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TRANSACTIONS GODSPEED CAPITAL-BACKED STENGEL HILL ARCHITECTURE ACQUIRES MASON BLAU & ASSOCIATES Godspeed Capital Management LP, a lower middle market defense and government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, announced the acquisition of Mason Blau & Associates, Inc. by its AEC services platform, Stengel Hill Architecture. SHA is an award-winning architecture, master planning, and interior design firm focused on serving the U.S. healthcare infrastructure market. This transaction marks the second addition to SHA’s growing platform, and strategically expands its geographic footprint and key customer relationships within Florida’s important AEC services market. Established in 1994 in Clearwater, Florida by seasoned architects Michael Mason, AIA, LEED AP and Robert Blau, AIA, MBA is a full-service architecture firm providing solutions for the healthcare and government infrastructure markets. The firm’s skilled professionals include registered architects who have designed and administered millions of square feet of aesthetic and accessible construction throughout Florida and the broader United States. MBA’s 30-year track record of exceptional client service has enabled it to build strong customer relationships

and a deep pipeline of future projects. Following the transaction, MBA’s leadership team will remain involved with the business. “Mason Blau & Associates complements the focus of SHA with its reputation for carefully addressing client concerns and managing projects with open communication, collaboration, and flexibility,” said Brad Stengel, senior principal and founding partner of SHA. “Their highly qualified and talented team is dedicated to delivering exceptional products to clients with integrity, personalized attention, and a collaborative approach that closely aligns with the values of SHA.” “We are excited to extend SHA’s footprint within the fast-growing Florida AEC services market with this highly strategic acquisition,” said Jake Sliman, principal at Godspeed Capital. “MBA brings a deeply collaborative, proven team to the SHA platform that possesses longstanding customer relationships in the Florida market and years of successful performance for numerous repeat customers and referral-based clientele. MBA’s addition to the SHA platform will meaningfully expand its capabilities and project pipeline as it continues to grow into the leading AEC services platform

for critical healthcare, government, and infrastructure customers.” “We look forward to joining the SHA platform and leveraging its resources to continue expanding our team’s capabilities and service offerings,” said Michael Mason and Robert Blau, co- founders of MBA. “It is our pleasure to work with the talented teams at SHA and Godspeed Capital to strategically grow our business and continue delivering sensible, cost-effective architecture, engineering, and design solutions for our clients.” Mason Blau & Associates is a full-service architecture firm providing solutions for the healthcare and government infrastructure markets. Based in Clearwater, MBA primarily serves clients throughout the state of Florida. Stengel Hill Architecture was founded in 1996 by Brad Stengel and Chip Hill, whose combined experience in the design of complex institutional, healthcare, and educational facilities totals more than 60 years. SHA is a full service architectural and interior design firm with offices in Kentucky, Tennessee, and California and licensed to practice architecture in 46 states and the District of Columbia.

I hope that at the end of your journey you’re not sitting at a table with a cup of oat malk and a bucket of fried chicken, when you could’ve had so much more. Today commit to pursuing your vision for leadership with a dogged pursuit of authenticity and make no compromises along the way. “If you find yourself in a place where you are trying to be all things, you will begin to produce mediocrity instead of excellence. Don’t fall into the temptation to make compromises or offer cheap substitutes to your leadership brand.” The Now Go Lead community is participating in a 90 Day leadership challenge starting this month. If you would like to see your leadership in the next 90 days, please consider joining us at nowgolead.com/90days . Brandon Pinkerton, PE is the founder and CEO of HP Engineering. Contact him at bpinkerton@hpengineeringinc.com.

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Well, back in 2018 the geniuses responsible for developing programs for Lifetime decided to produce a short film called A Recipe for Seduction starring Mario Lopez as Colonel Sanders (the founder and mascot of KFC). This travesty of “high quality entertainment” is basically A.C. Slater wearing a Fu Manchu mustache and selling fried chicken. It is bizarre to say the least and I can’t help but wonder, “How did this happen?” I can’t imagine that Colonel Sanders had it in his original vision to create B romantic comedies for channel 300 on cable, and I can’t believe that the founders of Lifetime wanted to fill airtime with an hour-long chicken commercial. The leadership path you walk along the journey to the vision should actually narrow as you move forward. If you find yourself in a place where you are trying to be all things, you will begin to produce mediocrity instead of excellence. Don’t fall into the temptation to make compromises or offer cheap substitutes to your leadership brand. Integrity in leadership is sacrosanct and you must fight the urge to dilute your brand with cheap substitutes and compromised values. Take five minutes and consider, “Am I holding true to my vision for leadership? Where have I let compromise creep in and is my integrity as risk based on my current investments?”

THE ZWEIG LETTER JANUARY 13, 2025, ISSUE 1568

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