Noah Tepperberg (born August 15, 1975) is an American businessman and co-founder of several New York City nightclubs and restaurants, including Marquee, Tao, Avenue and Lavo.[1][2]
Noah Tepperberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Miami |
| Occupation(s) | Nightclub and restaurant owner |
| Spouse |
Melissa Wood (m. 2016) |
Biography
editTepperberg is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School.[3] He earned a BBA degree from the University of Miami with a double major in business management and entrepreneurship.[4]
Career
editTepperberg began promoting parties with a friend, Jason Strauss, when the pair were in high school. In 1997, they created a business partnership focused on creating nightclubs, restaurants and other venues of nightlife entertainment.[5] Among their early ventures was the supper club, Metronome, located in New York City's Flatiron district;[6] Conscience Point, an existing nightclub-restaurant that they redesigned and relaunched in Southampton, NY with partners, Billy Masterson and Stephen Baldwin; and Luahn, a Manhattan lounge-restaurant. [7][8]
In 2003, Tepperberg and Strauss with investor Chris Barish, opened Marquee nightclub in New York City. In April 2004, Vanity Fair included Tepperberg, Strauss and Barish in the magazine's "Kings and Queens of Clubs" article, featuring the major nightlife impresarios of New York at the time.[9] Soon thereafter, Tepperberg and Strauss partnered with Tao founders Marc Packer and Rich Wolf to open TAO at The Venetian Las Vegas and added partner Lou Abin to the Tao Group in 2008.
As part of TAO, Tepperberg, Strauss and associates opened AVENUE in New York's Chelsea neighborhood (May 2009); LAVO restaurant and nightclub in Midtown Manhattan (September 2010; temporarily closed in 2024); Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (New Year's Eve 2011); Dream Downtown Hotel in New York City (June 2011); Marquee at The Star Casino in Sydney, Australia (March 2012); TAO Downtown in New York's Chelsea neighborhood (September 2013); as well as numerous other clubs and restaurants in the US and internationally.[5][10][11]
On February 1, 2017, Tepperberg, along with his partners, sold a majority stake in Tao Group to the Madison Square Garden Company. They continue to run the day-to-day operations of the company.[12] In 2023, the stake was, in turn, sold to Mark Scheinberg's Mohari Hospitality for $550 million.[13][14]
The success factors behind the unusual longevity of Tepperberg and Strauss's nightclub, Marquee, have been the subject of two case studies by Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse -- "Marquee: The Business of Nightlife" (2009) and its updated follow-up version, "Marquee: Reinventing the Business of Nightlife." (2013, revised 2019).[5][15][16]
Personal life
editIn 2016, Tepperberg married model and health and wellness coach Melissa Wood in a ceremony at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.[17][18] He and his wife live in New York City and have two children.[19]
References
edit- ^ Vora, Shivani (2019-07-24). "When Starting a Collection Coincides With a Wedding". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "TAO Group's Noah Tepperberg Talks Marquee's Singapore Expansion: Exclusive". Billboard. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Williams, Alex (2010-08-31). "A Nightclub Mogul Can't Avoid the Spotlight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Williams, Alex (August 31, 2010). "A Nightclub Mogul Can't Avoid the Spotlight". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Elberse, Anita; Barlow, Ryan; Wong, Sheldon (November 25, 2009). "Marquee: The Business of Nightlife" (PDF). Thegetwell.co. Harvard Business School Case 509-019, September 2009. (Revised November 2010.). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Time Out - Clubs". No. 151. Gannett Co. Rockland Journal News. October 17, 1998. p. 38.
Metronome. Broadway at 21st St. The tireless team of Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg ... at this elegant Art Deco super club.
- ^ Smith, Kelly Ann (May 23, 1999). "Spending This Season: What's New in the Shop Windows". NYTimes.com. The New York Times Company. p. 24. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ McKinley, Jesse (May 28, 2000). "Out For a Night In Search Of the In". No. 9.1. The New York Times Company. New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
a lounge-cum-restaurant ... Luahn is the brainchild of Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg ...
- ^ Hutton, Punch; Wayne, George (April 2004). "Kings and Queens of Clubs". condenast.com. Condé Nast. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Gould, Jenniferer (February 22, 2021). "Nightclubs are closing or turning into restaurants to survive". News Corp. New York Post. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
Tao Group has permanently shuttered two of its five nightclubs: Vandal on the Bowery — a pre-COVID hot spot for celebs like Ariana Grande and the Jonas Brothers — and Avenue ...
- ^ Nordstrom, Leigh (January 18, 2016). "Your New Late-night Haunt: Vandal Opens on the Lower East Side". Fairchild Publishing LLC. Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "MSG Pays $181M For Controlling Stake In Nightlife Company Tao Group". February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (2023-04-18). "Tao Group, Creator of Nightlife and Dining for Glitterati, Sells to Mohari for $550 Million". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "MSG sells Tao Group Hospitality to New York investor for $550M". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Heyman, Marshall (October 27, 2013). "Case Study: The Nuts and Bolts of Nightlife". Dow Jones Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
The idea to take an in depth look at Marquee came from two of her students, Sheldon Wong and Ryan Barlow, who stopped by her office one day and said, 'You have to write a case on nightlife' [...] to get an inside look at how the business was made and sustained its popularity over the years.
- ^ Elberse, Anita. "Cases and Teaching Materials". HBS.edu. Harvard Business School. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Eidell, Lynsey (October 11, 2016). "Nightclub Mogul Noah Tepperberg and Melissa Wood Had the Wedding of the Year". Glamour.
- ^ Denning, Stephanie (June 13, 2017). "How To Build A Career You Love: Melissa Wood-Tepperberg's Story". Forbes.
- ^ Vora, Shivani (July 24, 2019). "When Starting a Collection Coincides With a Wedding". The New York Times.