From growing up in Houston and attending Rice University, to working in private equity and moving his family to Austin and Chicago, Mike shares the career turns, risks, setbacks, and opportunities that ultimately led him to build Cypressbrook.

Topics include building Cypressbrook from the ground up, navigating the 2008 financial crisis, dealing with Hurricane Ike while managing a 20-story office complex, moving into multifamily investing, growing into ground-up development, creating the Ariza brand, long-term relationships, team longevity, stewardship of investor capital, and where the company sees opportunity today.

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