All,
Yesterday, I had the chance to visit the LP suite at the new Highmark Stadium, the future home of the Buffalo Bills. (Thanks to our good friend, Melissa Palgutt of the Bills, for arranging 😊). Needless to say, the place will be beautiful — state-of-the-art —and a great place to bring customers, partners, and members of the LP team.
And, this isn’t just about having a nice place to watch football. It’s about having a place to build relationships.
Over the years, some of our best opportunities have come from time spent together outside the office—where conversations are easier, ideas flow more freely, and partnerships actually take shape. This gives us another setting to do just that.
Larry King will be our formal Master of Ceremonies for the suite. Larry, a longtime Bills (and Sabres) fan (Fanatic!), is the perfect guy to be the main host for the games.
The Bills are heading into a new era, and in a lot of ways, so are we. It felt like a good time to lean into that. Â Our suite is just a few suites over from the owner. We’ve always punched above our weight, and with this suite, we’ll continue to do so on a very cool stage.
More details to come on how we’ll schedule and make the most of it.
Onward! -JB
PS–A little background–
When I got invited to the virtual tour last year before the stadium was even built, the last words Peg said to me before I drove up to Buffalo was “Don’t Sign Anything!”
When I got to the presentation, our friend, Boyd Wible, met me in the parking lot and said, “Now, we’re just looking/not buying, right?” Â And I told him honestly, “Yes, I just want to see what it’s gonna look like”. And I meant it. Â I really did.
And they took us into a mockup of a suite and showed us this and told us that all the suites in red are already sold out.
And I saw that all the ones in yellow/still available, were in the end zone. Â So, I asked “What’s that green one”. Â And they said, “Well, that one just came back on the market”.
And Boyd and I just looked at each other. Â Did not say a word. Â But our knees buckled and we both knew what was gonna happen next. Hahahahahaha
Anyway, this is now our suite, and this is our view:
(I admit it. I am weak 🙄)
LET’S GO, BUFFALO!!!!