GBK hosts the most luxurious Gifting event in honor of the ESPY Awards

July 10th, Beverly Hills-GBK, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company honored the 2024 ESPY Award Nominees and Presenters by hosting the 'GBK Brand Bar Pre ESPY Luxury Lounge Presented by MEND, on July 10th at the Ten Thousand Luxury Residences, LA's iconic luxury residences.

The luxury event this year saw some of the most celebrated sporting stars attending including Jaydin Blackwell, Olympic Gold Medalists Greg Louganis, Gil Roberts, Al Joyner, & Willie Gault, Clippers coach Brian Shaw, Rodney Peete, Christine Williamson, Cat Cora and many more.

GBK's Presenting Sponsor, MEND, harnesses the power of stem cells and gold nanoparticles to transcend the boundaries of traditional skincare.

In addition to products from MEND, this year's lounge provided guests with luxurious gifts that included the luxury scenting brand Aroma360, FogCrest Vineyard's wines from the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County and Jane Foodie's award-winning gourmet flash-frozen, restaurant-quality meals delivered right to your door.

George Karlaftis poses with Fog Crest wines

Award season gift events are rarely complete without an exotic vacation resort getaway for the guests. This year was no different and the GBK event saw exotic Resort stays on offer.

This included a stay and play at the historic La Casa del Camino hotel in Laguna Beach. Guests were excited to receive a complimentary villa stay at the Sailrock Resort inTurks and Caicos. And to top it off, they also were gifted with an indulgent twonight villa stay, with butler service for 4 adults at Raiwasa Private Resort in Fiji.

Unique brands that were present at this year's luxury lounge included Electronics from GE Lighting, a Savant company, high end designs for men and women from Shari Henry, Values Driven who promotes a values-driven culture through their clothing line, and Good Quality Human hats, where every lid tells a story with a focus on being a "Lil Different." There were plenty of food & beverage gifts such as $1,000 gift card to Ike's Love and Sandwiches, Incognito's non-alcoholic, ready-to-drink cannabis cocktails, Motiv Matcha gummies infused with adaptogens, LA Lakers legend A.C. Green was there gifting his Warrior Energy Drink and Warrior alkaline water, and Xalisco DrinXspirits Tequila Casa Pochteca's high-quality 100% agave tequila. Other exciting items include Glow Pups fun doggy lifestyle brand, the BETTER Foam Roller by Rollga SoCal and many others. Services provided to the talent include on-site tattooing by world renowned tattoo studio Malaka Tattoo Collective located in the heart of Los Angeles, bodywork and stretch performance sessions by LA Bodywork, accent & dialect coaching by Melanie Fox through her Speech Fox program, ghostwriting and publishing services by Action Takers Publishing, and holistic and herbal pet remedies and treatments by veteran and veterinarian Dr. Croom Army Vet. Guests enjoyed sipping on cocktails while grooving to ADM Entertainment provided DJ services for the event.

GBK Brand Bar has been giving to charities since 2002 and has given away more than $10 million in products and services. This year was no different. As part of his commitment to giving back, GBK Brand Bar CEO Gavin Keilly partnered this event with Animal Foster Network, Foundation for a Drug-Free World, and Watering Seeds Organization a non-profit sports rehabilitation and wellness organization.

To conclude, it was a decadent and thoughtful event with all the guests thoroughly enjoying what was on offer. Congratulations again to all the nominees and presenters of the 2024 ESPY awards.

GBK Brand Bar is the world's premiere Celebrity Gifting lounge that is dedicated to providing high quality, tailor-made service to its individual clients. GBK Brand Bar is known for integrating the Entertainment, Luxury Consumer Products and Non-Profit industries to create unique and memorable high-profile experiences that maximize its clients' brand-building efforts. GBK Brand Bar's CEO Gavin Keilly is a well-established name in Luxury Celebrity Lounges with over 20 years' experience as an industry leader. His lounges are legendary in Hollywood (and beyond) for having not only the best gifts, but always attracts the hottest celebs who continue to come back year after year.