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Colin Comer Founding Partner
Light Nightclub and Daylight Beach Club at Mandalay Bay ■ Age: 35
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olin Comer credits his quick success to nity by Light and Daylight’s ownership to crea combination of “incredibly good luck, ate our own company and to partner on these lots of hard work and a series of really incredible venues. I would never in a million amazing people in my life who have served as years have imagined I would become a manmentors and advisors.” aging partner of not one, but two world-class Comer moved to Las Vegas from Chicago. venues in a city like Las Vegas. There were What he calls his “Vegas adventure” began definitely some naysayers who predicted we with a job interview with the Light Group in would fall on our faces and it’s been really reOctober of 2010. “I met with the company warding to have done the opposite.” CEO, Andy Masi, who told me unflinchingly His advice is basic. “Work very, very hard — that he was very difficult to work for and I somewhere right now, there is someone else should think long and hard if I really wanted in your chosen field who is thinking that also, to do that. Being very comfortable in my and is doing it. Treat others the way you want hospitality career in Chicago, I couldn’t help to be treated. Keep calm and carry on. This but jump at the challenge to see if I could sounds simple and some people will laugh at make it among the entertainment capital of me for quoting the famous stoic World War the world.” II British mantra, but it’s brilliant. The people The process of launching Play Management who can stay calm under the toughest cirin 2015 was “very intense,” he said, but has cumstances are often the ones who succeed. also been highly rewarding. “(Business part- As you gain success, gain even more humility.” ner John Pettei) and I were given the opportu— Howard Riell
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