Wayne
Kerr
Yes — say it out loud. I’ll wait. Englishman by upbringing, Las Vegan by choice, organized to a degree my friends describe as “concerning.”
What I actually do
By day I keep an executive calendar honest — research done before it’s asked for, reports that answer the second question too, and a phone manner that gets a straight answer out of a government office before lunch. The rest of the time, the same instincts run my life: I’m the friend who books the campsite in January, remembers your birthday without the app, and has genuine opinions about spreadsheet fonts.
A normal Saturday
Trailhead by seven, before the heat wins. Farmers-market coffee that has no business costing that much. Arsenal at the pub at an obscene kickoff hour, Ollie’s afternoon zoomies, and an evening margarita logged — strictly for research — in a spreadsheet whose column headers I will not be apologizing for.
Operating principles
The promise ledger — if I said it, it’s scheduled Sunrise trailheads Margarita research (peer-reviewed) Kickoff-time arithmetic across eight time zones Frenchie logistics Tea before noon — some things survive relocationOff the clock
Transplanted Englishman, fully naturalized to the desert. The rocks here are redder, the football kickoffs are at obscene hours, and I regret nothing.
Hiking Red Rock
Twenty minutes from my flat and it looks like Mars with better parking. Calico Tanks before the heat, Ice Box Canyon when there is any excuse for the name.
Ollie the Frenchie
French Bulldog, chief of staff, zero administrative ability. Snores louder than my alarm and has veto power over long hikes.
Arsenal F.C.
Raised on it in England; now it means 7 a.m. kickoffs in a Vegas pub with the other exiles. The Emirates is home, even eight time zones away.
The margarita circuit
A rotating study of Summerlin’s finest: Rouge Room, Frankie’s Uptown, Distill, Wax Rabbit. Strictly for research. The occasional night at XS keeps the English pallor honest.
Resume
Executive Assistant
- Right hand to the co-founder; leadership support across research, reporting, and whatever caught fire that morning.
- Built and maintain a 50-state library of statutory fees, filing requirements, and agency contacts — verified at the source, by phone when the website won’t say.
- Deliver account, order, and balance analysis to the executive team; known for answering the question behind the question.
- Keep a promise ledger: if I said I’d get back to you, it’s already scheduled.
Operations Analyst, Executive Support
- Supported the operations leadership team at the UK card business; briefings, escalations, and the daily numbers before the daily stand-up.
- Learned regulated-industry discipline: if it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen — a habit InCorp’s state filings reward daily.
- The job that taught me I liked being the person executives hand the hard, vague ones to. Then Las Vegas called.
Operations Coordinator
- Chased documents across customs regimes the way I now chase certificates across state lines; the paperwork changed, the temperament required did not.
- Learned that the fastest answer in any bureaucracy is a polite human on the correct extension.
B.A., Business Administration
- Thesis on multi-jurisdiction compliance costs for small firms, which turned out to be a personality.
References: my boss answers his own phone, which tells you most of what you need to know about how we work.
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