The Best Dam Podcast

Today on The Best Dam Podcast we have the honor of visiting with Sonny Vinuya, Director of the Governor's Office of Small Business Advocacy, and Jennie Kim, Advisor to the Nevada Asian American Pacific Island Chamber of Commerce.Don't miss hearing how Sonny left the Chamber to further help small business owners as their champion in the Lt. Governor's office in the State of Nevada.  He will share how he can help the businesses as well as new programs that will be coming to the State in the near future. Sonny loves "finding solutions to issues that hinder the growth and success of small businesses." We also have the pleasure of hearing from Jennie Kim about the current programming at the Asian American Pacific Island Chamber.  This strong organization has been working with business owners on specific cultural issues and has been instrumental in solving problems like a lack of awareness of how Asian food is prepared and guidelines the Southern Nevada Health District had that required them to throw fermented cabbage away, even though it was being prepared in the traditional manner that was safe and healthy based on the Asian culture. Click here to find more information about the Office of Small Business Advocacy.The Best Dam Podcast is a Podcast Production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.

Steven Mull, Marketing, Special Events and Promotions Manager at The Pass Casino, is our guest today on The Best Dam Podcast.Steven shares some great insight into the marketing and promotion of one of the special casino properties in the historic district of Henderson, The Pass.   He also shares more about the relationship with their sister property, The Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino.    Steven is a wealth of knowledge and uses his excellent education to better the experience of the guests at both casinos.  His favorite project to work on is the development of the comedy club in the Venue at The Pass.   The show is titled Bonkerz Comedy and through his efforts, it has become an amazing show that brings guests into the Water Street area to enjoy this attraction.  Listen to learn more about Steven's "aha" moment and the creative solutions he has utilized with some challenges in his industry.   Check out the show to learn about his direct connection to Boulder City and how JRR Tolkein has very much influenced his life.The Best Dam Podcast is a Podcast Production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.

Today on The Best Dam Podcast we have the honor of visiting with Ruben & Dixie ValdezRuben & Dixie are the proprietors of Ruben's Wood Craft and Toys.   They operate and maintain the See Spot Run Dog Park at Veteran's Memorial Park in Boulder City, Nevada.Boulder City has a true asset in Ruben and Dixie!  They love their community, love their work, and love the children that come to visit their store.  They have worked very hard over the years to build a successful business that provides joy to all those that walk through their doors.Listen and learn more about the Young Entrepreneurs Day at Ruben's and learn more about the future events coming up that will provide future business owners the opportunity to sell their product or service at Ruben's on a set Saturday each month.   Ruben usually offers space to 4 or 5 young people at each event, and still has a waiting list of youth that would like to come and be a part.  Listen to learn more about the event Ruben and Dixie are planning to expand the locations entrepreneurs will be found and when.   This amazing couple will soon be the Grand Marshalls of Boulder City's Santa's Electric Night Parade on December 3, 2022.  Come cheer them on!Please visit, like, and follow Ruben's Wood Craft on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RubensWoodCraftThe Best Dam Podcast is a podcast production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.

Today on The Best Dam Podcast we are joined by Monica Preston and Pam LeonMonica and Pam chat about Trunk or Treat, sponsored by the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce, at Veterans Memorial Park, on Oct 22, 2022.   BackgroundTrunk-or-treat is back to normal this year! The event includes a costume parade and contest, trunk decorating contest, tractor hay ride, kids activities, a food truck, and lots more!!Listen as the Board Members encourage businesses to come out and participate as a fun and interactive way to market their business and do great community outreach.  Local non-profit organizations will also be hosting different activities for the little goblins.   There will be several bounce houses and displays to enjoy as well.As a way to encourage more families and businesses to hand out candy from their trunks, we are offering a 50% savings on entry if you bring candy to hand out for the event.  Entry is $20 per car and $10 if you hand out candy.  Gates will open at 3:30 pm to allow time for the trunk decorating.  The Costume Parade and the beginning of the Trunk or Treating is at 5:30 pm.  The Costume Contest winners will be announced at 7 pm from the stage area.  The event concludes at 8 pm.  Sponsorship opportunities will be discussed as well.Next StepsFor more information, visit the Trunk or Treat event page on the Chamber's website.  www.bouldercitychamber.com  The Best Dam Podcast is a podcast production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.

