MetLife Investment Management

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Analyst - Hotels

Principal Global Investors

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Selected as one of 38 student leaders to gain insight into UBS business teams and their wide-ranging financial products and career opportunities

UBS Virtual Professional Development Program

Clickstop, Inc.

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Solaris Hospitality Investments

Real Estate Intern

SpringHill Suites by Marriott

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3½ years ago, I left the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no longer able to pursue a path that didn't fuel my passion. 

I returned to my roots: hotels, a cornerstone of my childhood.

At four, my life revolved around the family-run motel in Iowa; we lived there, and I immersed myself in its operation. 

This upbringing taught me the hospitality industry's intricacies and the value of stellar customer service.

Fast-forward, and the former biology student pivoted to economics, joining a commercial real estate firm, taking my childhood pastime from nostalgia to career. In under two years, without formal education in the field, I landed a Senior Analyst role - proof that passion, knowledge, and experience are formidable assets.

Now, I’m committed to sharing what I’ve learned and helping others learn about this powerful asset class.

If commercial real estate, hotels, and hospitality pique your interest, follow my content for weekly insights and career boosters.

-Hemal

Hemal Patel

Southern Waters Capital

Southern Waters Capital is an asset management firm  that focuses on real property, credit opportunities, and cash flow. This includes direct investments in land for future build-to-rent, multifamily, industrial, manufactured housing, and other unique real estate opportunities with a geographic focus on the Sunbelt Region within the US. 

At Southern Waters we only seek opportunities that allow us to leverage our relationships and unique skill set to create value others can’t. Currently we manage a strategy of investing in special credit situations which target tax advantaged double digit returns for its investors. Southern Waters’ investment strategy is founded on fundamental credit analysis and value creation, often found in opportunities that are naturally uncorrelated with public markets. 

https://www.southernwaterscapital.com/

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King & Wood P.A.

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King and Wood, P.A.

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State of Florida - Lottery

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Florida Housing Finance Corporation

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Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

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Ray Mazzie is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Southern Waters Capital (“SWC”) and focuses his time on sourcing and operating SWC’s investment opportunities. Ray graduated from Florida State University with an MBA, a dual degree in economics/political science, is a licensed attorney in the state of Florida, and is a former Gubernatorial Fellow for Governor Rick Scott. Ray has extensive experience working with legislators and within government agencies from his time spent at the FL Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the Florida Lottery. Before entering the agriculture and research space, Ray spent time advising corporate clients on business structuring and transactions which included real estate, asset & business dispositions, among other secured transactions. Ray specializes in fostering collaborative business relationships and strategic partnerships that often emerge at the intersection of business and bureaucracy.

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