By Garden State Circle
On Friday, October 9, 2026, ESCA Legal hosted Boardrooms & Brunch™, an intimate ladies’ luncheon in The Parlour at Pendry Natirar in Peapack, New Jersey. More than 50 guests, most of them women founders, executives and business owners, spent the late morning and afternoon networking, shopping local vendors, hearing from an expert panel and sitting down to lunch together, according to the event’s press release.
Hosted by Francesca Witzburg, Esq., founder of ESCA Legal, the event was built for founders scaling multimillion-dollar companies, high-net-worth women, executives and local business owners who want the right legal and professional guidance. ESCA Legal handles trademarks, brand protection, IP enforcement and U.S. litigation for brands and businesses.
Guests arrived at 11:00 a.m. to mingle, shop and network. After sponsor introductions, Witzburg moderated the panel at 12:05 p.m., followed by lunch and conversation until 2:00 p.m.
Photos: Paige Billing, Paige Billing Luxury Photography.
The Panel: “$10M, $100M and Beyond”
The panel, titled “$10M, $100M and Beyond: What the Most Successful Owners Know,” focused on what separates business owners who grow to $10 million, $100 million and beyond from those who stall, from building a company that runs without its founder to planning for a sale and building wealth beyond the business itself. Witzburg brought the brand protection view: a brand is a balance-sheet asset, and buyers, lenders and investors pay for what a company actually owns, including registered trademarks, protected IP and clean contracts.
Witzburg moderated. The panelists, as the release describes them:
- Brittany Holloway, “Lawyer Britt,” host of The Lawyer Britt Podcast. Holloway started her law firm at 28 from her living room, built a self-managed firm and sold it five years later. She now coaches law-firm owners and teaches founders to be Owners, not operators.
- Alex Petrone, Managing Director & Growth Officer, Rockefeller Global Family Office. Petrone leads growth for the Northeast, Northern and Western Regions and sits on the board of The Rockefeller Trust Company, Delaware.
- Stacy Wang, Managing Director & Head of Stakeholder Relations, Blackstone Private Credit. Wang leads stakeholder relations for BCRED, BXSL and BMACX.
“I wanted a room where women could talk about real numbers. Selling a company. Raising capital. Protecting the brand you built. No fluff. And that’s what we got. More than 50 women who showed up for each other and walked out with real relationships, not just business cards. Thank you to our panelists, our sponsors, our vendors and Pendry for making it happen. This was the first one. It won’t be the last,” said Francesca Witzburg, Esq., founder of ESCA Legal.
Sponsors and Vendors
Boardrooms & Brunch was presented in partnership with:
- Blackstone, represented by Stacy Wang, Emily Hart and Samantha Nicklas, a global investment firm.
- Rockefeller Global Family Office, represented by Alex Petrone, which provides wealth management, financial planning and family-office services as part of Rockefeller Capital Management.
- Acrisure, represented by Heather Gallagher and Hilary Kurzer, a global fintech and insurance brokerage.
- Pendry Natirar, represented by Gloria Amos and Marley MacPherson, the host venue, a resort on a 500-acre estate in Peapack with 68 guestrooms.
- CityScout, represented by Sierra Bernal and Hita Mohan, headquartered in Nashville, which turns public records and city planning data into intelligence on development projects.
- Gem Blends, represented by Drew Davis and Arlan Hamilton, which makes zero-proof, adaptogen-infused functional beverages.
Vendors at the event were:
- Kashwére, represented by Lisa Jadis, Director of Sales, which makes luxury robes, throws and blankets.
- Aniche, represented by Founder & CEO Anisha Bhasin Mukherjee, a women’s fashion line designed to be worn before, during and after pregnancy.
- Beaucoup, represented by Ali Allen and Lauren Fell, which makes practical, versatile bags, hats and everyday essentials.
About the Host
ESCA Legal is a law firm founded by Francesca Witzburg, Esq. The firm handles trademarks, brand protection, IP enforcement and U.S. litigation for brands and businesses. Learn more at www.esca.legal.
Witzburg called this the first Boardrooms & Brunch and said it will not be the last.
This feature was produced from the event’s press materials.
