BUSINESS
Who: Michael Cannon, CEO, 4Wall Entertainment Lighting
What: Rentals, sales, installation and design of entertainment lighting
When: Founded in 1999 with partner Bill Lairamore
Where: HQ in Las Vegas with locations in New York and Phoenix
Number of employees: 97 full time, seven part time
First “gig” (paid or unpaid): sweeping floors at my father’s lighting company (Bash Lighting). Unpaid!
I Knew I Wanted To Do This When… “My high school aptitude test told me I should be a Park Ranger.”
Currently Keeping Busy With: Rentals: Alvin Ailey, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ford Fleet, Clinton Global, NBA All-Star Games, MTV Music Awards, Cisco and the Consumer Electronics Show. Installs: the Hard Rock Café in Biloxi, MS, the Palazzo Resort, Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Cherry Nightclub in the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas
Least cool thing about my job: “Cash flow management.”
Most cool thing about my job: “Working with the people in this industry; employees, customers, vendors—and even our competitors.”
PERSONAL
The fam: wife Jennifer; kids Cole and Chloe; newborn Camryn; dog Fredo
What’s in my CD Player/on my iPOD right now: “Cold Play, 50 Cent, George Strait.”
If I could be someone famous for a day, it would be… "Brian Cashman, General Manager for the New York Yankees.”
My greatest fear is…. “Failure.”
If I could go back in time and tell my younger self one thing, it would be: “Not to marry my first wife.”
People might be surprised to know: “I live on a cattle ranch 120 miles north west of Las Vegas.”
If and when I go on vacation, you’ll find me… “Skiing in Lake Tahoe.”
Favorite Quotes: “Be fluid, not rigid,” and; “I reserve the right to change my mind at any time.”
