KPMG

• Led a high-profile public engagement with direct client contact, and participated in executive leadership meetings
• Initiated and proposed a schedule of changes to Senior Management to promote greater audit quality
• Developed Comparable Transaction Analysis for Senior Management to use within executive-level discussions
• Oversaw and mentored teams of 1-2 staff members, and organized project meetings with cross-functional teams
• Analyzed financial models for North American commercial properties, assessing for valuation and potential impairment

Senior Accountant

• Clientele includes insurance, financial services, manufacturing, technology, pharma, and retail operating entities
• Exceeded utilization expectations, achieving 106% in FY20 (80% target) and 98% in FY19 (75% target)
• Led a $729M multinational manufacturing engagement for 1 term, streamlining tasks and provided mentorship to 1 team member
• Oversaw and mentored 5 international audit team members, to outperform budgetary expectations by 19% 
• Analyzed 7 engagement budgets of up to $200K, providing budgetary cost-saving recommendations to Senior Management (Managers or Senior Managers typically perform this task)
• Directed semi-weekly meetings with the CFO and Controller of a $49M public financial services entity
• Consulted with a $1.3B P&C insurer, to propose and implement a $4M financial adjustment

Associate, Assurance

Great-West Life

• Completed 100+ loan reviews and performed valuations for retail, office, industrial, and residential assets
• Initiated and generated a financial model, providing management with an assessment of KPIs over the company's portfolio
• Delivered due diligence and comparable transaction analysis directly for the Vice President and national mortgage origination team
• Initiated and built a financial model to assess 12 REITs and interpret the entity’s long-term risk exposure

Summer Student, Commercial Mortgage Investments

University of Manitoba

Curriculum grader for a Masters level course, while in the process of completing an undergraduate degree

MBA & MFin Course Grader

I turn senior professionals and entrepreneurs into peak performers to accelerate growth and maximize results 🚀 On a mission to level up 10M+ high achievers 🏆 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipient 🏅

Hey there, I'm Jamie Rakhra. Welcome to my LinkedIn page!

I'm an entrepreneur currently building my business! Throughout my career, I have exposed myself to a diverse set of opportunities and challenges that have shaped me into who I am today.

My top proficiencies are:
   ● Strong Analytical and Technical Acumen
   ● Results-Driven Nature
   ● Adaptability

Additional skills include: Leadership, Strategy, Project Management, Coaching, Critical Thinking, and Stakeholder Engagement. 

Follow me for key insights and lessons that I've learned to help accelerate your career!

Twitter: @JamieRakhra

Jamie Rakhra

“Cash Flow Is King” | I help busy professionals upgrade their lifestyle & achieve financial independence through commercial real estate investing

In 2018, I got into real estate and thought I could create passive income all on my own. 

Boy was I wrong...

I learned that to generate passive income, you have to work with a team. So I joined one. 

I'm Brian, Director of Investor Relations at a Houston-based real estate private equity firm with over $500mm of AUM. 

We’re a rockstar team that's been trusted with over $100mm of capital from investors just like you.

I help busy, high-income professionals put their money to work in smart, risk-adjusted real estate investments.

My mission is to help others build passive income with real estate to help them leave a legacy they can be proud of.

I'm driven by one of my favorite quotes, "cash flow is king, but relationships are gold."

We first seek to understand each investor's unique story & goals… then we find cash-flowing investment opportunities that align with their goals. 

Each month, we invite new members to join our private Investor's Club exclusively for high-income, accredited professionals.

If you're interested in joining, follow the link in my "Featured" section. Once you apply, we'll schedule a quick consultation call to see if you're a good fit for our firm. 

If you're a busy, high-income W2 professional, successful business owner, or someone looking to 1031 exchange your portfolio into a passive position, let's talk! 

Happy Investing,
Brian

Brian Alfaro 🏢☕

I almost didn’t hit “post” on this.


Mostly because I haven’t posted on LinkedIn in months.

Not because nothing was happening…
but because a lot was happening.

The last few years have been a pressure season.

• Becoming a new dad
• Navigating work and responsibility
• Figuring out how to show up better where it actually matters

From the outside, things looked fine.

On the inside, I was doing a lot of thinking.

