An interview I did with the Reno News & Review has hit the newstands and is posted online. I’m getting endless ribbing from my friends and peers at being labeled the "24/7 man":
Dave LaPlante is Reno’s 24/7 man, but in a whole new context. The worldwide virtual workspace has him conference-calling Belgium at 3 a.m. and Dublin at 5 a.m. before the guy from Atlanta takes charge of his conference room for a wired teleconference. As the president and CEO of Twelve Horses North America, he is thankful that Reno can still cough up a decent meal at 4 a.m.
I guess I just stuck my neck out when I commented on the lack of WiFi and highspeed Internet in the casino/hotel rooms:
"It’s almost embarrassing when I have a client staying in town," LaPlante said.
But it’s true. Once we put up clients at one of the best hotel/casinos and they were angry they couldn’t work in their rooms. These are folks from New York. Funny how all the lavish tile and room amenities all go unnoticed when you’ve got work to do and a 56k modem is staring you down.
Of course they did hit the tables and left some tax dollars in our state, but the brand image was not up to snuff.
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An interview I did with the Reno News & Review has hit the newstands and is posted online. I’m getting endless ribbing from my friends and peers at being labeled the "24/7 man":
Dave LaPlante is Reno’s 24/7 man, but in a whole new context. The worldwide virtual workspace has him conference-calling Belgium at 3 a.m. and Dublin at 5 a.m. before the guy from Atlanta takes charge of his conference room for a wired teleconference. As the president and CEO of Twelve Horses North America, he is thankful that Reno can still cough up a decent meal at 4 a.m.
I guess I just stuck my neck out when I commented on the lack of WiFi and highspeed Internet in the casino/hotel rooms:
"It’s almost embarrassing when I have a client staying in town," LaPlante said.
But it’s true. Once we put up clients at one of the best hotel/casinos and they were angry they couldn’t work in their rooms. These are folks from New York. Funny how all the lavish tile and room amenities all go unnoticed when you’ve got work to do and a 56k modem is staring you down.
Of course they did hit the tables and left some tax dollars in our state, but the brand image was not up to snuff.
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