Our Team

Partners You Can Trust

Choosing to invest with Clear Mind means welcoming a dedicated team that serves as your trusted guides, coaches, and unwavering allies, supporting you through every step of your journey. Meet the faces behind our mission below!

Elvin O'Neal - Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Elvin is originally from Memphis, TN and a graduate from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville where he received his Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, he spent the first part of his career working as a Process Engineer and Operations Excellence Specialist for various manufacturers. During this time, he earned his Lean Six Sigma – Black Belt certification. Elvin then spent 12 years as a Management Consultant concentrating on improving clients cost structure and help implement corporate strategies on a global platform; completing projects in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Philippians, Puerto Rico, Japan, Caribbean, and South Africa.

During his corporate career, he improved throughput in 20+ business/manufacturing processes, successfully delivered over $12M in cost savings for his clients and coached 100-150 employees (front-line to manager to executive level) on lean concepts. Elvin has led large teams, delivered sustainable global business solutions, successfully collaborated and influenced people at all levels of an organization, developed employee engagement strategies to deliver business goals, realigned organizations and developed execution strategies, and led global enterprise connected strategies.

Elvin started his career in real estate in 2015, renting single family homes and since then has done $6M in real estate transactions through buying, renting, rehabbing, and selling real estate.

Outside of work, he loves spending time with his wife and 2 sons. Elvin is into most sports with football, tennis, golf, motocross, and bowling being among his favorites. He is also an active member of the local CrossFit community.

Danny Donaldson - Managing Partner & Co-Founder

After graduating from University College London (UCL) with a BSc in Mathematics, Danny spent the next 4 years at a UK-based, futures liquidity providing firm trading interest rate futures and options on the Futures Exchange in London (LIFFE). It was during this time that he paired his love of numbers with a new found passion for alternative investments and entrepreneurship. Danny spent the next few years trading independently, traveling the world and investing in real estate in London, Eastern Europe and the US.

Danny emigrated to the US in 2009 and has since been involved as a key principle in over $20M of real estate acquisitions, and has managed over $7M+ in construction. He has experience in ground-up construction, asset management, fund operations, negotiating contracts, securing debt and investor relations.

Danny is an active member in the Smyrna, GA community where he personally invests and lives with his wife and 2 sons.

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