We are excited to welcome you to an exceptional celebration of the US Open Finals Week in New York City. This unique collaboration with the Sports & Entertainment and Luxury Divisions offers distinctive programming and experiential activities, all set against the backdrop of some of the most remarkable properties and landscapes in NYC.
We are grateful to our sponsors, as this event would not be possible without their support. Special thanks to our Platinum Sponsor, Citizens Private Bank; our Gold Sponsors, 35 Hudson Yards, The Cortland, 33 Park Row, Blok, and Luxury Listings; and our Silver Sponsor, GIA Insurance. Additionally, we extend our deepest appreciation to the team at Related Companies for their incredible and unwavering support. Their efforts have helped create an extraordinary experiential real estate event and a dynamic, memorable NYC moment that we hope you will cherish long after your departure.
We are also incredibly fortunate to have a prestigious and exceptional lineup of special guests and speakers. We extend a warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to Robert Frank, CNBC Wealth Editor; Jeff Blau, Related Companies; Fara Leff, KLUTCH Sports Group; James Beale, Rockefeller Global Family Office; John Cox, Blok; Matthew Kan, Luxury Listings; and Felipe Hernandez, Luxury Division at Compass, for sharing their wisdom and insights with us.
We recognize the commitment each of you have made to attend these events in NYC, taking time away from your families and day-to-day businesses to be present. We deeply appreciate your participation and treasure every moment we share with you. This event is a testament to the relationships and bonds we have all formed, thanks to the leadership and strength of Compass. Without the incredible guidance of Robert Reffkin and the rest of our leadership team, none of this would be possible.
We look forward to celebrating this remarkable week with you, filled with sportsmanship, bonding, and luxury experiences. Your presence will undoubtedly make this event even more extraordinary.
Warmest regards,
Heather,
Gretchen, John & Steven
Heather Domi, Gretchen Coley, John Eric, and Steven Shane
HARMONIZING SUCCESS
US OPEN
EVENT SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH
LONG ISLAND CITY | CITYPICKLE
ADDRESS: 9-03 44th Rd, Queens, NY 11101
12:30PM - 3PM Beginner Level Check-in
2:30PM - 5PM Intermediate Advanced Level Check-in
N° 33 PARK ROW
6PM - 8PM Welcome cocktails at the iconic N° 33 Park Row. Hosted by Leonard Steinberg and The Leonard Steinberg Team
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH
LUNCH + PANEL | 35 HUDSON YARDS | 11:30AM - 2PM
ADDRESS: 35 Hudson Yards, Residence #8601
Real Estate Literacy & Portfolio Diversification for UHNWI, Athletes & Artists. Moderated by Robert Frank, CNBC Wealth Editor
Special Guest: James Beale, Head of Business Development and Sports & Entertainment, Rockefeller Global Family Office. Fara Leff, Chief Operating Officer and United Talent Agency Partner, KLUTCH Sports Group.
Navigating the Future of New Development: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Real Estate Market. Moderated by Robert Frank, CNBC Wealth Editor
Insightful conversation with honorary guest Jeff Blau, CEO, Related Companies.
Cheer on our final pairings to victory with Compass Leadership. Entertainment, food and beverage feat. Hometown BBQ and DJ Tolga.
*Winners of the Pickleball Tournament will join Robert and Benis Reffkin for Shabbat Dinner Friday, Sept 6th.
Edge is the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere with a one-of-a-kind design. It’s suspended in mid-air, giving you the feeling of flating in the sky with 360 º views you cant get anywhere else. Look 100 stories down fronm the thrilling glass floor, lean out over the city on an angled glass wall and sip champagne in the sky.
ROBERT FRANK
Wealth Editor, CNBC
Robert Frank is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author and a leading authority on the American wealthy. He joined CNBC in May 2012 as Wealth Editor.
Prior to CNBC, Frank worked at The Wall Street Journal for 18 years, serving as a foreign correspondent in London and Singapore, and later covering Wall Street and corporate scandals. For eight years, he was the paper’s Wealth Reporter, covering the lives, culture and economy of the new rich.
Frank is the author of two books: “Richistan,” a New York Times bestseller, and “The High-Beta Rich,” released in 2011. His blog, The Wealth Report, was named by Time magazine as one of America’s most influential financial blogs.
Frank holds a bachelor’s degree in literature from State University of New York at Binghamton. He lives in New York with his wife and two daughters.
FARA LEFF
Chief Operating Officer and United Talent Agency Partner, KLUTCH Sports Group
Fara Leff is the Chief Operating Officer of KLUTCH Sports Group and Partner at UTA, which represents star athletes in basketball, baseball, and football. Leff oversees the high-level operations of the powerhouse agency, managing its internal and external efforts, and strengthening the foundation and culture of the company’s strategy through their employees and clients.
