Rick Minicozzi is a 1986 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduation, he served at Ft. Hood and is a combat veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Rick founded a real estate investment company while he was based at Ft. Hood and left the Army to pursue this venture full time. Rick is a value investor and has invested, developed and turned around many properties in Texas over 30+ years.
Rick founded Always There Property Management Services (ATPMS) in 1999. ATPMS provides property management services to both his personal multi-family portfolio, as well as, those of other owners and home owners associations.
In 2009, he led a partnership to acquire the Historic Thayer Hotel, re-capitalize, renovate and restore it to the quality that is expected at West Point. Today Rick is the Managing General Partner and owner of the Historic Thayer Hotel at West Point.
In 2010, Rick led a group of West Point graduates to found the Thayer Leader Development Group (TLDG), now named Thayer Leadership.
Rick is the Founder of ESR Development, and also co-founded a New York based construction company, Iron Sword Enterprises, that provides construction and construction management services for owners.
In 2014, Rick founded Lone Star Peak Performance, a unique 60 acre waterfront meeting and reunion venue on beautiful Lake Buchanan in Texas, with elegant accommodations with a rustic charm and exciting team building experiences.
He serves on the Board of the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund.