Michael Arrieta
CEO of Garden City Equity
Jupiter, Florida
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & CEO
2020 - Current
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.
Cambia Health Solutions is a nonprofit total health solutions company based in the Pacific Northwest/Intermountain region, serving
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.
Embark is a financial advisory consulting firm that helps clients solve their complex financial problems with forward-thinking solutions.
Board Advisor
2023
Rhone Apparel apparel e commerce
Raised $37,038,514.00 from Michael Arrieta, Blue Ivy Ventures, Equinox, L Catterton, Castor Ventures and M3 Ventures.
Board Advisor
2022
Founder
2014
MAV Ventures is a diversified private family office that has invested in 100+ direct companies and/or PE/VC funds.
Co-Founder & Board Director
2014 - 2023
New Story has developed dozens of purpose-built communities comprised of 3,000+ homes across international territories such as Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, etc. New Story has been named 3x as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. In 2019, New Story began the world’s first 3D-printed community that’s featured as a documentary on Apple TV+.
New Story is a non-profit organization that pioneers solutions to end global homelessness.
Global VP, GM & Chief of Staff to CEO
2014 - 2020
DocuSign is the global leader of eSignature and digital transaction management. DocuSign went public in 2018 ($DOCU) and ultimately hit a market cap of $60B.
DocuSign Seattle Area is a software industry.
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.
Dell transforms computing and provides high-quality solutions for people and businesses to be ready to move forward.
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.