Face to Face - February 2007

Face to Face

Troy Smith and Curtis Myles III

Troy Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Hometown Health

Reno

Years in Nevada: 10

Years with Firm: 10

Type of business:

Insurance division of Renown Health

Biggest business challenge:

Creating a positive work environment that enables and empowers team members to do their best every day.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Interacting with highly intelligent and motivated team members striving to make a genuine difference.

If you could start over and choose a different profession, what would it be?

A wildlife photographer; capturing a wild animal on film in its natural state is inspiring.

How do you spend your time when you’re not working?

Exercising, playing golf and spending time with my family.

What would you like your legacy to be?

Just that I made a difference.

Little-known fact about yourself:

I am a Florida State Seminoles fan.

Best Business Advice:

Find good people – then get out of the way and let them do their job.

What is your organization doing to help employers hold down insurance costs?

We provide 24/7 nurse triage phone service, as well as several disease-management programs, including plans for patients living with congestive heart failure, diabetes and asthma. Currently, we are evaluating additional disease management programs.

Curtis Myles III

President and CEO

Las Vegas Monorail Company

Las Vegas

Years in Nevada: Native

Years with Firm: 16 months

Type of business:

The only public transportation system in the United States funded entirely by private dollars.

Biggest Business Challenge:

Extending the Monorail to McCarran International Airport and connecting it to the west side of the resort corridor.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

I enjoy the challenge that comes with the extension the Las Vegas Monorail.

If you could start over and choose a different profession, what would it be?

I wouldn’t change anything, but I grew up thinking I was going to be Michael Jordan. It turns out, I’m no Michael Jordan.

How do you spend your time when you’re not working?

I serve on a few nonprofit boards, teach economics and play golf.

Little-known fact about yourself:

I like to cook.

Best Business Advice:

Follow the necessary steps that lead to success, and you will eventually become successful.

What do you think the Las Vegas monorail system will look like in 10 years?

It will be connected to McCarran; it will connect to the west side of the Strip and downtown Las Vegas. The monorail will be one of the primary travel modes in the Resort Corridor, nearly 15 miles long.