Friday, July 30, 2010

8/2 - Roy Newman, Nancy D. Hunt, Venus Williams

Roy Newman - Private Wine Counsel
Private Wine Counsel was created by Roy Newman to offer custom and personal advice to those interested in enhancing and enriching their wine drinking and collecting experiences. As a career attorney, Roy has been accustomed to giving clients advice about lawsuits and business. Several years ago, Roy decided that he would start advising people on his greatest passion, wine. Roy has provided his wine advice to restaurants, wine bars, winery owners and individuals. Roy has extensive personal experience in the world of wine, from being an owner of a grape ranch, to having traveled to wine regions throughout the world, to having created a substantial wine collection of his own.  As a career attorney, Roy has been accustomed to giving clients advice about lawsuits and business. Several years ago, Roy decided that he would start advising people on his greatest passion, wine. Roy has provided his wine advice to restaurants, wine bars, winery owners and individuals. Roy has extensive personal experience in the world of wine, from being an owner of a grape ranch, to having traveled to wine regions throughout the world, to having created a substantial wine collection of his own.
- Do you have trouble deciding what wines to buy?
- Are you satisfied with the state of your wine collection?
- Are you taking advantage of the great wine buying opportunities in this economy?
- Do you wish you could buy those “impossible to find” wines at a good price?
- Do you find it difficult to keep up with all of the wines and vintages on the market?
- Do your wine magazines and newsletters pile up on your desk?
- Do you find yourself buying the same wines because you aren’t sure what else to buy?
- Do you wish you had access to a trusted wine industry insider?

Nancy D. Hunt - Executive Director - San Antonio Riverwalk
The Paseo del Rio Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to promote and support the San Antonio River Walk, the number one tourist attraction in Texas. The association accomplishes this through the production of special events along the River Walk throughout the year and through the publication of Rio Magazine, a monthly visitor magazine distributed to 35,000 each month. The Association serves as an advocate, facilitator, and moderator among the business, civic, and governmental communities on matters concerning the River Walk. The Riverwalk is one of the most visited places in all of Texas and the greater San Antonio area has a world of fun and exciting things to do and see. San Antonio and the Riverwalk feature luxurious hotels, delicious dining and restaurants, exciting theme parks, attractions, great nightclubs, nightlife and entertainment. And now the San Antonio Riverwalk is bigger and better than ever before. In May 2009, the new Museum Reach portion of the Riverwalk opened. It features over one mile of new Riverwalk footage, beautiful landscaping and lighting at night. It begins at the Holiday Inn El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel and ends at the Pearl Brewery Complex just South of Brackenridge Park. On the new Museum Reach of the Riverwalk you will find the beautiful San Antonio Museum of Art, a lock system for the river boats, and the oldest VFW Post in the State of Texas. It is a gorgeous portion of the Riverwalk to enjoy in a boat or on a leisurely walk. With all there is to do in San Antonio and on the San Antonio Riverwalk, we know your next visit here will be fun and exciting. Whether you are here for business or pleasure, you are sure to have a good time when you visit San Antonio. Look around our site and plan your next trip to San Antonio.


Venus Williams - Tennis Superstar
Venus Williams has certainly made her mark in the tennis world, with three Olympic gold medals and 21 Grand Slam titles. But she is more than just a tennis player. At age 29, she balances a thriving high-profile athletic career with several flourishing ventures as fashion designer, entrepreneur and author.  Venus can discuss the upcoming US Open Series and the release of her recently released New York Times bestselling book, entitled “Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors and Other Visionaries on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession.” Come to Win debuted this week at #5 on the New York Times Bestseller list and #2 on the Nielsen Soundscan list. Recently, Venus invited fans to “Design a Look for Venus,” and helped select the winner of the online design contest. She’s currently using the winning design as inspiration to create an actual outfit which she’ll debut at the US Open. As the designer behind her own EleVen Collection, Venus can talk about her love of style and design and how that affects her performance on-court.  At the tender age of 14, Venus Williams had already become a professional athlete, taking the world of tennis by storm. Fiercely determined and wielding an impressive physical prowess, she spent the next decade rising to the top-ranked position and winning numerous championships, including the U.S. Open, Wimbledon and doubles at the Australian Open in addition to three Olympic Gold medals. Currently, Venus holds 43 WTA Tour titles, including seven Grand Slam singles titles. Currently ranked number 4 in the world, she continues to be unstoppable as an individual player and is just as powerful when teamed up with her sister Serena. The dynamic duo recently won their 10th doubles championship at the 2009 US Open. Venus now joins the ranks of only a handful of legendary women’s singles tennis champions who have won 5 or more Wimbledon Championships. Not only is Venus a force in the tennis world, the fashion community has taken notice of her grace and elegance. She has been photographed by some of the most world-renowned photographers for top fashion publications around the world. At 29, she has parlayed her fine-tuned business acumen with her healthy competitive spirit to excel in several ventures. In addition to her worldwide tennis competitions, the young entrepreneur is a uniquely creative designer. In her new book, “Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors and Other Visionaries on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession,” 50 successful people explain how they shaped their lives by playing sports. The book debuted at number five on the New York Times bestseller list in July.

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