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Radical Sabbatical
Episode FLRAD-204

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In-line skate owned by guest Donna Vano —Lake Tahoe, Calif.

In-Line Skater, Food Critic (204)
Meet a real estate sales executive who quit her lucrative job to pursue her love of in-line skating and a lawyer who switched gears to become a food critic.


In-Line Skater Facts:


  • Donna Vano's first sponsor was Rollerblade, Inc.

  • Vano earns anywhere from $150 to $700 per day. She also earns money producing action sports events for various companies

  • Vano and her husband run the USA Snowboarding Association's South Tahoe competition series.

Contact information:

Donna Vano
1839 Jicarilla
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
530-577-4179

Resources:

Ridge Tahoe Resort
400 Ridge Club Drive
Stateline, NV 89449
775-588-3553
www.ridge-tahoe.com

USA Snowboarding Association
www.usasa.org


Food Critic Facts:


  • Steven Shaw has been nominated for two prestigious James Beard awards.

  • Shaw usually visits each restaurant two to three times before writing a review.

  • Shaw has written close to 200 reviews of New York City restaurants, and eats about $20,000 worth of restaurant meals per year.

  • Shaw gets paid $40 for a mini-review and up to $6,000 for a multi-part article series.

  • Shaw dines out several hundred times a year for business and pleasure.

Contact information:

Steven Shaw
steven@fat-guy.com
www.fat-guy.com

Resources:

Chives Canadian Bistro
1537 Barrington St.
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1Z4
Canada
902-461-4646
info@chivesbistro.com
www.chivesbistro.com

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