Jack Wishna was an American businessman and photographer.
11 Facts About Jack Wishna
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Jack Wishna was the president and CEO of CPAmerica, a consulting firm for gambling, hotel, and leisure organizations, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Jack Wishna was credited with bringing Donald Trump to Las Vegas by facilitating the partnership between Trump and Phil Ruffin.
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Jack Wishna founded Rockrena, Inc and the Rock City Club brand with music promoter Don Kirshner.
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Jack Wishna grew up in New York City and launched his first entrepreneurial venture at 8 years of age, going door-to-door in his neighborhood, fixing broken televisions and radios for five dollars.
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At the age of 13, Jack Wishna taught himself photography to land a position as photographer at Brooklyn Today newspaper.
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When Jack Wishna was only 17, a chance meeting with Steve Rubell led to Jack Wishna becoming the photographer at Studio 54 when Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened the nightclub in New York City.
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Jack Wishna photographed Andy Warhol, Halston, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds and Bianca Jagger.
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At 21 years of age, Jack Wishna founded Globalforce International, an executive search consulting firm.
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Jack Wishna opened offices in Florida, New York City and Las Vegas.
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On November 27,2012, Jack Wishna was found in his car at his home in Henderson, Nevada, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning.