Godfather “Sit Down” at Red Rock Resort – Are you kidding me! I don’t want to sound arrogant, however I may just have the best friends of all time. It was a SOLD OUT crowd on the roof of Red Rock Resort. I am truly grateful to the following:
God. First and foremost, I thank God for the opportunity to meet all of you. I am exceedingly blessed!
Wade Harris (CommVault), Darrel Kammeyer (Microstrategy), Chuck Halsey (Willis) and Pat Murphy (Brocade) – Thank you to our sponsors for making the event possible!
Red Rock Resort – A flawless event in one of the most beautiful High Roller Suites in Las Vegas. Thank you to Ronan O’Gorman, Melissa Tribus, Bob Tedesco and the Red Rock staff for a five star experience.
Susan and Julie - Thank you to my wife and her Sister for helping with the drink tickets and hosting duties.
World class magician Steve Dacri for entertaining us with the “Daggar” illusion
Donna Marcou of Planet Hollywood for the Peep Show and Tony & Tina’s Wedding tickets
Michelle Tell of Preferred PR for the Caveman and Bobby Slayton tickets
The BEST Guests! – The value proposition for Godfather “Sit Downs” is the opportunity to meet the best people in Las Vegas – all in one place, all in one night. Thanks to each of you for attending and bringing along so many great new people. Here is a partial list of attendees:
· Glenn Schaeffer (Mandalay Resort Group, Fontainebleau Resorts)
· Jon Wolfe (Binion Enterprises)
· Rich Baldwin (Tropicana Entertainment)
· Gregg Giuffria (Rock Star, Gaming Executive, Owner of Hard Rock Biloxi)
· Dan Stark (Boyd Gaming)
· Ken Ciancimino (Las Vegas Hilton)
· Mary Thomas, Jordan Clark, Brad Warga (Harrah’s Entertainment)
· Leslie Klinger (Venetian)
· Mark Brown (Zen Gaming)
· Gary Kapral (Bally Technologies)
· David Oxstein (Entrepreneur)
· Sanjiv Goyal (Entrepreneur)
· Steve Brockman (Builders Capital)
· Councilman Stavros Anthony
· Former Senator Sandra Tiffany
· Mike Flanagan and David Gurfein (American Heroes)
· Johnny Thompson (Elvis)
· Billy Taylor (R&B Recording Artist)
· Danny Seraphine (Rock Group Chicago)
· Kendall Tenney (TV News Anchor)
· Rudy (YES, that Rudy!)
· Steve Dacri (Magician)
· Karen Iglesias (Make-A-Wish)
· Erin Cornelius (Big Brothers Big Sisters)
· Steven Cantrell (Athletes for Life)
Upcoming Godfather “Sit Downs”: Private networking events for the Godfather’s “friends and family”. Invitation-only. No sales, marketing, promoting or soliciting. Just an opportunity to meet the most interesting and influential people in America. Meet more amazing people in two hours than you would normally meet in two years.
- Godfather “Sit Down” at House of Blues West Hollywood (November) – This is one incredible venue on the Sunset Strip, and those of you that attended any of the events this year know we have been blessed with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Come meet 75 of the most amazing people ever! Event sponsored by Brian Callahan of Markwood Capital and Joe Preis of GCR.
- Godfather “G2E Sit Down” at the Las Vegas Hilton (November) – Tired of the IGT events with 1,000 people jammed in a room, and half of them are trying to sell you a slot machine? Come to the Godfather’s exclusive, invitation-only event in the Conrad Suite on the roof of the Las Vegas Hilton. We’ll boot Barry Manilow for the night. It’s 15,000 square feet – one of the most amazing suites in Las Vegas. You will meet 100 of the gaming industry’s top executives…and a few of my celebrity friends. Private, invitation-only event for The Godfather’s clients.
Upcoming Charity Events: To whom much is given, much is required. The Godfather is exceedingly blessed, and honored to participate in the community and charity events listed below.
- After The Finish Line: Dawn Mellen will host her second annual fundraiser at the Del Mar Hilton on July 30 at 5:30 PM. Her organization, www.afterthefinishline.org, perform rescues, rehabilitation and retirement of former race horses. The Godfather has two tables of executives and celebrities. Tickets are $500 a pair. Contact the Godfather directly for more information.
- The Godfather’s BIG 80s Remix: The Godfather will host a networking event at LAVO inside the Palazzo on September 11 to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters. Greg Kihn is committed as one Co-Host, and like any Godfather event, there will be many surprises! For sponsorships ($5,000, $2,500, $1,000), contact the Godfather directly. Individual tickets are $50 available through www.bbbsn.org.
- Jeans to Jewels: The annual hoedown at Frank Martin’s Bitter Root Ranch September 12. A great event for a great cause. Check out www.opportunityvillage.org.