Today on The Best Dam Podcast we have the honor of visiting with Sandra Fraser.  Sandra is the President of See Spot Run.   They operate and maintain the See Spot Run Dog Park at Veteran's Memorial Park in Boulder City, Nevada. BackgroundSandra is part of a team of four that keeps the park maintained and funded so that we can all take our beloved dogs to play and socialize.  They are always looking for more volunteers and we learn more about those needs on the show.  See Spot Run is also holding a very fun raffle at this time and we learn more about all the details and the chance to win Raiders tickets to a home game this season.  See Spot Run was recently selected to receive a grant from the City of Boulder City that will allow them to make significant improvements to the current park features.  Sandra shares about those new improvements on the way.Upcoming Event(s)See Spot Run has curated a wonderful collection of safety information that they offer to help educate those visiting the park as well as great general good pet parent info. Next StepsPlease check out See Spot Run's landing page on the Chamber's website as well as the See Spot Run direct website.  You can also donate to their non-profit organization here.The Best Dam Podcast is a podcast production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.

Today on The Best Dam Podcast we have the honor of visiting with Tanya Vece.  Tanya is the Community Relations Counselor at Poet’s Walk Memory Care.  She helps advocate living and care options for families seeking out resources for senior parents or spouses.  She enjoys helping arrange care and placement of loved ones and will share an “AHA” moment when she realized just how much she enjoys her career and the impact it can have on others’ lives.  Tanya shares very specific work she and others are doing in the healthcare industry and how we can not only help become advocates ourselves, but also what to look out for and plan as we ourselves age.  She will answer questions like what memory care is, when is memory care a good idea, what kinds of costs are associated with assisted living, is memory care covered by insurance, and has the pandemic impacted lives you’ve witnessed.  We will learn a lot more about who Tanya is and what has formed her life today.  She will share some very funny experiences and some more serious events that have shaped who she is.  Tanya will host an important Lunch and Learn event with Amy Moore Peterson in the coming month and more details can be found by contacting Tanya Vece at tvece@springhills.com or by calling 702.899.8028.https://www.springhills.com/communities/poets-walk-hendersonThe Best Dam Podcast is a Podcast Production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.

Today on The Best Dam Podcast we have the pleasure of visiting with Pastor Adam Stetson.  Paster Stetson is with the Christ Lutheran Church.  He views his job as shepherding the flock at 5th and Avenue B in beautiful Boulder City, Nevada.  He is an amazing family man that loves his profession, his congregation, his community, and his faith.  We will get to hear more about some of his favorite things like reading, volunteering, and visiting with those in need.  Pastor Adam shares an emotional “AHA” moment (he had me in tears) and what he has learned from some very private low points in his and his family’s lives.We also find out more of the details of the creation and development of the “at-home learning” program that his talented wife Jessica Stetson designed and implemented during the pandemic.  She found solutions when others struggled to even know how to get started.  We will also learn of their academic and daycare programs still happening today, and how we can help them meet some of their goals to be able to expand and assist even more children in our community. Pastor Stetson completed over 10 years of education in the Seminary and still loves to learn through reading and interacting with other clergy in our community.  He shares more on the book he is reading right now, Martin Luther and Islam.  A history that many of us should be more aware of today.We can learn more about Pastor Adam Stetson, his sweet wife, Jessica, and Boulder City’s Christ Lutheran Church at https://www.christluthernbc.org and https://www.facebook.com/ChristLutheranBCThe Best Dam Podcast is a Podcast Production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.

