I do my best to offer opportunities as well. My business is connecting great talent with great companies. In other words, I get people jobs. Those are BIG opportunities! I host private networking events - opportunities to meet the best people in America. Most people won’t set down the TIVO and invest two hours in meeting new executives and entrepreneurs. As my friend Wilson says, "they would not raise a lick at a snake if it was biting them in the butt." I’ll tell you this with all confidence; you will finish ahead of 90% of the people if you just show up. Not showing up is a choice, and it eliminates 100% of the opportunities.
Finally, I host charity events and offer my friends the opportunity to get out and meet movers and shakers while concurrently giving back to charity and community. Why? Because, "to whom much is given, much is required." Most people won’t attend and won’t donate a nickel. That is a choice as well. Fortunately, I don’t have to be the judge - that is God’s job. My role is just to offer opportunities.
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]]>On the job front, Las Vegas continues to make a comeback. I have several casino GM positions, several sales positions and a stack of technology opportunities. Click on "Career Opportunities" to see the entire list of openings.
After six months of being low key to work on my executive placement business, I am back in the game with several charity events. On July 30, After the Finish Line is hosting a horse rescue benefit at Hilton Del Mar. I have two tables of friends, jockeys, trainers and celebrities. On September 11 I will host The BIG 80s Remix, a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Venue is LAVO inside the Palazzo in Las Vegas. Check out www.bbbsn.org for tickets. The following night (September 12) is Jeans to Jewels for Opportunity Village at Frank Martin’s gorgeous Bitter Root Ranch in Las Vegas.
And I am excited to announce that I will Chair Oscar Night America for The Arthritis Foundation in March 2010. This is the official Academy Awards party benefitting The Arthritis Foundation. We’ll warm up with a benefit show hosted by Terry Fator at The Mirage on November 15. For more information, contact me directly at mwayman@godfatherlv.com
]]>I get 50 phone calls and 300 emails a day, mostly requests for help. Since my purpose in life is helping others, I spend most of my daying doing just that. Finding candidates new jobs, donating my time and financial resources to charity, and making introductions between people that can help each other. All that stated, I can’t help everyone. And when you can’t help people, many do not take it well.
Consider the person that wanted me to invest in his cooking show. I said "no thank you, not really my passion." He then told anyone that would listen that I was a jerk. Actually, I just did not want to invest in a cooking show.
Consider the candidates that come to me for jobs. When you have a hundred candidates for every open job, it’s not possible to submit everyone. So I match the candidates by education, experience and culture, submitting those that are an exact match for the job descriptions. In many cases when I tell a candidate they are not a good match they say "Mark’s a jerk." Even had a few say "Mark is not a Chritian - he proclaims to help people, but he did not help me." Well, I am a Christian, I do help many people, however it would be accurate to say I can’t help everyone.
It is written in the book of Matthew, I tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers, you did for Me.” So I do my best for as many as I can. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
]]>Las Vegas job market has finally stabilized. Most recent financial results were off 10%, however that is a marked improvement from the last two quarters. We are hopeful for a busier summer and a convention filled Fall. The Godfather’s phone has been ringing the last two weeks, and I’m scouting out a dozen "C" level positions. The top two are a Loyalty Marketing position at $300,000 and a Chief Game Designer at $250,000. Beyond that, plenty of casino GM and marketing positions.
The next Godfather "Sit Down" in Las Vegas is at Red Rock Resort in June. The event is nearly sold out today, over a month in advance. The Godfather will be hosting The BIG 80s Remix on September 11 at LAVO inside the Palazzo. This is a rare, open to the public Godfather event benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters. Tickets are available at www.bbbsn.org.
The last event of the year will be during G2E in November. Tired of those huge parties with 1,000 attendees, and 800 of them are sales guys? The Godfather’s event will be 100 of the top gaming executives from across America. No sales guys, no marketing guys, no solicitors. We will be on the roof of the Las Vegas Hilton in one of the largest and most spectacular High Roller suites in Las Vegas.
]]>Woohoo! You know, you can’t pay for entertainment like that! Over seventy of the best executives, entrepreneurs and celebrities in America showed up for The Godfather’s "Sit Down" in the old Elvis Suite on the roof of the Las Vegas Hilton. Click on the Photo Gallery to check out the pictures. I am exceedingly blessed to have so many amazing friends! Thank you to:
God. First and foremost, I thank God for the opportunity to meet all of you. I am exceedingly blessed to have so many wonderful friends and clients.
One of the hippest and coolest venues in Las Vegas!
GM Ronan O’Gornan has hooked us up with their top suites. Come meet 75 of the most amazing people in America! Event sponsored by Willis Group and Brocade.
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This is the Godfather’s annual CIO Mixer!
Come out and meet the best technology executives in the country, as we mingle and try to pick a few winners! Event sponsored by Quest Software and Droisys.
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HOB West Hollywood is on Sunset Blvd. right in the heart of all the action. These events are entertainment and celebrity heavy, but you could also run into a few CEO and Entrepreneur friends of the Godfather. Event sponsored by GCR and Markwood Capital.
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