Face to Face - February 2008

Face to Face

Juan DeVarreau

Chief Operating Officer

Beasley & DeVarreau Sotheby’s

International Realty

Las Vegas

Years in Nevada: 20

Years with Firm: 10

Type of business:

Real Estate Sales and Marketing

Biggest Business Challenge:     

My biggest challenge was convincing my father to let me attend real estate school instead of college. He thought real estate was too volatile and wanted me to pursue a career with more stability.

What do you like best about your job?    

I love meeting people and being part of making their dreams become realities.

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

A television evangelist.

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

By nature I am an analytical soul, so I love writing quotes.

What would you like your legacy to be?

An honest, humble soul who lived to give to others.

Little-known fact about yourself:

Although I love people, I have fantasized about being a hermit.

Best Business Advice:

Live as though someone is always watching and listening. Never take for granted the moment you have before you.

Will Nevada's real estate market ever be as hot as it was?

The negative backlash resulted from investors taking advantage of the low interest rates coupled with sub prime market lending frenzy. The new Las Vegas is industry and consumer driven. With businesses such as the World Market Center and The World Jewelry Center, bringing the “Who’s Who” of executives along with them, our real estate market will be hotly desired.

Jade M. Anderson

Founder & President

Capstone Brokerage Inc.,

Las Vegas

Years in Nevada:    16                                  

Years with Firm:    10

Type of business:

Risk Management and Insurance Brokerage

Biggest business challenge:

Finding talented people for our organization in this tapped labor market.

What do you like best about your job?   

Creating our company’s culture and creating opportunities for others to have the kind of job they are excited to get up for each morning.

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

I would start a consulting company, helping other entrepreneurs achieve their dreams.   

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

Mostly with my family, as I have two small children at home.

Little-known fact about yourself:

I have a stamp collection.

Best Business Advice:

Find what you are passionate about and pursue in relentlessly.  The most successful people in this world are the ones who get to do what they love.  Secondly, keep learning.  I have made myself a student of business, as the more I learn and bring back to my business, the more successful our company.

What is the most overlooked type of insurance?

Employment Practice Liability Insurance (EPLI),  covers businesses against claims by workers that their legal rights as employees of the company have been violated. While most suits are filed against large corporations, no company is immune to such lawsuits. Recognizing that smaller companies now need this kind of protection, some insurers provide this coverage as an endorsement to their business owners policy (BOP).