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Nobu, the world-renowned Japanese restaurant recognized for pioneering a new-style Japanese cuisine, started as a business partnership in 1994 between Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and his partners, Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, producer Meir Teper, and restaurateur Drew Nieporent. Originating in New York as the flagship restaurant, the Nobu brand is now an empire that spans five continents with over 40 restaurants and growing. Following the success of the restaurants, Nobu Hospitality opened the first Nobu Hotel in 2013 in Las Vegas and today has 13 hotels open with several more in development.
Berkowitz Pollack Brant is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Southeastern US. Our team of accounting and consulting professionals work with affiliate firms Provenance Wealth Advisors, BayBridge Capital Advisors and BayBridge Real Estate Capital to bring clients a comprehensive approach to income, estate, financial and business planning. Our main areas of focus include domestic and international tax, audit and assurance services, business advisory services, estate and corporate planning, forensic accounting, litigation support and business valuation. Our clients are entrepreneurs, executives, and privately held and publicly traded companies in the United States and Latin America. We have been recognized by both Accounting Today and INSIDE Public Accounting as one of the top 60 firms in the U.S. and INSIDE Public Accounting named us one of the "Best of the Best" CPA firms in America 19 times. For more information, visit www.bpbcpa.com, www.provwealth.com, www.baybridgecapitaladvisors.com or www.baybridgerec.com.
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA) is a global leadership advisory and executive search firm founded in 1969 in New York City. Initially focused on financial services, RRA has expanded its expertise to various industries, including healthcare, consumer goods, technology, and industrial sectors. With 47 offices worldwide, the firm specializes in identifying and developing transformational leaders for public, private, and non-profit organizations. RRA offers a range of services, including executive search for C-suite and board roles, leadership advisory for succession planning and team effectiveness, and board advisory for governance and director recruitment. The firm utilizes proprietary assessment tools, such as the Leadership Span Assessment, to evaluate leadership capabilities. RRA serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies and non-profits, and emphasizes a high-touch approach to address challenges like sustainability and digital transformation. With over 470 consultants across 26+ countries, RRA maintains a strong international presence and adapts to evolving leadership demands.