13 Nov A Letter from Geoff: KB 25th Anniversary Party
We had a great party in October on a rooftop in Midtown to celebrate KB’s 25th anniversary. We celebrated with 135 clients, partners, and most of the people who have worked at our firm over the two-and-half decades.
As most readers know, the firm operated as Bleakly Advisory Group for its first 20 years. The anniversary party was both about the legacy Ken Bleakly left for us after founding and operating the firm, and about the fine folks who are carrying it on.
It was amazing to see so many clients at the party, many who have hired us again and again over many years, through a recession, a pandemic, and a lot of changes in the market. They have brought us hard questions that we have had the honor to tackle together.
The hard questions are what Ken was always known for answering, and we think we’re still pretty good and finding solutions for our clients. We’re so very grateful for the opportunities to work with so many amazing professionals through the years and look forward to the next set of hard questions. As I like to say, we’re here for the work.
More than anything, this firm’s unique selling proposition has always been the sum of the expertise and the knowledge of the people doing the work at the time. That includes everyone who spent a summer here and went on to build something somewhere else. It’s been a pleasure and an honor to work with such brilliant folks. It’s enriched my life, benefitted our clients, and created a network of alumni that seem to still care about each other. It’s kind of beautiful.
So we want to share some photos from that fantastic anniversary night. I’m certain you will see the beauty shining through. Enjoy.
