Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.
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SPirit of GeneroSity c ontinued from page 68 How do you celebrate your success? I have watched people buy a car or throw a lavish party. I have seen poker players go out and spend $40,000 at a gentlemen's club. Teller and I have been working together 38 years. We used to, if we signed a big deal and felt really successful, go have a doughnut and a cup of coffee. Special-order suit by Jack Victor for Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Collection, pocket square by Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Collection 6. John F. O'Reilly C hairman and CEO, O'Reilly Law Group United Way of Southern Nevada, Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas What's the best advice you've ever received? honest. What's your personal motto? Live, laugh, and love. How do you celebrate your success? By living, laughing, and loving. It all ties together! Suit by Hugo Boss, dress shirt by Robert Graham, layering T-shirt by American Essentials, pocket square by Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Collection 7. Todd DuBoef P resident, Top Rank Boxing Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health; The Aspen Institute How do you define success? For me, it is watching the people around me who are either buying our events on Pay-Per-View or buying a ticket to the event. I like seeing them pleased and enthused with the results; that to me is success. I love having the ability to move people's sensations of being touched by where they were at an event. Sport coat, trousers, sweater, and dress shirt by Emporio Armani 8. Rick Harrison C o-owner, Gold and Silver Pawnshop, Bravo's Pawn Stars Noah's Animal House, American Heart Association What is the best advice you've ever received? This is from my father: "The day you think you know everything is the day you stop learning." Hard work pays off in the end; it really does. I tell people to quit whining and just work. That's what I did. I'm a guy with a ninth-grade education, and I do pretty well. But I'm still the same guy. Sport coat and denim by Robert Graham, sports shirt by Jhane Barnes 70 vegasmagazine.com My mom and dad told me to be 9. Seth Schorr C EO, Fifth Street Gaming Planned Parenthood, Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, The Shade Tree What is the best advice you've ever received? not in my business. What is the sweetest part of professional success? Freedom and ability to make my own decisions and see my ideas come to fruition whether they are good or bad. Suit, shirt, and neckwear by Emporio Armani 10. Jason Feinberg A nchor, FOX5 News The Shade Tree, Ronald McDonald House, Best Buddies What's the greatest lesson you've learned from your career? When you take what you do for granted, it bites you really fast. In the very beginning, someone came up to me and said she recognized me, so I immediately thought it was from television. Then I learned that she had babysat me. I try to stay as grounded as possible. Sport coat, shirt, pullover, and pants by Emporio Armani 11. Barry Dakake E xecutive chef, N9NE Steakhouse Make-A-Wish Foundation, Jean-Louis Palladin Foundation How do you celebrate your success? By rewarding my staff at work. They get a great rise out of me showing an appreciation for them, and we all celebrate together. In fact, as I was leaving last night, someone said, "Hey, chef, when you get back, can we all go bowling?" Suit by Armani Collezioni, dress shirt by Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Collection, neckwear by Brioni 12. Tony Berti C ofounder, Goodie Two Shoes Goodie Two Shoes Foundation, Andre Agassi Foundation for Education What's your prediction for the future of your industry? Unfortunately, with the Las Vegas economy being what it is, there are more and more children in need. If we can just provide them with the understanding that everything in life they do is a choice, and they can make better choices, society as a whole would be better. Sport coat and dress shirt made to measure by Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Collection, trousers by Zanella, tie by Robert Graham V Learn how to work on my business, opportunities to give Dinner table event: june's Project Dinner table benefits the tonopah community Garden and the Gay & lesbian community center of Southern nevada. the special chef of the evening will be Geno bernardo, executive chef of nove italiano. Project Details: june 30, 6:30 pm, University of nevada cooperative extension orchard; projectdinnertable.com toUrnament event: this $1 million buy-in tournament raises funds for Guy laliberté's one Drop foundation, which helps provide access to sanitary water in poverty-stricken countries. WorlD SerieS of Poker charity Details: july 1, 1:11 pm, rio hotel & casino; wsop.com, onedrop.org jUSt for the kiDS Golf toUrnament event: this eighth annual marriott las Vegas charities tournament benefits local children's charities such as candlelighters childhood cancer foundation of nevada through the children's miracle network. Details: august 6, tPc las Vegas and jW marriott las Vegas resort & Spa, 702-352-1021; marriottjustforthekids.com neVaDa broaDcaSterS Charity Regist er hall of fame Gala event: the nevada broadcasters association honors those inducted into the hall of fame for their dedication and achievements in the broadcast industry. Details: august 18, red rock casino, resort & Spa, 702-794-4994; nevadabroadcasters.org photography by ethan miller/getty images (bernardo); steve granitz/wireimage (laliberté)