Adam Kramer describes how Paris Hilton changed his life and set him on a journey from a 23 year-old reporter to an executive at Switch. He reminds us that change does not come easy and you have to be willing to sacrifice a lot if you want to make a difference in the world.

Adam Kramer is the Executive Vice President of Strategy for Switch headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. His organization portfolio of influence includes Switch, SUPERNAP and Rob Roy’s Innevation Center. Adam champions communications surrounding environment, education, economic development and policy for the company. He manages all aspects of Switch’s community and government relations throughout the company’s global markets in an effort to create transformative change.

Adam and his team are located at Rob Roy’s Innevation Center where their support of collaboration, colocation and event coordination is the foundation for moving the state of Nevada forward.

Prior to joining Switch, Adam was the Director of Entrepreneurship for the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce and before that an award-winning journalist in California and Florida.

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