Mona Guarino, Principal Owner Residential Assisted Living Academy

Mona is an experienced real estate investor with 35 years of real estate investing under her belt. She has a background in Fashion Design and Accounting. Mona has helped create and run three Residential Assisted Living homes in Arizona over the last nine years.
Mona is a partner in the Majestic Home Franchises, a franchise company for RAL homes, the first of its kind. She is also a partner in RoundboxEquity, actively investing in student’s RAL projects across the country.
Mona works actively in Residential Assisted Living Academy helping students realize their RAL dreams and accomplish their goals in opening senior care homes throughout the United States.

Residential Assisted Living Academy

Residential Assisted Living Academy is America’s industry leader for educating and supporting investor / entrepreneurs in the process of investing in and operating Residential Assisted Living care homes throughout the United States. Mona is a Co-Founder of RAL Academy, alongside her late husband Gene Guarino. She carries his legacy in her heart and work everyday.

Isabelle Guarino, COO
Residential Assisted Living Academy™

Isabelle trains and teaches entrepreneurs and investors at the Residential Assisted Living Academy. She has extensive experience in building brands, launching this company and many more into national recognition while running the day-to-day operations. She is responsible for the creation and success of the annual RAL National Convention, RAL National Association, Recovery Housing Academy, Pitch Masters Academy, the Young Boss podcast and many of the Impact Housing Group’s companies. With a background in Business Marketing and Communications, from interning at Walt Disney World to working at two Fortune 500 companies, she is a true leader in business development and operations.

Isabelle has spoken across the country and has been featured in magazines & articles nationally. She was named both “Future Leader” in the Senior Housing industry and “Top Senior Housing Influencer” under 30.

Jim Guarino

Senior RAL Academy Associate Advisor,
CEO/Founder—Senior Housing Investment Partners, LLC

Jim has served as Senior Advisor for the RAL Academy for 7 years. He is co-author of the Amazon #1 best-seller “The Insider’s Guide to Investing In Senior Housing”.

Along with advising RAL Inner Circle clients, Jim is President and CEO of Senior Housing Investment Partners, LLC, a private equity firm specializing in investing in senior housing. Jim also co-owns Comfort and Love Senior Care Homes, LLC and serves as CEO.

Beginning in 1976 Jim started his business career. Among his businesses, Jim has invested in residential and commercial real estate, securities, tax liens, and business and real estate notes. Currently, Jim exclusively focuses on senior housing businesses and investing.

Since 1990 Jim has advised over 10,000 entrepreneur/investors having presented over 1,000 seminars throughout the United States. Today, he is recognized as one of America’s leading experts in the burgeoning field of Residential Assisted Living.

Lisa Cini

Founder, President and CEO of Mosaic Design  Studio

7-Time #1 Best Selling Author for her 3 books on senior living, design and tech, Lisa M. Cini is an award-winning, internationally recognized designer and entrepreneur with more than 30 years’ experience developing interiors utilizing the latest technologies curated from around the globe. Her company, Mosaic Design Studio, is the nation’s leading provider of design services for aging in place environments. 

She has created a patented software for building project budgets ensuring clients have confidence in their budgets.   

Recently, she created the First ever Aging in Place Airbnb living laboratory, with over 50 vendor and design collaborators, folks can try out the latest in aging technology. 

The docuseries about the Werner House on Amazon recently won a Telly award as well as the home was selected for North America as the 2023 Disability Matters for Marketplace Honeree.   

Lisa and her daughter also host podcast called What’s your next move? Aging on your own terms