A natural born storyteller with an affinity for strategy, a flair for visual drama and a passion for impactful marketing, Emily Wofford found her calling in public ...
Anthony Rossi didn’t always imagine a career in retail. “Upon graduation from college, I received an incredible offer for a retail general manager position and made the tough choice to pivot from my anticipated career path in broadcasting and journalism,” Rossi said.
Ryan Cogley is passionate about the future of the construction industry. Since high school, he knew he wanted to be in construction, though he wasn’t exactly sure of the path ...
If you’d have told Jen Taler that one day, she’d be running one of the most exciting new Downtown properties with business partner Tony Hsieh, she might not have believed you.
Ivan Ruiz has spent his life in the kitchen. He’s gone from cooking traditional Spanish and Italian food in his home growing up, to culinary school, to becoming the youngest executive culinary director of operations at Westgate Resort.
Christopher West began his career in the military 15 years ago with the U.S. Army at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where he deployed twice for 12-month tours in Iraq to provide mental health services to those in ...
Hailing from Queens, New York, Juanny Romero fell in love with Las Vegas for the fun, adventure and local community. As such, she was drawn to the coffee industry as a vehicle for community strengthening.
Curiosity. Wonder. Enthusiasm. Energy. These are the characteristics that Laura Christian admires most about young children. Christian began her career as a preschool and ...
After surviving an abusive relationship, Brittany McCoy promised herself she would always be the person who asks this question. When she discovered the world of nonprofits after college, she found a platform that gave her the opportunity to ask it every day.
Growing up on a 48-acre alfalfa farm in northern Nevada, Joshua Bonde got pretty good with a shovel and spool of bailing wire—skills he now uses regularly as a paleontologist. Bonde set out from a young age to conquer ...
Jennifer Murphy has been making a splash on the local dining scene since her debut in a Las Vegas Strip kitchen in 2006. She has worked in some of the most prestigious restaurants in the city ...
Litigation comes naturally to Jordan Smith. “I’m from a family of lawyers, including my grandfather, father, mother, two uncles, aunt, brother and my wife,” Smith said. Having served as Deputy Solicitor General of Nevada, Smith is ...
Kelsey Moreira is leveraging ready-to-eat cookie dough as a vehicle for change. “After battling alcoholism, I was able to get sober in 2015. Several years later, I quit my 10-year career in the tech industry and started Doughp as a way to channel my newfound energy into something that I loved—making people happy with my desserts,” Moreira said.
For Kade Miller, a career in law was never in his plans. “My family has been in the construction industry for several generations, so I had no exposure to the legal profession or plans to attend law school,” Miller said.
In college, Dustin Drai threw parties, but they weren’t your typical college parties. He would book talent, market the event and make sure everything went off without a hitch—basically the job he has today, but for fun.
With a longtime passion for health care and a foundation in computer engineering, Krupa Srinivas teamed up with her sister, Anita Pramoda, to found Owned Outcomes ...
Kady Casullo didn’t choose her career; it chose her. “I was in the legal field wanting to pursue law school when I was introduced to a family friend who was heavily involved with numerous nonprofit organizations,” Casullo said.
Ricky Gourrier has worked in what he calls the “big five” industries: entertainment, government, education, politics and nonprofit. But with each role, he struggled to genuinely strike joy.
