This month’s Lagniappe contribution is in honor of the wonderful country of Italy. I recently spent a week with our Italian client’s executive team at their headquarters in Italy. I experienced a full measure of legendary Italian hospitality. From the friendship of enjoying family dinners, to the cordiality of multiple discussions with executives and the service in outstanding restaurants, this was a week that redefined hospitality for me. We will be upping our hospitality game here in Washington.

It is not, “just business.” This is personal. A big Thank You to the Baldacinni family and the Umbra Group executive team, Mauro the driver, Alessandro the Intern and all others who helped make the trip work seamlessly.

This month’s Lagniappe contribution will go to the The Red Cross