The past month has been an adventure in many ways. From celebrating Dorian’s 3rd birthday, to an unexpected trip to the Emergency Room, searching for commercial office space, and making it through usual crunch of tax season, it feels like a lot has happened in a short period.
We continue to make progress on the house in New Albany. The Louis XV piece I mentioned arrived from the antiques dealer and I won two paintings at auction today. Meanwhile, I found two potential investments I really want to own but need to wait on the price.
First quarter 2024 was one of the best of our lives and careers. We are making progress everywhere, companies across multiple sectors in corporate America are doing great, we’re starting to really cook some amazing food, again, I have begun taking advantage of the collapse in furniture prices, and, yes, the second installment of Final Fantasy VII’s remake was released.
After a long search, we have selected New Albany, Ohio as our personal and business headquarters with all operations shifting in 2024. If you haven’t heard of New Albany, yet, you will. Sooner rather than later. Over the coming years, it will be home to one of the largest microchip manufacturing facilities on the planet.
In recent weeks, Aaron and I have come to realize our life is in the middle of another major transition; one so large and transformative that we have come to call it the “Second Founding” as a shorthand to describe the complete overall that is in the midst of unfolding. It’s quick. It’s efficient. We both know what we mean when we say it. In a sense, it feels very much not like we are starting another chapter, but, rather, another book.
After careful consideration, Aaron and I decided that the Kennon-Green & Co. office will feature mixed media works by Carol Benson-Cobb, a wonderful artist located in Dallas, Texas.
Aaron and I are ecstatic to share with you that our second son, Graham Forester Kennon-Green, was born through gestational surrogacy earlier this month. Unlike his brother, Dorian, who arrived at the full 40 weeks weighing 7 lbs. 5 ounces back in April, Graham arrived three weeks ahead of schedule at 37 weeks and 1 day, weighing in at 8 lbs. 3 ounces.
Fueled by a combination of reinvested profits (realized and unrealized gains, dividends, and interest), net client contributions, and new private client relationships, our wealth management business has recently found itself entrusted with more than $105 million in capital. This growth, combined with having a new baby and my desire to be able to walk to work in a matter of minutes, has resulted in an acceleration of our plans. Therefore, effective September 1st, 2021, Kennon-Green & Co. will be headquartered at one of the most beautiful buildings in the United States.
Aaron and I are ecstatic to share with you that our son, Dorian Alexander Kennon-Green, was born in mid-April. After a gestational surrogacy journey that began several years ago, it all paid off when he came into the world in perfect health, weighing 7 lbs. 5 ounces. As I have told friends and family, he was born with a head full of hair, and, to our great fortune and blessing, a temperament that is sweet and patient. It has been one of the great joys of our lives to get to know him.
As I write this message, it is January 2nd, 2021. Today marks the second day of the new year, the thirteenth day since the start of winter, and the 13,987th day of my life. The holiday weekend afforded me something I haven’t had in a long time: a moment of respite as much of the world shut down for celebration. Well-rested, I’m ready to jump into the New Year. Here is an inside look at some of the things going on in our home and business as we gear up for a post-pandemic world.
