NEW PARTNERS

THE FUTURE OF CPS INVESTMENT ADVISORS IS BRIGHT!

Each new partner has been adding to the CPS client experience for years, bringing their own unique skill set to the organization while maintaining a boutique level of service for all clients. We’re excited for the addition of our first female partner in the company’s history and for the continued growth of our firm.

Congratulations to Tony, Erica, and Shawn!

“Salt, just a pinch more of salt,” Fernandez said, while trying to recover from the fact the scallop was scalding hot when he popped it in his mouth. “Maybe a little more lime, but it’s cooked perfectly, it plates nice…it’s a great dish.” Fifteen minutes later, Beckwith returned with a slightly altered variation of the dish. The duo conferred briefly and traded smiles and pleasantries. Less than a week later, conchas a la parmesana was on the menu.

Fernandez first fell in love with Latin food when he ate cow hearts with some sort of unknown but life-changing green sauce from a lady using a makeshift grill on the side of a mountain in Peru.

His experience working at high-end hotels, as well as nationally renown chains like Maggiano’s, provided insight into how important it is for top-notch food and drink to be paired with the right look and feel to be considered an upscale establishment. In 2018, Nineteen61 was named one of

America’s 100 Most Romantic Restaurants by Forbes.

It took time to gain the wisdom and to master the meticulous details required to separate himself from the pack as a chef, but Fernandez says he has always had a tireless work ethic. His love for food eventually pushed him to work seven days a week and do crazy things like buy an Astro van just to transport food for a $20,000 catering event he and a buddy once ran in Jacksonville.

Simply put, Fernandez paid his dues and earned his stripes as a chef and he expects the same of others who represent his company.

He said one time at the Lakeland Yacht Club an employee violated his rules by eating in the member dining room while she was on the clock, and he fired her on the spot.

Fernandez acknowledges he has softened a bit over the years—especially as he became a father to his now 12-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter— but he would likely do the same thing today.