Today we’d like to introduce you to Ransley Carpio.
Hi Ransley, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers.
Originally born in Hawaii and raised in Oregon, I have been on the East Coast for the past twelve years – the majority of that time in New York City and now as a full-time Miami resident.
Educated in business & finance, I’ve had the pleasure of spending most of my career as a private equity investor for some of the world’s leading consumer-sector focused funds, most recently with Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey’s investment firm. Since leaving institutional investing, I have taken on leadership roles at VC/PE-backed consumer brands, often overseeing all of US operations. I now spend most of the time personally investing in and advising great upstart brands and the PE firms who back them.
Now as full-time Miami resident, I have enjoyed learning about the new Miami as well as the old Miami – the places you don’t read about in trend publications or see on social media – the foundational soul of the city. I live in Miami with my wonderful wife, have enjoyed leaning into a healthier lifestyle filled with tennis and sunshine, and serve on the leadership committee for the Florida chapter of the US Tennis Association.
Can you talk to us about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The answer to this question depends on how zoomed in or zoomed out of my journey you want to look. From the highest vantage point, I have enjoyed a fairly constant forward and upward momentum. I’ve had people mentor & assist me along the way, whether that means opening doors or catching me from falling too hard or too fast.
From the lowest vantage point, I’ve fought through the type of grind that we all fight through, with expected and unexpected variables thrown at me along the way. As hard as these moments are, it’s also these moments that have helped define who I am today. I’ve also put in a lot of work to better myself as a person.
I like to say that I am not a person who lives with many regrets and that my best self has always been and is still ahead of me.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Started organically in the middle of 2022 by tennis players within the South Florida community, we created Miami Racket Club. It’s intentions have been to elevate and unify the tennis community around Miami. has grown from a four-person tennis chat to a 150+ member club. Our community of members are passionate tennis players, ranging from beginner levels to advanced.
We have a vibrant and active discussion group that allows our members to sign up for group practice, curated tournaments, find clinics with local coaches, discover other players to organize matches with, and sign on for our social events – which have ranged from US Open viewing parties and private asados to curating an in-house omakase experience with sushi chefs + top shelf Japanese whiskey tasting, and monthly social events.
We’ve also been fortunate to gain support from popular local and national brands such as Anatomy gym, LMNT hydration, Vacation sunscreen, and others. We intend to be Miami’s tennis + social club for local players, visitors to our city, local coaches, local establishments, and local racket clubs.
Do you have any advice for those just starting?
Give your personal and professional lives the space they need to grow into what it’s meant to be. I have spent decades trying to force things to happen in my life, thinking I could bend the universe to my preference, all while on a timeline that I wanted. It took me a while to understanding that I was never in control.
The result of this rigid approach was friction throughout parts of my journey. Friction that caused early endings, or missed beginnings. It’s a conscious and daily effort now for me to allow the world to come to me, however and whenever it would like.
You should still stay hungry and ambitious, striving to achieve your goals. But rather that you may find that what you achieve is something slightly different from what you set out for, and on a timeline that might be faster or slower than you thought. And that’s ok.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.themiamiracketclub.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miami_racketclub/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ransley-carpio/
- Other: www.ransley.bio
Image Credits
https://www.instagram.com/paulsebastiansk8/
