On the Mark

Jonathan Hochberg, Senior Partner of Regent Atlantic Capital, discusses the considerations wealthy investors are taking into account in light of the pandemic and what trends is the market seeing as a result. Jonathan has more than 25 years’ experience advising high-net-worth individuals and families in the areas of multi-generational planning and philanthropy. He also has extensive experience in both traditional and alternative investment strategies. In this episode, Howard and Jonathan discuss the changes in the wealth management industry, both from the perspective of clients and the investment firms that serve them.

This episode features NYC icons Scott Shay, Founder and Executive Chairman of Signature Bank of New York, and John Catsimatidis, CEO at Red Apple Group with an empire consisting of grocery chains, oil refineries, real estate, and media. They discuss the roles of government in revitalizing the City and what it will take for the City that never sleeps to recover and reclaim its position as a world leader.

These two New York City-based retailers have been around since before the Great Depression. Clifford Korn is the operator of Acker Wines, a City fixture since 1820 and the oldest wine shop in the United States, and Ken Giddon is the co-owner of Rothman’s Men’s Clothing, founded in 1926 by his grandfather, Harry Rothman. Both weigh in on the strategies of resilience they have applied during the most recent market downturn due to COVID.

Peter Goodkind, President and Founder of The Goodkind Group, one of the leading staffing organizations in New York, and Anthony Iacullo, Partner and COO, share how the staffing industry and the companies they help have been affected by the pandemic. They address how their firm has pivoted to support industries that are experiencing spikes in demand, how changes to the employment market have effected compensation, and whether working from home is here to stay.

Trial lawyer Keith Fleischman, founding partner of Fleischman, Bonner & Rocco LLP, and Judge John Leventhal, one of the most prominent jurists in New York, weigh in on the profound impact that the increased use of technology has had on the legal process, both positive and negative. In order to avoid an enormous backlog of cases due to court closures, the judicial system had to make a number of adaptations in order to move forward during COVID. Which are temporary and which are here to stay?

In this episode, Howard interviews Paul Neuman, Founder and Chief Inspirational Officer of Neuman’s Kitchen, one of the premier catering businesses in New York and Philadelphia, and Allan Kurtz, Managing Director of Gotham Hall and Ziegfeld Ballroom, prominent New York City catering and event spaces. Inextricably tied to gatherings, catering has been hit particularly hard by the fallout of the pandemic. These industry leaders describe the devastation COVID has had on catering companies, attempts to pivot and serve alternate audiences in order to survive, and what government action could do to help the industry.

In this episode, Howard interviews Marc Platinsky, Vice President of React Industries, a leading Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) service contractor in New York City, and Richard Shapiro, Founder and President of the Center for Client Retention. They discuss the shift in emphasis from heating and cooling to the heightened demand for air filtration and ventilation systems as a result of the pandemic and how customer communication and education play a key role in appropriately addressing needs and maximizing market share.

In this episode, Howard interviews representatives from the casual restaurant industry Dean Jankelowitz, co-owner of the Jack’s Wife Freda restaurant chain in New York City, and Scott Rutter, a prominent CPA and Partner at Citrin Cooperman specializing in hospitality. They discuss the adaptations restaurants have had to make to keep the doors open, the restrictions they must comply with, and legislation that has been proposed and passed to help restaurant owners bridge this devastating gap.

In this episode, Howard interviews Bill Talbert, President and CEO of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau for the past 20 years and Bruce Turkel, an expert on the drivers of economic development and a frequent guest on national news. They weigh in on the advent of videoconferencing replacing business travel during the pandemic and whether that will be an enduring change or whether business travel and face-to-face meetings will be back. If so, how or when can this happen and what will need to be different to keep people safe?

In this episode, Howard interviews restaurateur David Barber, Co-Owner and Co-Founder of Blue Hill, a working farm, restaurant, and consulting company supporting agriculture that positively contributes to the world's food system and Jeff Kolton, attorney and Founder of FMV LLC, a consulting firm that assists celebrity chefs and leading restaurant brands with non-traditional expansion. These leaders in their fields share the current state of an industry that has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic and their projections of the future of fine dining establishments in New York City.