Home: Coral Gables, FL. Age: Good looking 70 and bad looking 40. Profession: Attorney. Organization: Yanowitch & Co. LLP; Maestro Advisory. Title: Managing Partner. Significant other: My wife, Erin. Languages spoken: English, Spanish, French.
Current project: Maestro Advisory. Recent recognition: My eldest son said I was right about something. Recent professional development: Retained by top NBA player to help purchase real estate in Malibu, California. Latest accomplishment: Co-counsel in successful litigation win of a multimillion arbitration verdict against BDO. Latest contribution to others: Organized charity effort called the Manufacturer’s Challenge. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Being a motorsports race promoter of the Grand Prix Americas. Recent unique acquisition: A vintage Steinway piano.
Moral compass: Investigate and analyze everything, as nothing is as it seems. How do you define a perfect friendship? Caring, communication, reciprocity, and mutuality. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Someone who works as hard as you do and who has your back. What is your greatest joy? Seeing my teenage boys grow up and excel. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Musicians. What is at the top of your bucket list? Traveling to Australia and New Zealand. How do you relieve stress? Exercise and playing the piano. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Getting far away from home and experiencing a different culture.
What movie have you repeatedly watched? The Godfather. I’ve seen it 500 times. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Pictures from car racing events, City of Miami Peter J. Yanowitch Day Proclamation, pictures of family. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? A friend who died of cancer. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Pursue your passions. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? Scientific discoveries in medicine, space travel, fitness and longevity. What company or organization do you most admire? Doctors Without Borders. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Working three jobs, putting myself through college and law school.
What is your big idea?
Dealing with the multiple ways people fail to communicate.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Holistic advisory support for entrepreneurs and families of means. What change would you like to see in the world? The impact of misinformation and those who manipulate populations with disinformation. What message do you want to send out into the world? Listen to what people say and accept nothing at face value. What widely held belief do you reject? Media portrays or pursues “truth.”
What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Tom Hanks. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My deceased friend. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A lawyer, like my father. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My piano. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? In an exotic travel destination, like an African safari, and doing something athletically. What advice would you give your younger self? Nothing is as it seems.
Personal mission: Never being satisfied and trying to get better at what I do in every sense. Personal motto: Think before speaking. Desired epitaph: Finally retired.
