Legends President & CEO SHERVIN MIRHASHEMI made a hole-in-one Monday at Augusta National Golf Club. His ace occurred on the par-3 16th role at the home of The Masters. Legends Global Planning and CSL Int'l President BILL RHODA was part of the foursome that witnessed Mirhashemi's feat (Don Muret, Staff Writer).
GETTING INTO SHOWBIZ: VENUS WILLIAMS is teaming with "BAR RESCUE" producer 3 Ball Entertainment on a "new unscripted female-focused business series 'DEALS IN HEELS.'" Williams will "appear in and executive produce the series." In each episode, five "up-and-coming entrepreneurs 'pitch' the panel on their start-up idea." The two women whose businesses "show the most promise will be invited up to the 'executive suite' for a deeper dive into their companies." If their business plans "measure up, the panel will dedicate one month toward mentoring the entrepreneurs." At the end of the month, the two entrepreneurs "return to the executive suite to re-pitch, but after review and negotiations only one startup will receive an investment from the panel" (DEADLINE.com, 5/10)....DAVID BECKHAM is making his "acting debut" in "KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD," opening nationally in theaters Friday. His appearance "lasts only about two minutes" (MIAMIHERALD.com, 5/11).
NAMES: Michigan State football coach MARK DANTONIO on Thursday night was the featured speaker in a "spring tailgate at the Troy Marriott to benefit Angels’ Place, which provides people-centered services, including homes and professional support, for adults with developmental disabilities" (DETROIT NEWS, 5/12)....Former AFL Chicago Rush Owner DAVID STARAL is getting 3 1/2 years in prison for "bankruptcy and wire fraud, admitting he'd falsely represented" to the league's commissioner that he "had a personal net worth of more than" $5M when in reality he had filed for bankruptcy the month before (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/12)....The Black Contractors Group, which “pushes developers to hire more minority businesses and workers on public jobs,” is complaining about one of the largest developments in Ohio: The Johnson Controls Pro Football HOF Village. The contractors are organizing a boycott of the Aug. 3 HOF game to highlight what the group says is a “serious lack of diversity on the project” (CLEVELAND.com, 5/11)....Some Uber drivers in Louisville are “furious at the ride-hailing company, saying it misrepresented a minimum earrings guarantee over Kentucky Derby weekend” (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 5/12).
