When we founded Breakaway Bookkeeping & Advising, we knew that embracing diversity was a given. Because it is who we are as founders and as humans. Because it is #whatmatters.

The coronavirus had an imbalanced approach to healthcare facilities. While hospitals and larger health systems were overrun with an influx of patients and emergencies, smaller practices were deemed “non-essential.” Elective surgeries and routine primary care were asked to pause, in efforts to support the overburden treatment of COVID-19 patients.

It was a cold January day more than forty years ago in Koln (Cologne) Germany. The pianist Keith Jarrett was scheduled to play a solo concert to a sold out crowd at the town Opera House. Jarrett had selected a Bosendorfer 290 Imperial concert grand for the performance. However, due to confusion among the opera house staff, instead of Jarrett’s preferred piano, the instrument they had ready for him was a “rehearsal piano” used by the opera - in poor condition, wildly out of tune, and virtually unplayable.

It’s arguably one of the most exciting moments in bicycle racing. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, a pack of riders surges ahead of the peloton and begins a courageous sprint, leaving the main group kilometers behind them.

When I met with one of Breakaway’s (soon to be announced) new board members last week, he toasted our success: “Congratulations on finishing your first quarter in business. You can honestly say it was your best quarter ever!”