Leff started KLUTCH in 2012 alongside CEO and Founder Rich Paul and has been integral to its growth and scale. An innovative and dynamic industry leader, Leff was named to Sports Business Journal’s Class of 40 Under 40 and the Athletics’ NBA 40 Under 40 list of executives shaping the industry’s future in 2022, and in 2021, TIME recognized KLUTCH Sports on its first-ever list of TIME100 Most Influential Companies. She was also named to Adweek’s 2023 Champions of Change, noted as one of 24 women who are transforming the sports world.
Leff graduated from the University of Miami with a Marketing degree and currently resides in Los Angeles.
JAMES M. BEALE
National Business Development Director, Head of Sports & Entertainment, Rockefeller Global Family Office
James M. Beale is National Business Development Director for Rockefeller Global Family Office (RGFO) and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. As National Business Development Director, James is responsible for driving Inorganic and Organic Growth strategies across RGFO. James is responsible for Practice Management, Relationship Management and RGFO’s Sports & Entertainment business.
James joined Rockefeller in April 2020, leading and shaping the firm’s Capital Markets and Managed Solutions Businesses.
Prior to joining Rockefeller, James spent 16 years with Merrill Lynch where he held leadership positions in Capital Markets Sales and Origination. James concluded his time at Merrill Lynch as a Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets Sales. Before joining Merrill Lynch in 2004, James started his career in finance at Scudder Investments serving in both Origination and Distribution roles after concluding a professional hockey career in Europe and the U.S.
James is an active advocate for victims of pediatric cancer and serves as a Trustee and Advisory Director on the board of The Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation. James is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, NY, serving on the board’s investment committee. A graduate of Wagner College, James holds his Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 licenses.
JEFF BLAU
CEO of Related Companies Chairman and Founding Partner of energyRe
Jeff T. Blau is the Chief Executive Officer and a partner of Related Companies, the most prominent privately-owned real estate company in the United States. Mr. Blau joined Related in 1990.
Mr. Blau also serves as Chairman and is a founding partner of energyRe, a leading independent company developing transformative clean energy projects across the Country.
As Chief Executive Officer of Related, Mr. Blau is responsible for directing and overseeing new developments worth more than $60 billion in virtually every sector of the real estate industry. He is responsible for the strategic direction of the company, overall management of the firm, the pursuit of new development opportunities and corporate acquisitions and financing activities across all business Platforms.
In his role as Chairman and Founding Partner of energyRe, Mr. Blau led the recruitment of the company’s executive management team, and continues to oversee the company’s foundational, nation-leading renewable energy projects including Clean Path NY and Leading Light Wind. Clean Path NY is the largest renewable energy infrastructure project in the United States and is an $11 billion transmission-led development, comprised of a 175-mile underground transmission line and 3,800 MW of solar and wind generation. Leading Light Wind, is a $6 billion, off-shore wind project in the New York Bight.
Mr. Blau also serves on the Board of Directors of Equinox Holdings, Inc., the Central Park Conservancy, the New York City Partnership Fund, Robin Hood Foundation, Real Estate Roundtable, The Wharton Graduate School, Lincoln Center, and The Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Over the years, Mr. Blau has received numerous honors for his business, civic and philanthropic activities and was named to Crain’s New York’s New Influentials list of 25 leaders reshaping New York.
Mr. Blau completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan and received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH
PICKLEBALL FINALS | RAIN DATE | 10PM - 12PM
LUNCH + PROGRAMMING | THE CORTLAND | 12PM - 2PM
ADDRESS: The Cortland, 555 W 22nd Street
Establishing Your Brand as Its Own Lead Gen Machine
Special Guest: Felipe Hernandez, Luxury Division at Compass in Conversation with John Cox, Blok.
Leveling Up Your Social Media and Delivering ROI
Special Guest: Matthew Kan, CMO & CoFounder, Luxury Listings
PICKLEBALL FINALS WINNERS
SHABBAT DINNER AT THE REFFKIN’S HOME
6PM Arrival Time
FELIPE HERNANDEZ
Head of Compass Luxury, Compass
Felipe Hernandez is the Head of Compass Luxury, working with Compass agents across the country on the global promotion of luxury properties since 2016. Felipe started his career in fashion, working with brands like Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein before starting his real estate career at the Sunshine Group and Corcoran in NYC.
Felipe and his Luxury Division team manage our Luxury platform, which amplifies exposure of Compass listings to a global ultra-high net worth audience, and also focus on custom design, digital strategy, PR and wealthmapping. Compass Luxury’s main goal is to elevate and amplify the support our luxury agents receive at Compass.
