I’ve been a property investor and developer for over thirty years now – I’ve experienced two major recessions and maintains a constant lookout for the next.  I have bought, sold, built and managed real estate assets from Midtown Manhattan to Downtown Dubai and a lot of exciting places in between.  Four continents in total, including a short stint in West Africa.

As a young architect I discovered the extraordinary potential of the property sector back when my very first investment gave me a 5x return.  I took that profit and leveraged it into a larger commercial property opportunity and quickly landed a 3x return, I was on a role!  Over the following 6 years I repeated that process to tremendous success and in no time had grown my portfolio to more than 60 million euro in value.

Then came the 2008 Global Financial Crash.  All those years of runaway growth had gone to my head and I was not ready for the total meltdown that followed.  My portfolio plunged in value by more than 60% and I suddenly found myself with debts that massively outweighed the assets they were secured against - at one point my net worth was 16 million negative!

I spent the better part of a decade in damage control, trying to dig myself out of a very deep hole.  I call that period my 'lost decade' and resolved to spend the rest of my life helping others avoid a similar fate.  Whilst I would not wish that experience on my worst enemy, it's made me a much stronger investor and granted me a wealth of powerful insights that I feel compelled to share with others.

Today I run EastPoint, an award-winning business campus comprising 1.5m sq.ft. of Grade-A commercial office accommodation, filled with large multi-national occupiers like Google, Oracle and Enterprise Ireland.  I could easily bore you with another 5,000 words on all the twists and turns I've experienced on this rollercoaster, but I think I'll save it for the book!  If you are interested, you can find an extended bio HERE. 

Whether you've arrived here via my podcast or YouTube channel, or heard me tell my story somewhere else, my promise to you is simple and straightforward - confidence as an investor.  I treat my role as a mentor and coach serious, I have seen what careless decision making can lead to, so I've put down everything I know and carefully distilled it into highly effective programs that not only educate, but equip you mentally and emotionally for the inevitable challenges that lie ahead as an investor.

I look forward to working with you.

Gavin

From my debt-fuelled commercial retail deals of the mid-2000's, to my role today as the Commercial Portfolio Director at the family firm Earlsfort Group, where I am responsible for our award-winning development East Point Business Park - I eat, sleep and breathe commercial property, particularly office and retail.

East Point is a 40-acre office campus developed by Earlsfort and home to 50+ corporate occupiers including global tech giants Oracle and Google. Before the pandemic, a typical day could see upwards of 9,000 people commute to work there.  However in today's new world of hybrid work the office is having to be reimagined and I like to believe I am at the forefront of that effort.

I spend a good deal of my time collaborating with occupiers in the design and operation of more productive work environments, that not only respond to the changing demands of the modern occupier but also resonate and engage with a younger and more demanding workforce. I believe an innovative approach to how buildings are delivered & run is crucial in this rapidly changing industry.

Fascinated by human behaviour, personal development and leadership, my favourite topics to write and speak about are around investor mindset and resilience in real estate. I am also a passionate advocate for sustainability and the reduction of carbon emissions by the real estate industry.