The great American conductor, pianist and composer Michael Tilson Thomas has passed away. What an honor it was to work alongside MTT and his husband, Joshua Robison. Being in Michael’s presence shaped me in ways I’m still discovering. The lessons I carried most from him: let the work speak for itself. Be the same person in every room. And never be too important to share your genius.

A protégé of Leonard Bernstein, he envisioned something radical: an orchestral academy, a living laboratory for classical music. What began in a single room at the YMCA in Miami Beach grew into a world-class institution, ultimately housed in a stunning Frank Gehry-designed concert hall. NWS became exactly what he dreamed it would be: a place where the next generation of great musicians could be forged.

As Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, then Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, and a 12-time Grammy Award winner, Michael moved through the world with extraordinary reach. He was friends with people I had only seen on television or read about in books, and he was generous in his introductions: Mikhail Baryshnikov, the legendary soprano Jessye Norman, Yo-Yo Ma and Audra McDonald, to name just a few.

What I’ll remember most, though, is how accessible he chose to be. I once pitched him the idea of a Salon: an intimate gathering where young patrons could spend real time with him. It was unheard of. People simply did not have that kind of access. Without hesitation, he said yes. He never wanted to be untouchable. He wanted to share, to teach, to inspire.

I won’t share the stories he told me about his time with James Brown. But let’s just say this man was legendary in every sense of the word. I’m also looking back at these photos and laughing, just now noticing those are my dining chairs he’s sitting on. I schlepped those from my home to make the Salon evening beautiful.

New World Symphony gave our family some of its most treasured memories. The last video is Lucca at 4 years old, already convinced she was the conductor playing Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

Rest in peace, Michael. Rest easy with Joshua. So much love and gratitude 💙 ...

Three days of music, design, and my daughters. Could not turn off my producer’s brain. Still processing.

@Coachella is one of the most sophisticated experiential designs in the world. A temporary city engineered to make strangers feel like they belong to something. The music is the heartbeat. The art installations and scenic design are everything holding it together.

The craft is invisible. That is the whole point.

We had the time of our lives. See for yourself at @missluxefete 🎪

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Private dinner.
Board of directors.
Special guests.
Miami done right.
@sunnysmia is that rare room where the food is exceptional and the service anticipates you before you ask.
What also matters to us is what happens around the table.
Even executive protection teams notice. We move in a way that makes their job easier… and if I watch closely, I’ll catch the slightest smile break through.
That’s Luxe Fête.
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AMOR FATI. The love of one’s fate. Nietzsche’s formula for greatness. And perhaps, the quiet edge behind successful investing.

The privilege of exceptional clients is learning from them.

Recently, Universa Investments, founded by Mark Spitznagel, gathered over 200 of the world’s leading institutional investors aboard a 280-foot yacht for Universa Evening at Sea, a defining moment of Miami Hedge Fund Week. CIOs, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and institutional decision makers representing over $1T in assets, convened at sea.

An afternoon AI Masterclass oversubscribed, with a waitlist, and still not long enough. A conversation on uncertainty with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Universa’s Distinguished Scientist, alongside @Bloomberg’s Natalia Kniazhevich. And as the sun set, the vessel became something else entirely.

From Bernoulli’s St. Petersburg Paradox to modern tail risk hedging, the throughline has always been the same.

You do not control the sea. You learn how to navigate it.

At Luxe Fête, we begin by listening. Deeply. Then we build. We produced every dimension of this experience because we understood what it needed to be and who it needed to serve.

They should know.

AMOR FATI.

Produced by @luxefete ...

Dinner Under the Palms at the @miamibeachgarden

As co-chair alongside the wonderful @SandraDeering, it was an honor to help bring this evening to life and celebrate the launch of the Garden’s inaugural Fellows program. A moment that signals an exciting new chapter for this beloved Miami institution.

Guests gathered for a farm-to-fork dinner by Chef Michael Pirolo of @macchialina. And if you know, you know! 👩🏽‍🍳💋

We honored five remarkable Fellows whose work connects culture, science, and nature in inspiring ways. Raymond Jungles (@rjistudio), Emily Estefan (@emily_estefan), Jasmina Aganovic (@futuresociety), Andi Potamkin (@andiandiandi), and Karina Del Punta (@neuroxnature).
Grateful to the partners who made the evening possible.

@oribe | @clubaveli | @eternityprovisions | @futuresociety | @luxefete | @letterheadsmiami | @tdbank | @44northvodka

A reminder that the Miami Beach Botanical Garden is free and open to all. It’s one of Miami’s most beautiful public spaces and deserves your visit!

Nature. Culture. Community. 🌿 ...

“Again.”

That was the instruction.

Not because it was bad.
Because it wasn’t perfect yet.

This is the standard we believe in. The choreography of service. The discipline behind hospitality.

A beautiful setting is just the beginning.
What makes it unforgettable is the precision behind every moment.

A Luxe Fête dinner for twelve.

Cc: @creativeedgeparties. Brava. ...

After producing the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix Paddock Club, Fortune 500 dinners or weddings around the world, I’ve learned that clients investing at this level aren’t just paying for flowers and linens. They’re partnering with experiential design studios that bring strategic vision, institutional knowledge, and the operational infrastructure to execute flawlessly. Partners that transform their celebration into a cultural moment.

The million-dollar celebrations flooding Instagram don’t show the infrastructure behind them: years of vendor relationships, proprietary production methodologies, and design expertise that can’t be replicated.

It’s an incredible feeling to lead, inspire and have this kind of impact.

I enjoyed contributing these insights to Ivy Manners’ (@bridesstyle) piece for @nytimes on wedding costs and how social media shapes expectations.

📰 Read the full piece: @nytimes

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What will it take for Miami to become a top global destination in the next decade?

Last month at @vizcaya_museum, we produced the 4th Annual “Future of Miami & Florida” CEO Dinner — co-hosted by Andre Dua, @McKinseyCo Senior Partner, and Ken Griffin, CEO of @Citadel — bringing together more than 50 of Florida’s most influential leaders who have helped shape Miami’s remarkable transformation.

During the evening, Andre shared his forward-looking vision for Miami 2044, outlining an inspiring blueprint for the region’s continued ascent, including:
• Building a four-million-person, $800 billion economy
• Growing Miami beyond its traditional industries into aerospace, defense, infrastructure, finance, and technology
• Creating one of the nation’s strongest urban school systems, with more than 90% of children reading and doing math at grade level
• Developing advanced mobility systems that allow travel anywhere in Miami-Dade in under an hour

We transformed Vizcaya Museum & Gardens into an environment built for conversation: where design, hospitality, and strategy worked in quiet harmony.

Beautiful work happens when everything serves the moment.

Photos: @gesischilling

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