MATTHEW KAN
Partner and Chief Marketing Officer, Luxury Listings
Matthew Kan is the Partner and CMO of Luxury Listings, one of the most followed luxury real estate social media networks worldwide with over 10M combined followers. With over 12 years of experience growing social media accounts to millions of followers, he is passionate about helping agents learn and apply social strategies as an integral part of their marketing toolkit to generate exposure and new business.
JOHN COX
Partner, Board Member & Acting SVP of Sales & Marketing, Blok
John Cox is a partner, board member and acting SVP of Sales & Marketing for Blok, a real estate services and technology company that provides digital marketing, operations, strategy and back-office services for real estate agents. Prior to his current role, John was the co-founder and CEO of Agenta, which recently merged with Blok. Agenta is a SaaS media company that provides digital marketing services exclusively for real estate brands. Before founding Agenta, John began his career in marketing as a digital media producer for Raben Media, a full-service media agency specializing in digital content for the entertainment industry. A self-taught web developer and graphic designer, John served as Raben Media’s Senior Developer for over a decade, where he produced digital marketing campaigns for entertainment clients such as Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Dreamworks Animation, Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel and Netflix.
Since dedicating his time to helping real estate clients, John has worked directly with hundreds of top agents, teams and brokerages across the country, including numerous top 100 agents and teams ranked by RealTrands and The Wall Street Journal.
John currently resides in Nashville with his wife, Juliana, a Compass agent and 15-year industry veteran. When he’s not talking about real estate, you’ll find him carving twisties on a Harley Davidson.
THE FIRST US OPEN First held in Newport, Rhode Island in August 1881. Around the height of the gilded age!
AN AMATEUR WON Arthur Ashe won the first U.S. Open as an amateur. The main stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which just happens to be the largest tennisspecific stadium in the world, is named after him. Virginia Wade won the women’s singles.
NIGHT GAMES In 1975, the U.S. Open became the first Grand Slam tourney to have night games.
THE TROPHY Designed by Tiffany & Co, both male and female winners are awarded the same identical trophy. However, the winners don’t take home the actual trophy. A replica is included in their overall prize.
EQUAL PRIZES Men and women receive the same amount of prize money. This tradition dates back to 1973.
NOW PLAYED ON A HARD SURFACE Originally the tournament was play on grass. Then on clay courts. Since 1978, matches have been on a hardcourt surface covered with DecoTurf II.
THE WILLIAMS SISTERS Venus and Serena Williams became the first sisters to meet in a U.S. Nationals/U.S. Open final in 2001.
MAKES MORE MONEY The US open is more profitable than both the Wimbledon Championship and the Roland Garros Open.
THE ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM As the world’s largest tennis stadium, the Arthur Ashe Stadium has a capacity of 22,547 individual seats divided between three viewing levels.
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Compass Sports and Entertainment is a national network of vetted specialists dedicated to serving exclusive clientele with personalized attention, marketing and tech prowess, market expertise, and total discretion.
JON GRANSTON, JOZEF MASTON, AND FRANK PROVENZANO
“THE SUB COMMITTEE”
Compass Sports & Entertainment’s Charity Sector of the Meet-Ups Committee, led by Martin Eiden and spear headed by Jozef Maston in Naples, Jon Granston in San Diego and Frank Provenzano in Dallas, raised over $100k at our last S&E Retreat in Naples and changed the way we organize events forever!
We are thrilled to welcome our Compass family to Charleston, SC, also known as The Holy City!
As the Founding Team for Charleston, SC we’ve eagerly anticipated this moment for nearly three years. Our journey began over 24 years ago and has evolved into founding four new Compass Carolina markets. Though our story started long ago, we are now a robust team of 33, proudly part of Compass Sports & Entertainment and Compass Luxury Divisions. We can’t wait to welcome you all to the Charleston Retreat! — Andy Bovender
1. SERENA WILLIAMS $94,816,730
2. VENUS WILLIAMS $42,648,331
3. SIMONA HALEP $40,227,773
4. MARIA SHARAPOVA $38,777,962
5. VICTORIA AZARENKA $37,835,197
6. PETRA KVITOVA $37,253,812
7. CAROLINE WOZNIACKI $36,116,868
8. ANGELIQUE KERBER $32,519,180
9. IGA SWIATEK $31,576,991
10. AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA $27,683,807
1. NOVAK DJOKOVIC $182,494,969
2. RAFAEL NADAL $134,887,504
3. ROGER FEDERER $130,594,339
4. ANDY MURRAY $64,677,584
5. ALEXANDER ZVEREV $43,315,987
6. PETE SAMPRAS $43,280,489
7. DANIIL MEDVEDEV $41,047,137
8. STAN WAWRINKA $36,865,648
9. CARLOS ALCARAZ $31,578,625
10. DAVID FERRER $31,483,911 ALL TIME MEN’S PRIZE MONEY RANKINGS
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