Nightlife

Peter O. Medina

Hometown: Tampa, Florida Age: 29 Profession: Flair bartender, VooDoo Lounge and I-Bar at the Rio Profile: On the patio at VooDoo, Medina braves the elements, enhancing the guest’s experience with a glance, the way he applies a garnish or the way he goes all-out at the end of the night, juggling as many as four bottles, 51 floors above the Strip. “My night office overlooks my day office,” says Medina, also a licensed realtor. Why I Do What I Do: “Every day is a different story; every day is a different adventure. Meeting people from all over the world is my favorite thing.” Personal Tidbit: Last year in New Zealand, Medina got to race down a snow-covered mountain in an inner tube for Rove Live, Australia’s answer to the David Letterman show. With two other Vegas bartenders on board, Medina held his cocktail high for Team USA in this exercise in extreme bartending. Last book read: Do You! by Russell Simmons and Why We Want You To Be Rich by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki. Latest Accomplishment: Medina celebrated his first year as a realtor with Vegas One Realty by purchasing his first home. He even converted one of his garages into a flair room, complete with mats, event posters and a library of flair competitions. Quote: “Health, wealth and happiness!”

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