Winstead PC and Collective 54 are pleased to announce a new partnership, naming the law firm as the title sponsor for The Collective 54 Reunion 2025. This premier event, taking place October 27-28, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas, will bring together 150 of North America's most innovative founders of boutique professional services firms.
The flagship annual gathering is a private, invite-only event hosted at the Hotel Drover in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Modeled after a class or family reunion, the event celebrates the powerful community, shared vision, and deep relationships forged among Collective 54 members who are building niche-defining firms.
The Collective 54 Reunion is a two-day in-person conference focused on interactive peer-to-peer learning and networking. The agenda includes interactive workshops, renowned speakers, an awards ceremony, and a VIP dinner for networking. The partnership underscores Winstead's history of successfully guiding Collective 54 members through significant financial transactions, including exits, growth financings, and strategic acquisitions.
"We chose to become the title sponsor of The Collective 54 Reunion because this community represents the future of professional services," said Manny Clark, Shareholder at Winstead PC. "I've had the privilege of helping several Collective 54 members realize their dreams through successful M&A transactions. This event is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to support the best founders in the space—visionary leaders building real equity value."
Greg Alexander, Founder of Collective 54, added: "Winstead is recognized by emerging growth companies for being the best in their field. Collective 54 is recognized by its members as the best community for founders of boutique professional services firms. When the best meets the best, great things happen. We're proud to partner with Manny Clark and the team at Winstead to support our members at this once-a-year gathering of industry-shaping firms."
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About Collective 54
Collective 54 is the first mastermind community for boutique professional services firms, typically those with 10 to 250 employees. The organization provides its members with a range of benefits, including a strong peer network of founders who understand their unique challenges, expert-led content and coaching for business growth, and access to data, software, and a hybrid of virtual and in-person events. A testament to the community's success, 50 member firms have achieved successful exits since 2020, representing over $3 billion in combined deal value. To learn more about The Collective 54 Reunion or apply for membership, visit: collective54.com.
About Winstead PC
Winstead is a leading law firm serving clients across the country. We focus on exceeding our clients' expectations by providing innovative solutions to their business and legal opportunities and challenges. We work as a trusted counsel to public and private companies, governments, individuals, universities, and public institutions. Our business, transactions, and litigation practices serve key industries including real estate, financial services, investment management and private funds, higher education and P3, airlines, healthcare and life sciences, sports business, and wealth management.