Meet TKG

Manny Kess, President
Founder of The Kess Group

When super star athletes want to go to sin city, they call Manny Kess. He is not only the man in Vegas, but his name is known in every party city of the world. Through his connections, network and relationships, he is the one phone call for anything anybody may want regardless of location or ridiculousness of ask. From athletes, celebrities, top executives, royalty and everything in between, The Kess Group is the staple around the world for whatever you need. He is an entrepreneur and elite businessman, with more than 20 years in the food, beverage and nightlife industry.

A New York City native, Manny is best described by friends as charismatic, sincere, straight forward and a blue chip athlete. Earning over 60 scholarships nationwide, he accepted his nomination into the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. After completing his plebe year, he chose a life in hospitality over one in the military. At 19, Manny began a successful run opening restaurants and watering holes throughout New York City.

A frequent patron of Las Vegas, Manny was recognized for his youthful business acuity and his ability as a connector. He was recruited by Angel Management Group (AMG) a Las Vegas-based nightlife company and moved to sin city in 2011. By the end of his first year with AMG he was promoted to Lead VIP Host for the Wet Republic Ultra Pool at the MGM Grand. In 2012 Manny seized an opportunity to open his own company and created “Tonight I’m VIP”.  His company rapidly grew into a boutique concierge agency known by an unmatched level of service and a worldwide depth.  In 2013, with the addition of his sister Elena, The Kess Group was formed.

The award-winning Kess Group fuses Manny’s intrinsic passion for food, drink, travel, adventure, and customer service, with his ability to create custom experiences people will remember for a lifetime. Manny’s dedication to excellence helped earn him the 2012 and 2016 Best Independent Host Award by JackColton.com…an award based on recognition from his industry peers. Since the launch of TKG, the agency has expanded worldwide offering services for any type of clientele in any city of the world.

Elena Kess, Vice President
The Kess Group

Elena Kess is truly one of a kind and loved by each one of her clients. Commonly known as “Sis”, Elena is your go-to hostess and will make every Las Vegas night a dream you’ll never want to wake up from. Listening to all her client’s needs and being the over achiever that she is, awaked a desire, and inspired her to create WorldWide TKG.

Born and raised in NYC with Greek roots, Elena is a New Yorker at heart with a worldwide intellect and swagger to match. An avid traveler, Elena has visited over 50 countries, hundreds of cities and speaks four languages.

Philanthropy and giving back has always been of the utmost importance to the Kess family. Elena is heavily involved with many of her clients’ foundations, producing and assisting a wide variety of events. Elena serves as the Sponsorship Director and is on the Board for The Carnival of Love Foundation. Yearly, she participates in charitable causes such as Aids Walk, Revlon Walk for Breast Cancer, Bike for MS and NY Cares Day.

Growing up in NYC helped shape Elena into the won’t take no for an answer, no nonsense woman that she is known as being; especially when it comes to getting her clients what they want. You will often find Elena multitasking clients in Vegas while simultaneously booking a clients’ yacht in Dubai or another clients’ villa in Greece.

Before joining forces with her brother Manny to form The Kess Group, Elena was running with the big dogs on Wall Street. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in English and a wicked sense of humour, Elena took to the fast paced atmosphere of the New York finance world like a fish to water. After 17 years of a high pressure environment in NYC working with Fortune 500 companies and VIPs, Elena hung up her power suit and moved to Las Vegas.

A natural socialite, Elena utilized her power skills while adding her eccentricities to make a name for herself in Las Vegas. She joined The Mirage Hotel & Casino in the coveted position of Concierge and quickly rose to the top, winning sales and customer competitions month after month. For three years, pulling double duty, Elena was simultaneously gaining experience at The Mirage, while implementing that new found knowledge into The Kess Group. 

Since 2010, The Kess group has worked with thousands of top athletes, VIPs and celebrities of the world, striving to make each and every clients’ time memorable and worthy of a story they will tell for the rest of their lives.

“I’m a New Yorker, we don’t take no for an answer and yes we are different because we have to be. NY is called the concrete jungle for a reason. You either conquer it or it defeats you.”

The TKG Mission:

It’s quite possible someone told you about us and that’s why you’re here, so let us tell you who we are.

The Kess Group is a custom event-creation agency that transforms any idea into a lifetime experience. We make the improbable possible and we love doing it.