“Ask for help! I was one of those ‘do-it-all-myself’ entrepreneurs, never realizing that I held my own business success back by not putting my trust in others to help me, and the company, prosper. I discovered how freeing it was to focus on what I did well!”
Stevenson Brooks • Owner, MBSB LLC – authorized licensee of Sandler Training in Las Vegas
“If you can find a career that can keep you fulfilled professionally, you are lucky…Finding a job that can personally and professionally keep you happy is rare so embrace it and make the most of it every day!”
Kathy Gamboa • Campus Director, University of Phoenix Northern Nevada
“The best business advice I have ever received was from my late father Jim Bell and late father-in-law JR Saxton, who were both family business owners in Las Vegas. Once I entered into the family business, they gave me the same advice – ‘Always pay cash, never credit.’”
Paula Bell-Saxton • President, Sacon Construction
Be creative and think outside the box. Be diversified and open to new ideas. Never blame others and remember the buck stops with you. Stay true to yourself and your values. Consistency is the key to everything. And, most recently I was told…well behaved women rarely make history.”
Laura Jane Spina • Principal-In-Charge, RAFI Architecture
“Don’t respond immediately to difficult situations. When facing a difficult situation, it is most advantageous to not respond immediately. Take time to think through the situation and strategize the best response. Often your first response, in haste, will not be your best response.”
Jennifer Morss • Executive Director, Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN)
“Through advice, I learned that a leader is also a teacher. The role as a leader is to teach directly and by example. This principle makes individuals and organizations great. Hire people who know more than you do and to give them the autonomy and the resources to be successful.”
Brian Patchett • President and CEO, Easter Seals Southern Nevada