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The Bruderman Family and special guests on the front porch of their Manhasset home. From Left back row – John M. “Jack” Bruderman Jr., HRH Princess Anastasia Löwenstein, Princess Anna Gabrielle von Habsburg, Princess Lioba zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Patricia Bruderman. Bottom Row from Left - Mark Bruderman, Michael Bruderman, Mary Jane Bruderman, James Bruderman, Matthew Bruderman and John M. Bruderman III.
Pheasant and Chukar hunting in Milbrook New York. From Left – Matthew Bruderman John Georgiades, ‘Scout’, Michael Bruderman and his son Michael Jr.
Jack Bruderman taking the neighborhood kids for ice cream in his 1942 Chevy firetruck circa 1970s.
Bruderman says. He believes that has been a key to his success in business as well. As the chairman of Bruderman and Co., a legacy financial services institution with its origins more than 120 years ago, Bruderman seems to deftly tread the line between past, present and future. He lives for today, while constantly drawing inspiration from his family’s rich history to propel him forward. “After 45 years in business I needed someone I could trust to sell my business. Matt is a dynamic businessperson, good listener with great integrity,” remarked John King, JKings Foodservice. He may be at the helm of a family company that had its inception in 1879, but Bruderman is quick to point out that he didn’t inherit his wealth. “I was a busboy, and a waiter. I had my first Pennysaver route in second grade. I parked cars and carried golf clubs. I was expected to work, there were no hand outs.” He recalls at one point having to start his car with a screwdriver because he didn’t have the money to get the ignition fixed. “MATT MOVES “What I did inherit was my SEAMLESSLY good name, good guidance BETWEEN and the opportunity to work SITUATIONS LIKE to succeed...the value and the FEW PEOPLE I importance of treating people KNOW. SIT HIM with both respect and honesty. NEXT TO A ROYAL I was taught to never see people AT DINNER, PUT as better or worse because of HIM IN A DUCK money or anything else. We BLIND IN A SWAMP were all equal.” He also inherited OR IN A BOARD a sense of vision that goes back ROOM WITH THE generations, from his relatives MOST CUT-THROAT that came here in the 1620’s, NEGOTIATORS AND fought in the Revolutionary HE’S IN HIS War and established the town ELEMENT.” of Southampton, NY, to the family’s early entrepreneurs. “Innovation is the key to success,” he says. “It’s about taking the best of what you’ve learned and being willing to pivot when necessary. Don’t see things as how they are, but rather how they can be.” He brings that approach to everything including his passion for redesigning cars, homes, buildings and even planes. “It’s all about figuring out how to design something for its best use,” he says. Bruderman has been an executive or majority shareholder in dozens of large companies, but that doesn’t mean he’s tethered to a desk. An avid sportsman, Bruderman spends more time outside than in. Starting his day going for a run, wake surfing, hunting or fishing helps him clear his mind and set his mood for the balance of the day. He’s been known to invite business associates to share in his activities before getting down to work. “I’ve known a lot of investors through the years and Matt
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