Name: Gary Siroky
Title: President
Company: CORE Construction
Type of Business: General Contractor/Construction Managers
Location: Las Vegas
Years in Nevada: 15
Years with Company: 3
Biggest Business Challenge:
We entered the Southern Nevada market to take advantage of the public sector work. We are now restructuring the company into a full-service general contractor with private design-build and construction management expertise to position us for controlled growth in both the public and private sectors.
What do you like best about your job?
Internally: the daily interaction with diverse professionals who enjoy a culture of creativity, teamwork and personal growth. Externally: creating lasting relationships with clients that are built upon trust and integrity.
How do you spend your time when you’re not working?
Spending time with my family, cooking and training for triathlons.
What would you like your legacy to be?
When I look back over my life I want to be able to honestly say, “I have fought the good fight; I have finished my work,” and my children will stand proud of their father.
Favorite Business Book:
The Pursuit of WOW! by Tom Peters
Best Business Advice:
Stay in school and live with your parents as long as possible.
What are some of the unique features of the prototype high school you recently finished?
Arbor View High School is a 330,000-square-foot project organized around a centralized 50,000-square-foot open mall. The award-winning design incorporates advanced concepts for educational curriculum, technology and security, as well as forward-thinking standards for daylighting and energy efficiency. However, I think what is most impressive is that, given the growth and budgetary constraints the School District faces, there is no compromise in the design and construction of the new high school prototype.
Name: Elissa Cadish
Title: Shareholder
Company: Hale Lane
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Years in Nevada: 16
Years with firm: 10
Type of business: Full-service law firm, with offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City
Biggest business challenge: It is always a challenge to find and hire qualified law associates who are intelligent, talented and willing to work hard. It is crucial to pay attention to details in order to obtain the best possible results for our clients.
What do you like best about your job? I enjoy taking complex facts and legal principles and presenting them in an organized and logical way, in order for my clients to win.
Favorite Business Book: Making Rain, by Jerry Sears
Best business advice: Always act honorably and professionally; avoid the temptation to stretch the truth and mislead people. Your reputation is the most important asset you have, and you will quickly lose it if you act otherwise.
What would you like your legacy to be? Proving that a woman can be an active, hands-on mom to young children and a successful, full-time professional. I feel strongly that women should be able to have it all.
What advice would you give a woman just graduating law school? Establish your goals and go for them. Do not let others tell you what you should want; your goals have to be your own. You will spend a lot of time working, and you need to do what makes you happy.