President/CEO
Las Vegas
Number of Employees: 70
Years in Nevada: 30
Years with Firm: 15
Type of Business: Commercial Real Estate Firm
Describe Your Leadership Style:
Inspirational and compassionate. I like to lead by example and while I am compassionate, I do hold people accountable.
Biggest Business Challenge:
The biggest challenge of my career happened in 1999, when I made the leap from being an employee to buying the company. I’m proud to say that my former employer is still a client today.
Best Business Advice:
In my business, people are an owner’s only commodity and the owner is only as good as his or her team. Be good to your people and take care of your team, treating your team members with respect, compensating them well and recognizing them.
How do you retain your best and brightest employees?
By offering training and opportunities for growth within the company and by promoting from within, empowering the best and brightest to grow.
Who inspired you to get into the business?
My mother inspired me since I was a small child to “grow up and be somebody.” This was ingrained in me growing up. I never wanted to limit my potential and always wanted to have my own business.
What is the most important thing you learned from your parents?
My parents taught me that the most important characteristic for success in life and business is integrity, above all else.
Do you think Las Vegas will recover from the economic downturn faster than other cities?
Yes. As far as I can remember in my 30 years as a Las Vegas resident, we have always been the last on the list of cities affected by a down turn and first on the list for recovery.