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Camp Kesem at UNLV   With over 105 summer camps in 40 states, Camp Kesem includes a chapter at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. This camp is led by UNLV students and offers children ages 6-18 who have been affected by a parent’s cancer an opportunity to spend a week with other kids in...

“5-7 times is minimum what someone is expected to relapse”   This statistic is unacceptable for Kristine Modzelewski, that is why she and Kim Advent have made it their purpose to significantly reduce this number. At their CMI facility in Buenos Aires, Argentina, they have taken both a medical as well as a philosophical approach...

“What we tried to do, was emulate this bar to be like your favorite bar that you grew up going into”   What started out as an idea on a golf course, would eventually grow into what you now know as The Great American Pub. Owners Chris Scarpulla and John Domenico took advantage of the...

“I Can Teach You How To Cut Hair, But I Certainly Cannot Teach You Passion “   After originally attending college to become a Criminal Justice major then changing course to Communications, Tzigane, Owner of Layla. A Social Salon, had another change of heart. But this time for her true passion. After landing a job...

“I Knew When My Parents Divorced I Had to Break The Cycle”   As a young girl around the age of 12, Jenifer had already realized she needed change in her life. After suffering as a young child through the pain of her parent’s divorce, she knew she needed to break the cycle of this...

“Help Me, Help Me, Where am I Supposed To Go”   These words are what Transformational Life Coach Lisa Ulshafer refers to as her “dissertation to the universe”. Throughout her life she battled through an eating disorder, abusive relationship and the stresses of being an entrepreneur, then one night in 2004 she decided to call...

“It’s Our Name On It and That Means Something To Us”   This is what Joey Ramjeeawon co-owner of Jack Dish Plumbing tells me about their family business and why it is so important to them to work with honesty and integrity. Joey and his brother have joined the family business that their father has built,...

Feeling Nostalgic ?   Then come check out Reboot Gaming Lounge. They have gaming consoles both new and old. Everything from Atari, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis to PS4 & Xbox one. Not interested in video games? Not to worry, they have an array of Table Top (Board Games) as well. So there is plenty to...

“We want yo push you to the edge everytime”     Owner James Stella of Kaizen Crossfit in Summerlin tells me. “We want to push to your edge each time so that you are better when you leave than when you showed up.” I’ll admit, I have never done Crossfit myself and to be quite...

“Always Think of THEM first, and How YOU Can Help THEM”   After being laid off 7 years ago, Ken Coats didn’t give up or become bitter. Yes, he was disappointed to see that all of his time and hard work that he put in over the years seemed to to disappear in front of...