guest is a true treat. One of those

conversations that you wish you could have hours and hours of time, just sitting around a fire,

sipping on a glass of bourbon, listening to this guy's journey and story because it's absolutely

epic. There's so much wisdom and insight, and he is a true veteran of the real estate development

game. You've probably never heard of him, though. His name is Ray Garfield, founder of Garfield

public-private, which ultimately is a company that does public-private partnerships and builds

convention centers, hotels, arenas. I mean, you name it. Ray has developed it all across the country.

He started flying jets for the Navy, then came out

and started working for Ross Perrault. You're going to hear about how this epic journey of

stepping from one opportunity to the next, almost kind of like the Midas touch, everything he did

seemed to turn to gold. And you're going to hear about how he was able to accomplish this and really revolutionized public, private partnerships

over the last three, four, five decades. Ray's career reads like a masterclass in leadership,

in resilience, and reinvention. And on our conversation, you're going to hear about how

Ray's Navy and Wall

Street background shaped his unique approach to development, the evolution of how Garfield,

public, private, came about. He's got some amazing stories that I think you're really going to

enjoy and how he pioneered new models in civic infrastructure across the entire country. We also talked

about the power of reputation, adaptability, mastering the public-private deal-making sector from politics

to relationships, negotiation, you name it. And we also talked about some of the creative financing

solutions from taxed-exempt

bonds to municipal partnerships. Many of his lessons that he learned from building everything

from convention centers and hotels to performing arts venues and energy projects. This

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