We had the good fortune of connecting with Joseph Harland, II and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Joseph, do you have any habits that you feel contribute to your effectiveness?
#1 Daily prayer and meditation #2 Setting daily, weekly, and yearly goals
#3 Service to others
#4 Expressing gratitude
#5 Being genuine and authentic
#6 Being patient yet persistent
#7 Maintaining a positive mindset
#8 Maintaining a healthy diet
#9 Exercise and weight training
#10 Commitment to achievement in all aspects of my life

What should our readers know about your business?
I am the Founding President and Managing Broker of two firms; À la Carte Investments, LLC and À la Carte Commercial Capital.

À la Carte Investments, LLC is an Atlanta based commercial real estate brokerage and investments firm. We help clients to buy, sell, and/or lease commercial real estate. We are licensed in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina.

In addition, À la Carte Investments, LLC is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise through the National Minority Supplier Council, the State of Georgia SBSD program, and Certified DBE through the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).

Our wholly-owned subsidiary, À la Carte Commercial Capital, sources and places a wide variety of capital products for business entities that need funding for commercial real estate acquisitions, working capital, lines of credit, construction loans, and/or receivable financing. We can provide traditional and alternative funding nationwide across a multitude of industries through our capital market partners.

Our parent company (À la Carte Investments, LLC) is one of very few minority owned commercial real estate brokerage firms that also provides it clients with access to capital markets and business funding through it’s wholly-owned subsidiary (À la Carte Commercial Capital).

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Places to visit:

The Beltline (any section)
College Football Hall of Fame
The Battery
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
State Farm Arena
West Mid-Town area
Ebenezer Baptist Church and The King Center
Centernial Olympic Park and The Civil and Human Rights Museum
Tour the Atlanta University Center Schools including Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta University, and Morris Brown College
Oakland Cemetery
Visit area parks including Piedmont Park and Grant Park
Visit Savannah, GA

Shopping:
Visit Buckhead of course and shop at Lenox and Phipps Plaza
Visit Avalon

Dining:
Breakfast: Atlanta Breakfast Club, The Breakfast Boys, Home Grown, or Milk & Honey Restaurant
BBQ: Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Heirloom Market BBQ, Fat Matt’s Rib Shack, Pit Boss BBQ
Soul Food: Paschals, Busy-Bees, South City Kitchen or This-Is-It BBQ

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I’d like to dedicate my shoutout to:

Our God
My Parents Dr. Jennye Harland-Emanuel and Mr. Joseph Harland, Sr. (deceased)
My Parent in-laws Drs. Clifton and Betty Tinsley (deceased)
My wife Nikki Harland, my son (Austin), my family and friends
My undergraduate alma mater (Xavier University of LA)
My Graduate alma mater (Clark Atlanta University)
My Church (Cascade United Methodist Church)
My Fraternity (Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.)

Website: https://alacartecommercialcapital.com

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/josephharland

Twitter: @ALCInvestments

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552096107459

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