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Like Nobody’s Business: What Happens Here is Everyone’s Business
Chamber President Kristin McMillan and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President/CEO Rossi Ralenkotter talk tourism, the economy, and what’s next for our region as a premier business and leisure destination.
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Like Nobody’s Business: Hitting the Ice with Kerry Bubolz
Kerry Bubolz, President of the Vegas Golden Knights NHL team, sits down with Kristin McMillan to discuss the team’s inaugural season.
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Like Nobody’s Business: Wonder Women
Chamber CEO Kristin McMillan sits down with Mayor Carolyn Goodman of the City of Las Vegas and Mayor Debra March of the City of Henderson.
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Like Nobody’s Business: Episode 1
On the debut episode, Chamber President and CEO Kristin McMillan sits down with Mayor John Lee, of the City of North Las Vegas.
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Chamber Discusses the Municipal Election
Chamber VP of Government Affairs Paul Moradkhan and Government Affairs Committee member Randy Robison of CenturyLink discuss the outcome of the municipal elections.
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Justin Harrison Discusses Local Business Impact Statements
Chamber Director of Government Affairs Justin Harrison explains the importance of business impact statements on a local government statements.
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Chamber U: Content Marketing
Lauralie Ezra of CrowdSiren discusses the importance of content marketing and how to implement it in your business.
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Chamber U: Getting Commercial Real Estate Space
Hayim Mizrachi, CCIM, President and Principal of the MDL Group, outlines what you need to know when obtaining commercial real estate space.
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Great Leaders are the Foundation of Great Cities
Kristin McMillan, president and CEO of the Metro Chamber, talks about the Leadership Foundation of Greater Las Vegas and its programs.
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Featured President's Club Members
Stephanie Kocher
Las Vegas Woman Magazine
Owner and President
Stephanie Kocher is the new owner and president of Las Vegas Woman Magazine. The publication has been in print for 18 years with a mission to educate, entertain and inspire. Stephanie brings a lifetime of marketing and publishing experience and has worked side-by-side with her mother, Ruth Lauber, who is the current vice-president of Las Vegas Woman Magazine. Between the both of them, there is over 60 years of magazine experience. Stephanie is also a member of the United Way's Tocqueville Society and Women's Leadership Council.
Rick Myers
Thomas & Mack Development Group
President
Rick Myers is President of Thomas & Mack Development Group, a commercial development company with projects throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Thomas & Mack performs third party real estate services, and is currently managing the development of the Metro Police Department’s new headquarters campus. Mr. Myers is a past president of the Southern Nevada Chapter of NAIOP and longtime member of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Thomas & Mack, Rick worked for The Howard Hughes Corporation and Marnell Properties. He graduated from the University of Southern California.
Eddie Burkhart
Friday Health Plans
Director of Sales
Eddie Burkhart is Director of Sales, Nevada for Friday Health Plans. Active in the health insurance industry for more than 27 years, he joined Friday Health Plans in mid-2020 in preparation for the company’s launch to Nevada. Burkhart represents Friday Health Plans throughout Nevada for its individual and family health plans, both on and off the healthcare marketplace, as well as Friday’s small group plans. Their focus is on entrepreneurs, gig workers, contractors, freelancers, service industry workers, early retirees and small business owners – people who make their own decisions about health insurance.”
Nine (IX) Kemppainen
SISU Enlightened Protection
CEO
Nine (IX) Kemppainen is a modern day Samurai. He has served as a military officer, Secret Service Agent, and Staff Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency. He has overseen security and intelligence for the National Park Service (where he was entrusted with the protection of America's most treasured monuments and icons), and most recently built a security program from scratch for Elon Musk's company SpaceX. He has protected "king" and country and high-profile individuals including Musk and Tony Robbins. Complimenting his professional experience, he has studied security at Georgetown, Cambridge, and Harvard.
