Wynn Las Vegas President Brian Gullbrants
The President of Wynn Las Vegas Brian Gullbrants sits for a wide-ranging interview touching on leadership, delivering bespoke experiences, how Las Vegas innovates, F1 and much more.
Chief Operating Officer - North America, Wynn Resorts
Search every verified Brian Gullbrants interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote โ each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a December 2022 interview, Wynn Las Vegas President Brian Gullbrants discussed the company's pandemic-era decision to continue paying hourly employees, including average tips and healthcare, stating that this allowed the property to retain its staff when it reopened. He described a daily practice of writing a message to the company's 1,400 leaders, who are required to pass it along to all employees, and said that employees remember how they were treated during difficult times. Gullbrants also outlined environmental goals, including achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, peaking CO2 by 2030, and sourcing 50% of energy from renewables by 2030. Gullbrants noted that the company renovated all Wynn rooms at a cost of $220 million, and described the focus of CEO Craig Billings and himself as deploying capital to keep the property fresh and relevant. He mentioned that Wynn has 37 acres across the Strip, and in conjunction with Formula 1, Insomniac, and Live Nation, there will be a large activation on that site, with Wynn as a founding partner of Formula 1. He also discussed the creation of bespoke experiences, such as the Harland dinners, saying the goal is to "make the untouchable touchable" and create experiences that people could not otherwise have.
“We wound up paying everybody through the pandemic โ not just hourly; we paid the average tips, we paid their healthcare โ so when we reopened our businesses all around the world we had all our staff.”
“I sit down every night around six or seven o'clock and write two or three paragraphs and shoot it out via email to all 1,400 leaders โ the leaders are required to read my message and pass it along so you can get the same message out to every single person in the organization every day, every shift.”
“Employees remember how you were treated not just in the good times but more importantly in the tough times โ our business is built on our people, so it's all about our culture and our people.”
“We're going to be Net Zero by 2050 โ peaking CO2 and reversing the process by 2030 โ and 50% of our energy will be from renewable sources by 2030.”
The President of Wynn Las Vegas Brian Gullbrants sits for a wide-ranging interview touching on leadership, delivering bespoke experiences, how Las Vegas innovates, F1 and much more.
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