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Fogo de Chão is a Brazilian chain of churrascarias, or steakhouses, founded in 1979 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The restaurant specializes in the traditional gaucho method of churrasco, which involves fire-roasting high-quality meats over an open flame. The founders, who grew up in Brazils Serra Gaúcha region, opened their first restaurant to share this culinary heritage. The company expanded to the U.S. in 1997 and has since grown to approximately 76 locations worldwide, including 59 in the U.S. The dining experience at Fogo de Chão features continuous service, where Gaucho chefs carve skewers of freshly grilled meats at the table. The all-you-can-eat menu includes up to 16 types of meats, along with a market table of salads and traditional Brazilian sides. The restaurant promotes a casual dining atmosphere, welcoming guests to enjoy a cultural Brazilian experience without a formal dress code. Fogo de Chão is committed to sourcing and preparing ingredients with respect for food, reflecting its rich culinary traditions.
LIV Golf is a global sports league featuring individual and team competition, a 14-tournament schedule, and many of the worlds best golfers. Founded in 2021, LIV Golf League was designed to expand the game on an international level and unlock the sports true economic and societal potential. Greg Norman, Hall of Fame golfer and renowned businessman, is the leagues first and founding CEO and Commissioner. With tournaments across North and Latin Americas, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe, LIV Golf is growing and improving the game for fans and golfers alike. LIV Golf launched in 2022 as an eight-event ‘Invitational Series, while simultaneously backing The International Series as an exciting new addition to the Asian Tour. 2023 saw the inaugural LIV Golf League host 14 events around the world, from Adelaide to Chicago, Andalucía to Singapore, as well as launch the games first Team franchises, captained by some of golfs most decorated superstars. The format, respecting the historic traditions of the game, has been optimized for modern-day sports fans: 3 days, 54 holes, no cut, and a shotgun start - offering an immersive fan experience, with a faster pace of play to drive engaging storylines. In 2024, LIV Golf further expanded the reach of the League, splitting the schedule between some of the most iconic venues across Asia, Europe and the Middle East with decorated venues in the US. The full player pathway, created in partnership with the Asian Tour, also launched, with the games first ever player Promotion and Relegation and Player Transfer Window. Off the course, LIV Golf League is dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of its communities through its ground-breaking social impact and sustainability strategy. ‘Potential, Unleashed reflects the leagues commitment to giving back and improving the world through golf.
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
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