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From Rock Bottom to a $3 Million Run: Paul Roberson’s Bet on Himself.

2026-10-0244:14

Send us Fan Mail A broken Achilles, a brutal run of personal losses, and one decision to stop staying down changed everything for Las Vegas founder Paul Roberson. We talk with Paul about the moment his life “went left,” how he rebuilt his mindset through reading and reflection, and why resilience is not a slogan but a daily operating system for entrepreneurs and creators. Paul also takes us inside the environments that shaped his approach to culture and community, including time living in To...

Inside the Business of Las Vegas Billboards | Danny Calderin

2026-09-1955:16

Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to waste money on marketing is to expect every channel to behave like a “buy now” button. We sit down with Danny Calderin, owner of Total Entertainment and Total Marketing, to get real about outdoor advertising in Las Vegas, digital billboard trucks, and what ROI actually looks like when your goal is brand recall instead of instant clicks. His origin story is pure Vegas: one rented billboard truck to promote a music project, a light-bulb moment on the Strip, t...

The Voice Behind WWE and the Vegas Golden Knights | Mark Shunock

2026-09-0553:14

Send us Fan Mail A Broadway kid from Ontario cold calls a team that doesn’t exist yet, helps sell Las Vegas on hockey, and ends up with a Stanley Cup ring. Then he gets a text from Triple H and becomes a WWE SmackDown ring announcer. That’s the kind of career path that only makes sense once you hear Mark Shunock, also known as Mark Nash, explain the through-line: preparation, presence, and service. We talk about what it’s really like being an in-arena host for the Vegas Golden Knights ...

From Homelessness & Addiction to Hope | Brent Nowak | Shine a Light

2026-08-2241:07

Send us Fan Mail A recovery story is easy to applaud from a distance, but it sounds different when you hear the details from someone who lived it. We sit down with Brent Nowak, Director of Community Integration at Shine A Light Foundation, to talk about the real path from addiction and homelessness to stability, leadership, and service in Las Vegas. Brent shares what prison taught him, why he was more afraid of returning to the streets than returning to a cell, and how he finally got “broken ...

Ishe Smith Tells All: Mayweather, Becoming World Champion & The Business of Boxing

2026-08-0748:07

Send us Fan Mail A kid gets bullied at school, learns to protect himself, and ends up becoming the first Las Vegas boxer to win a world championship. That’s the arc Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith brings to Vegas Circle, and he tells it with zero fluff and a lot of hard-earned clarity. We walk through his early years in the Vegas gyms where he’s surrounded by legends, the near-miss at the 1996 Olympic Trials, and the stretch where he steps away to live a little before a robbery at gunpoint resets hi...

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