Event-Recap-2024-03-28-Vegas-Inc-40-Under-40 by Greenspun Media Group

EVENT RECAP

LAS VEGAS SUN • LAS VEGAS WEEKLY • LAS VEGAS MAGAZINE • VEGAS2GO • VEGAS INC 2024

VEGAS INC 40 UNDER 40 EVENT RECAP

On Thursday, March 28, 2024 , Vegas Inc celebrated it’s 24th annual 40 Under 40 awards at SAHARA Las Vegas’ AZILO Ultra Pool . Sponsored by UNLV Lee Business School Executive MBA, Cox Business, UMC and Lincoln Dynamic Foundation , the event honored 40 of the city’s most exceptional and promising leaders under the age of 40. Kayla Fishman , 2023 40 Under 40 alumna, Director of Sales for Western Golf Properties and Western Hospitality Group and former Co-host of 98.5 KLUC’s The Chet Buchanan Show, hosted the awards program and congratulated the honorees. Throughout the event, attendees indulged in a selection of passed appetizers from SAHARA Las Vegas , complimentary Dos Caras Tequila and Sláinte Irish Whiskey cocktails and sweet treats from Lea Lana’s Bananas and The Donut Hole by Carl’s Donuts . Balloon decor by Vegas Balloon Company and floral centerpieces from Sonny’s Flower Shop brought the venue to life, while DJ Skye of SPTLGHT Entertainment brought the party to life. Guests captured photos to remember the celebration at a photobooth provided by Desert Cactus Booth . At the end of the evening, each honoree took home a bag filled with copies of the 40 Under 40 special publication and gifted items from event sponsors, including a bottle of Taffer’s Browned Butter Bourbon

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 2

EVENT BIO EST. 2016

TIFFANY WARD

CREATOR & CEO,CERTIFIED DISC & LEADERSHIP FACILITATOR, CERTIFIED SOUND HEALER The WE Mentality Team Development

TERESA THURTLE FOUNDER, ALS ADVOCATE AND POLICY ANALYST Bottoms Up to Down ALS

SARAH STEPHENS

VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Opportunity Village

ANDREW WOODS DIRECTOR UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research

CORY FRANK VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, Nigro Construction, Inc.

MORGAN SHAH DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Nevada Legal Services

JESSICA PHARAR FOUNDER Pharar Foundation

JESS MOLASKY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Ovation Development

BRONWEN GREGG DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Insight Global

KELLY TRASK DIRECTOR OF SLOT STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE SciPlay/Light & Wonder

DEAN GETTMAN

CEO

Platinum Contracting of Nevada LLC, Lake Las Vegas Lake Management LLC

MARSHA AL-SAYEGH UMC FOUNDATION MANAGER UMC Foundation

ERICA OKERBERG

VICE CHAIR, Global Gaming Practice SHAREHOLDER, Greenberg Traurig

ERICA MOSCA NEVADA STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 3 HONOREES

DEZIRAE BRUNI

FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL Dezirae Bruni Interiors

COLLIN KAMHOLZ

VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Aristocrat (Anaxi)

DANIELLE BARILLE

VICE PRESIDENT

World Series of Poker Online, Caesars Entertainment

JAMIE THALGOTT

SHAREHOLDER Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

BRANDON MORRISON

HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY Resorts World Las Vegas

DAVID NAVARRO

NEVADA REGIONAL PRESIDENT Enterprise Bank & Trust

ESTHER PLA-CAZARES

FACULTY AND LEAD ACADEMIC COUNSELOR College of Southern Nevada

CHRISTA BROWN

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

JUZZEF MARTINEZ

VICE PRESIDENT, COMMERCIAL BANKER, JPMorgan Chase

SHANNON DEMUS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - AMERICAS Light & Wonder

KAREN NELSON

ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON University Medical Center Orthopedic and Spine Institute

RENATA FOLLMANN

VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Fontainebleau Las Vegas

MIKE DAVIS

TV PERSONALITY

Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network/FOX5 Vegas

BARRY TU

PRINCIPAL, Scale by 3 CEO, Tu Companies

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 4 EVENT PHOTOS

DONATO CLAY

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Veteran Benefits Guide

SULHEE JESSICA WOO CONTENT CREATOR/SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY

Bento Box Society

JEFF DOROCAK CITY ATTORNEY

City of Las Vegas

NATALIE KRUSKA

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING LAS VEGAS RESIDENCIES, Live Nation Las Vegas

SAMANTHA GRIMES

CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICER

Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee

BROOKS SMITH PRESIDENT ChopValue Las Vegas

AARON LEE

LEAD CHEF AND CO-OWNER

Winnie & Ethel’s Downtown Diner

NADIA GRIFFIN DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & EVENTS

Nevada Contractors Association

WHITNEY GREEN-OLSON CEO AND CO-FOUNDER

Melon Local

NATALIA MANKOVA

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL REPORTING & TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING PlayAGS

IZACK TENORIO

DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Strategies 360

JOE MIKULICH PARTNER

Anima by Edo and Edo Tapas

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 5 EVENT PHOTOS

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 6 EVENT PHOTOS

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 7 EVENT PHOTOS

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 8 MARKETING Nomination Press Release Sent by Neon PR Studios Media Alert Sent by Neon PR Studios Press Release: Announcement of Winners/Event Recap Sent by Neon PR Studios

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 9 MARKETING

Digital Ads Featured in Weekly

Nomination

Fix

Featured

The

Nomination Digital Ads

Sun Daily

Las Vegas Weekly

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 10 MARKETING Nomination Eblast Sent to GMG Signature Event Nominations List

Social Posts Broadcast Featured on 12/19/23: 8 News Now

Nomination

MORGAN SHAH

SAMANTHA GRIMES BARRY TU

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 11 MARKETING

Evite Sent to honorees, alumni, and event sponsors Hand-delivered Honoree Invite

Please RSVP at: lasvegasweekly.com/40Under40Honoree2024 CONGRATULATIONS HONOREE!

Provided by The Donut Hole by Carl’s Donuts

CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS

Honoree Invitation Sticker

MIKE DAVIS

Step and Repeat

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 12 MARKETING

Check In Sign Directional Sign

Drink Sign

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 13 MARKETING

LAS VEGAS RESERVED

Signs

SAHARA

Reserved

TAP TO START

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 14 MARKETING

Photo Booth Welcome Screen & Photo Frame Honoree Certificates

Honoree Gift Bags

Honoree Bag Tags

GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP 15 MARKETING Name Badges Honorees, Alumni, & Staff HONOREE 40 UNDER 40 HONOREE HONOREE 40 UNDER 40 VETERAN BENEFITS GUIDE DONATO CLAY ALUMNI ALUMNI ALUMNI ALUMNI ALUMNI ALUMNI ALUMNI SAMANTHA GRIMES

Bottle

For

HONOREE CHEERS! Congratulations on being Vegas’ Top 40 Under 40! Continue the celebration with this bottle of Taffer’s Browned Butter Bourbon. We launched it one year ago and everyone has enjoyed trying it in their favorite classics and some reinvented recipes. enjoy on the rocks with a couple dashes of my favorite bitters. Our most popular recipe, the espresso martini, is on the back. Other recipes can be found at TaffersBrownedButterBourbon.com. 40 Under 40 Alumni 2023, SEAN WALKER President, The Taffer Companies