Sunday morning meeting in New York, with a lovely lady that runs a virtual family office out of a penthouse uptown. She utilises an amazing model to successfully deliver her value proposition to clients. She said something that I really thought resonated – “I advise you decide” meaning her job is not to make decisions for her clients but rather give them the necessary advice to enable them to make the correct decisions.
Here is a photo of Uptown New York. Really nice part of town, I am surprised they let us in! The doorman took one look at us and advised that the service entrance was around the side.
As we had hit it off with our newly met colleague we end up going to lunch at a local favourite restaurant Atlantic Grill. Very nice and not overly priced either. Place was packed with people enjoying a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
In case you haven’t picked up on it we really do like our sports, and having accommodation across the road from Madison Square Garden gives us a perfect excuse to catch any sort of game. We pick up tickets to an Ice Hockey Game – New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils. We correctly jump on the home team Rangers who manage a comfortable 4-1 win (ironically same score line in soccer last night). Fanatical crowd that provided for some entertainment. I asked the guy sitting next to me what they were chanting at one stage in the game, and he tells me they were chanting the Devils goal keepers name, I asked why and he promptly advised “to let him know he had conceded a couple of goals tonight” very funny!
Dinner tonight we venture to Little Italy, and you may as well be in Italy with the precinct full of Italian restaurants. We dine in a restaurant where the owner is operating out of the premises his grandmother started in 1945 when she immigrated to the US. Fantastic meal in a nice setting.
Take Care,
Mirko, Luke & Shane
The Three Wise men 