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The Grind, hosted by business entrepreneur Eric James, is a talk show about local business professionals, entrepreneurs, politicians & people of interest, that chose to bet on themselves & embraced the daily hustle that we call the Grind. #TheGrind, channels the stories behind successful individuals by exploring their ideology of what it takes to manifest a successful business in an ever changing economic, pollical and social media environment.
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Leading Las Vegas is a podcast produced by the Emergency and Crisis Management Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Each season, students in a Leadership, Innovation and Adaptability class interview prominent leaders, who discuss their leadership approaches, and how they prepare for, respond to, and recover from shocks and stresses faced by the community. Las Vegas is known for being the entertainment capital of the world. However, it is also a complex environment, with a highly d ...
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Entrepreneurs Kwon Owens, Chris Mounger, and Steven Thompson Share Journeys from Hustle to Business Success
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Eric James hosts "The Grind," a show featuring local business entrepreneurs. Guest Kwon Owens, a retired IT professional and serial entrepreneur, discusses his diverse business ventures, including real estate and logistics. Chris Mounger, a property inspector with 16 years of experience and a background in civil engineering, shares his journey from…
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Entrepreneurs Share Success, AI Insights, and Career Transitions
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Eric James hosts "The Grind," a show featuring local entrepreneurs discussing their journeys and the local economy. During Women's History Month, he interviews three guests: Adia Foster, Ryan Erickson, and Travis Buchanan. Adia Foster, CEO of Empower, discusses her transition from a USC track star to a successful businesswoman, including her acting…
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Entrepreneurial Journeys and Creative Strategies: Real Estate, Marketing, and Music on The Grind
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The Grind, hosted by Eric James, features local business entrepreneurs discussing their journeys and contributions to the economy. The episode highlights two women, Loni Reed and Lisa Shin-Lee, who share their experiences in the real estate industry. Loni, originally from Minnesota, transitioned from real estate to title business marketing, using u…
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Embracing the Grind: Juan and Nicole Huerta on Mastering Mortgage and Real Estate
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Eric James hosts "The Grind," a show featuring local business entrepreneurs. Juan and Nicole Huerta, a power couple, discuss their careers in the mortgage and real estate industries. Juan, a mortgage broker, emphasizes the importance of consistency and follow-up, sharing his journey from a corporate job to becoming a successful broker. Nicole, a re…
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“Las Vegas Never Closes, Never”: COVID-19 and the Las Vegas Tourism Industry
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Ms. Bartlett discuss how the Venetian shut its doors, and the challenges of re-opening them. She describes how the property learned of COVID, how it developed a response plan, and the importance of having a team made up of members with complimentary skill sets. Many creative solutions had to be developed to create a safe environment that allowed to…
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Illuminating Inequities: Caring for Vulnerable Populations During COVID
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This episode of Leading Las Vegas delves into how COVID disrupted existing support systems for individuals in need of services, and examines leadership approaches that help vulnerable communities during a crisis. We learn how organizations responded to, and embraced, changes they were required to make during the pandemic. Carlito Rayos describes hi…
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Regional Response: How Las Vegas Public Health Agencies Managed a Highly Vulnerable Community During the Pandemic
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Our guests discuss a wide range of topics related to COVID-19, including the financial burden the pandemic created in the region and for their agency, the mental stress created by COVID-19, and ways that the pandemic will continue to have an impact for years to come. In addition, Mr. Quinn and Ms. Robinson discuss characteristics needed to be a str…
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State of Crisis: Nevada Leaders Use the National Guard to Combat COVID-19
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Our guests in this episode discuss innovative ways that Nevada adapted its COVID response, from both a top-down and bottom-up approach. In particular, they discuss challenges arising from working with both federal and local partners, and how those challenges were overcome in unique ways, such as moving state agencies, including the Division of Emer…
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City Solutions: The Las Vegas Response to COVID-19
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Managing COVID-19 created enormous challenges for cities around the world. The early days of the response brought great uncertainty, as cities and healthcare providers worked to contain the spread of the virus, and treat those who contracted it. A shortage of hospital beds and medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, had to be ove…
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S1E4 - Bouncing Back from Crisis: How Communities Build Resilience
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In this episode, we explore how Las Vegas has responded to, and recovered from, different shocks and stresses, including the October 1st, 2017 Route 91 Music Festival mass shooting and the COVID-19 pandemic. Las Vegas City Mayor Carolyn Goodman describes her personal experience related to the events of the October 1st, 2017 shooting, and factors th…
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S1E3 - Co-Producing Safety: Emergency Mangers and an Engaged Public Facing Current and Future Threats
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In this episode, we discuss current and future threats facing the city of Las Vegas, including terrorism, the COVID-19 pandemic, social protests, cyber-attacks, and other challenges. Insight is provided by George Togliatti, Director of the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Carolyn Levering, the Emergency Manager for the City of Las Vegas, and Cap…
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S1E2 - Behind the Scenes: The Science and Safety of Event Planning
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In this episode, we speak with Sgt. Timothy Frederick, of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department’s (LVMPD) Events Planning section and Dr. Tamara D. Herold, the Director of Crowd Management Research Council at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about many factors involved with event planning for large-scale events. Our conversation covers everythi…
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S1E1 - The Lifeboat: A Journey into the Emergency Management Response to the October 1st, 2017 Route 91 Shooting in Las Vegas
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In this episode, we discuss leadership responses to the October 1st, 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 Music Festival in Las Vegas with two individuals who were central to the response. Captain John Pelletier of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), the Incident Commander for the event, and Rachel Skidmore, the Emergency Manager fo…
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