Today on The Best Dam Podcast we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Brandi Stankovic.  Dr. Stankovic is the host of the energizing podcast, The Strategic Hotbox, designed to help executives reach their greatest potential, and the co-author of The Strategic MVP, a book of 52 growth and leadership tools.   Brandi is a professor, organizational change expert, motivational speaker, and Mommy who inspires firms globally with her models of leadership, engagement, and award-winning education.  Her clients include billion-dollar organizations, trade associations, and non-profit foundations.  She also coaches Pepperdine University doctoral students, teaches College of Southern Nevada undergraduates, and serves on boards for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Aid for AIDS, and the World Council of Credit Union’s Global Women Leadership Network.  Brandi shares an invitation to join her at the Women’s Leadership Retreat, produced by the Boulder Dam Credit Union, on August 27, 2022, at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada.  This annual event brings women together and celebrates their strengths as they build on their positive contributions to society.  Listen and learn a little more about Brandi, her family, her goals, her accomplishments, and her future, at.www.BrandiStankovic.comwww.BoulderDamCU.orgThe Best Dam Podcast is a Podcast Production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.

Today on the Best Dam Podcast we have the honor of speaking with Ashley Pipkin. Ashley is a Biologist for the National Park Service, Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division, and the Basin and Range Dark Sky Cooperative.  Ashley is passionate about protecting natural night skies and caring for our nation’s amazing natural resources.  She is a federal employee, and her job is to help the American public.   Right now she is assisting the City of Boulder City with implementing smart lighting practices that will benefit night sky quality and community wellbeing. Ashley is inspired to see positive change by working with communities, parks, and partners and making sure they have all the information they need to make the best choices.  In today’s rushed world there are so many options and so little time to understand all of them but providing folks with the information they need to make the best choices is really inspiring to her. Recent news stories or industry topics Journal of Environmental Management - Changes in night sky brightness after a countywide LED retrofit        https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380Is Astrotourism The Next Big Thing?  Incredible Nighttime Outdoor Adventures For Stargazers? https://www.forbes.com/sites/wendyaltschuler/2019/08/31/is-astrotourism-the-next-big-thing-incredible-nighttime-outdoor-adventures-for-stargazers/?sh=4b14913c51d3"AHA" Moment etc. Ashley shared her "AHA" moment, how to become involved in improving night sky lighting.  We also learned a little more about who Ashley Pipkin is in her personal life,  what inspired her to become a night skies biologist, how her run-in with an alligator mother went for her, and what book she is reading today.MediaBoulder City Review - Preservation efforts expand upwardCouncil move forward with Dark Skies initiative View On Magazine- Starry Starry Nights  Oregon Public Broadcasting, Loosing Dark Skies More ReferencesNight Skies (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)Basin & Range Dark Sky Cooperative (brdarkskies.org)email:  Ashley_pipkin@nps.govThe Best Dam Podcast is a Podcast Production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from

Welcome to The Best Dam Podcast.  On today's show, we have the pleasure of speaking with Don Rodriquez, entrepreneur and founder of i&I Music and Podcast Studios.  Don is also the owner of Superior Builders, Inc and has had a few other small businesses start up and sold here in Boulder City.   We lovingly call him a "serial entrepreneur". Don has used his talents and skills to build up quite a few businesses over the years and he will share a little bit about those.  However, his real love and passion (besides his wife and kids) is making music.  Learn how evolved from playing in his home to building out a very professional music stage.  It is Don's goal to invite more musicians to come and check out a great place to "jam" and record.AHA Moment Don's construction company was challenged with building out a "soundproof" room, and that engineering marvel led to building out the soundproof booth at i&i. Key Questions that Don Answers1.  Will Don and his son have a podcast coming soon? 2.  If so, what will be the format?  3.  What blows Don away?  Don and Lori's passion project of an "adulting class".Stories Shared by Don 1.  Don's mentor Howard Stern-well maybe not exactly.     2.  The stories of how bands get started and what makes them relatable.  3.  Don's scariest moment as he and Lori rebuilt their business and lives after the great recession, "Stay In 'til 10!" About i&i Music and Podcast Studios Social Siteswww.SBINevada.com, Next ShowDon't forget to join us next time when we will learn more from  Ashley Pipkin, Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division Biologist for the National Park Service. Until next time, Discover, Explore, and Unwind in Boulder City.  | The Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.CREDITSThe Best Dam Podcast is a Boulder City Chamber of Commerce podcast production.This episode is sponsored by the i & i Podcast & Music Studio. Be Heard.Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.