Michael Clinton is a 15-year real estate and finance professional in the real estate and hospitality spheres. As an entrepreneur, founder and CEO he has grown his firm’s balance sheet to well over 8 figures in gross asset valuations over the last 5 years. As an operator he has consistently created value in multiple asset classes growing values and revenues in excess of 35%. As an investment banker and capital markets leader, he has structured deals in excess of $1.3B in capitalizations for high net worth individuals, family offices, and developers. Michael provides critical insight and guidance for mid-sized and middle market firms and PE companies looking to grow their organizations via complicated capital raises or highly-structured acquisitions and LBO models. He is strategic and assesses business models and make poignant organic growth recommendations.Michael has build oversees portfolios of assets and manages remote and geographically dispersed teams. Michael deconstructs complex financial transactions and recreate them resulting in closing transactions or transitioning difficult situation. He has expertise in commercial bridge loan strategies to navigate short-term business problems or issues. A transactional expert, Michael leverages various methodologies for extracting value out of hard and soft assets utilizing an extensive array of financial products. He has negotiated millions of dollars in debt restructuring, discounted note payoffs and utilized life settlement policies as additional consideration in real estate transactions to provide additional security to creditors and satisfy all parties involved. .Michael has developed and acquired hundreds of institutional quality multifamily units in multiple states and moved assets from raw land through stabilization and disposition. As a seasoned operator and hotelier, he is a consumer insights expert, hyper focused on curating enriched guest experiences His highly unique luxury hotel brands including The Red Line Venice and The Guesthouse focus on creating historically rich and educational experiences that are deeply impactful to guests in unexpected ways. His focus is optimizing key performance indicators (KPIs) like Average Daily Rate (ADR) and occupancy rates. Michael has led the successful acquisition, launch and management of boutique hotels, achieving notable increases in ADR and occupancy through targeted marketing campaigns and operational efficiencies.