When I started opening up to other guys, I realized something:

→ Every man goes through a version of this.

Different details.
Same pressure.

In January, Cody Laughlin and I started talking about building a podcast.

Not to complain about life.
Not to pretend we have it all figured out.

Just real conversations about the seasons that test us as men.

The doubts.
The responsibility.
The pressure to get it right.

I realized the best way to grow through pressure is to bring it into the light.

A few weeks later, we stopped talking and started recording.

That’s Under Pressure.

Conversations between men who want to grow as husbands, fathers, and leaders, when it counts most.

First episode drops Wednesday 3/11.

I’m genuinely excited about what this can become!

Stay tuned...

Brian Alfaro

Capital Raising Architect | I Build the Systems Behind Successful Capital Raises | Real Estate Operators, Builders & Fund Managers | Podcast Host

Most people think raising capital is about finding a good deal.

It’s not.

When I first started trying to raise money for real estate, I thought investors cared most about:

→ IRR
→ equity splits
→ deal structure

I was wrong.

Those things matter.

But they’re not the reason people wire money.

People invest when they trust the person behind the deal.

And trust usually has very little to do with the spreadsheet.

It gets built through:
• clarity
• consistency
• communication
• how you handle things when they don’t go perfectly

That took me years to really understand.

The people who raise capital consistently usually aren’t the ones with the flashiest deals.

They’re the ones who’ve built the strongest relationships.

Tomorrow is a big day.

After months of conversations, planning, and recordings...
we’re finally releasing the first episode of a new podcast.

It’s called Under Pressure.

The idea for this show came up when I found myself having conversations with other fathers like Cody Laughlin about things like:

• responsibility
• work pressure
• becoming a father
• trying to show up well for your family
• figuring out how to be the best version of yourself

What surprised me most was how many men were going through the same kinds of moments.

→ Different stories.
→ Same pressure.

That’s really what this podcast is about.

Not pretending we have everything figured out.

Real conversations about the seasons that shape us as men.

The first episode drops tomorrow.

I’m genuinely excited to get it out into the world.

Entrepreneurship is harder when you have a family.

When you’re younger, the risk feels different.

You can live in a cheap apartment.
Have a roommate.
Drive an old car.

Your cost of living is low.

Which means the pressure is low.

→ But things change when you have a family.

Suddenly there’s a mortgage.
Daycare (which is not cheap).
Bills that don’t go away.

And it’s not about trying to keep up with anyone else.

It’s just responsibility.

What surprised me most wasn’t just the amount of pressure.

It’s where you feel it.

When you’re single, the pressure mostly lands on you.

When you have a family, it feels different.

Because now other people depend on the decisions you make.

That’s a conversation we get into on the first episode of Under Pressure.

The episode is officially live.

I’ll drop the link in the comments.

One thing no one tells you about becoming a dad:

You start asking yourself hard questions, like:

Am I actually showing up the way I should be?

Not at work.

Most of us perform there.

But at home.

As a father.
As a husband.
As the man your family depends on.

Last year, I had moments where I realized:

You’re busy…
But not always present.

Working hard…
But not focused on what matters most.

Providing…
But sometimes running on autopilot.

No big failure.

No dramatic moment.

Just a quiet realization:

I could be better.

Those moments forced me to take a look at:
• my habits
• my priorities
• where my attention actually goes

It wasn’t comfortable.

But it was necessary.

Those conversations, with myself and my network, eventually turned into something bigger.

That’s what led to the Under Pressure podcast.

Because most men are asking themselves the same questions…

We just don’t talk about them very often.

If something important doesn’t exist…

build it.

Recently, Cody and I started recording the Under Pressure podcast.

The studio we’ve been using has been great.

But we realized something pretty quickly.

The biggest constraint wasn’t the studio.

It was time.

Scheduling.
Driving across town.
Trying to line up calendars.

If we wanted to have more of these conversations, we needed to remove friction.

So I started building a small studio at home.

Nothing elaborate.

Just a space where we can sit down, turn on the cameras, and record. 

And it made me realize something.

Sometimes the real constraint isn’t the opportunity.

It’s the friction around it.

The same thing shows up in investing.

The investors who win long term don’t just chase opportunities.

They build the relationships, trust, and conversations that make opportunities show up.

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