How I Bought 20+ Small Farms and Built a $350M HoldCo in My 30s | Jack McCarthy Interview
Jack McCarthy, co-founder & CEO of Goldleaf Farming, shares how he’s building one of the largest specialty-crop platforms in the U.S. We cover why almonds & pistachios, raising $250M+, buying 20+ farms, and scaling to ~12,000 acres.
Jack explains valuing farms by cash flow (not price per acre), managing water/climate risk, navigating commodity cycles, aligning with long-term LPs, and keeping leverage low.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:28 What Goldleaf is building
00:01:26 Jack’s background & meeting co-founder Brandon
00:04:06 Wednesdays at the almond mill; lean-startup exploration…
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