Who we are
Land Operators Alliance brings together experienced land investors, developers, builders, brokers, lenders, attorneys, fund managers, and other allied professionals to build lasting relationships, share proven practices, and strengthen the land profession.
LOA is a selective, peer-to-peer network and community where experts talk candidly with other operators about what's working and what isn't, and who to call when a deal gets complicated. Together, members can take on bigger and harder deals than they would alone.
Who belongs
Most of the people we invite have at least five years in land or development and deals they can point to.
Land investors and developers are the heart of LOA: the people who buy, entitle, and develop land.
Allied professionals are members too: the builders, brokers, lenders, attorneys, fund managers, and others who help get land deals done.
Membership is by invitation only. The three co-founders read every request themselves. We look for real experience, a good reputation, and a willingness to share what you know.
Members may also nominate someone by writing to us. If a member referred you, name them on the request form. A nomination receives the same review as every other request.
The co-founders
Brian's idea was to bring serious land investors and developers together with the lenders, builders, and brokers who help them get deals done, in a room small enough for everyone to talk openly about real deals. He took it to Macgregor, and the two of them shaped it into a concept. Then the three co-founders, Brian, Macgregor, and Billy, built it together.
It began with a single working day on the Sunday of St. Patrick's weekend in 2025, in a downtown Savannah meeting room set for twenty. That November it grew into the first annual LOA Summit, and the second followed in 2026. That same year the co-founders made LOA a year-round membership alliance, and the annual Summit remains its anchor.
Co-founder
Macgregor is founder and managing principal of Giftwood Real Estate. He has more than 15 years in the industry, an economics background, and has worked on commercial real estate construction and development totaling more than $9 billion. He is a licensed broker-in-charge in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and Utah.
Co-founder
Billy is a principal at Griffin Land Company. He began in vegetable seed product development and sales, moved into land investment full-time in 2022, and holds a degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Georgia.
Co-founder
Brian is a principal at Griffin Land Company, which acquires and entitles land. He began as a litigation and local government attorney, moved into land investment full-time in 2022, and is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia School of Law.
Past Summits
Members gather in person at our annual LOA Summits, privately hosted events built around candid conversation and genuine hospitality. The relationships continue year-round. Our 2025 and 2026 Summits were held in Savannah.
Summit seats are limited and by invitation. Members are invited first.
November 5 to 6, 2026, in Savannah.
Investors, developers, builders, brokers, lenders, attorneys, and fund managers came to Savannah for two days of straight talk about real deals. Thursday night opened at 13 Secrets with cocktails and a black-tie dinner cooked by a private chef. Friday we spent the day at the Chatham Club downtown with four speakers, then closed the night over an open bar at Starland Yard, where nobody was in a hurry to leave.
Speakers
November 14 to 15, 2025, in Savannah.
Dinner and drinks at one of the South's oldest social clubs, a full-day workshop at the Perry Lane Hotel, and a private evening on the water at The Wyld Dock Bar, which Conde Nast called "lowcountry bliss." Everything was included. Investors, developers, builders, brokers, lenders, and fund managers were all in the room.
Speakers
Photos: Austin Marvels
Year-round
Membership is what keeps the alliance going between Summits.
Read about membership