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Nov 2021
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EP113: Legendary Hotel Executive Mike Le...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Mike Leven was President and Chief Operating Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. One of the great hoteliers of all time—a legend in his business. Here’s Mike with a story about what he learned from his unseemly college law professor; and John Collins shares how his obsession with paper airplanes helped him achieve the Guinness world record for the farthest flight by a paper aircraft at 226 feet and 10 inches.

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00:00 - Legendary Hotel Executive Mike Leven, Empathy is Not Optional

23:00 - He Made Paper Airplanes His Full Time Job

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