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About the author:

Shaunda Necole

Author and digital innovator Shaunda Necole is the newest spokesperson for Las Vegas. She’s the author of 100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die, an insider’s guide to the City of Lights. She also created the travel site Vegas Right Now and hosts the Vegas Right Now! podcast.

In addition to her travel endeavors, Shaunda is the go-to recipe source for modern soul food cuisine. She founded The Soul Food Pot®, recognized as Google’s #1 Southern soul food site, and hosts The Soul Food Pod, Apple’s first show dedicated to the history and culture of soul food.

Join me as I share food, fun, and the best travel life hacks that make you feel like you won the jackpot!

Shaunda Necole Ideas Are The Currency Of Life- Butterfly Garden
  • I’m a social butterfly turned social media influencer with a knack for turning content creation into serious cash!

My professional career kicked-off as an executive at a Fortune 500 company. After I left (ahem: fled) from the corporate grind, I started my own business in the cheerleading space and never went back to that sad, gray office again! 

Not long after, I opened my first cheerleading retail store in a local shopping mall and quickly scaled it to 7-figures. My store became the first of its kind to secure a distribution deal with Amazon!

On a whim, my daughter created an Instagram account for me to enter a contest for one of my favorite brands, MacKenzie-Childs. (Have you seen their dinnerware?? Swoon!)

My Instagram account exploded to over one hundred thousand followers in less than a year. (Thanks, daughter!) I took the reins and added a website and blog that attracted lucrative brand collaborations and partnerships. I also took ownership in other areas of my life, investing in real estate and earning fantastic passive income from my properties. Today, my lifestyle content on food, travel, and women’s health attracts millions of monthly Pinterest viewers, multi-millions of annual site visits, and over 10K YouTube subscribers!

As a trusted and authoritative online publisher, my advice is featured in glossy magazines like ForbesCEO Mogul, CosmopolitanFast Company, Taste Of Home, and top-rated lifestyle websites like Refinery29

Some of my high-profile brand partnerships include:

  • Bumble Bizz with Serena Williams investing in women-owned businesses
  • Creators for Kamala Harris-Walz influencer team (scroll through the images at the top of the linked article to see me!)
  • Joe Biden for President and The Biden-Harris 59th Presidential Inaugural Committee digital partnerships team
  • Instant Pot & Save the Children in response to COVID-19
  • Walgreens for women’s hysterectomy care package tips
  • Bravo TV for the premiere of their most ethnically diverse franchise, The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City
  • I’ve  also received praise from Arianna Huffington for my inspirational and healthy habits articles on Thrive Global
Shaunda Necole & The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City
Preorder - 100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die Book Cover - second edition by Shaunda Necole

“It’s not just slot machines that keep tourists happy in the city of lights, high hopes, and big dreams.”

There’s something here for everyone.

Visit the out-of-this-world Sphere Experience and admire High Roller panoramic views of the Strip. Indulge in Zen-like moments with gentle snow flurries inside the Fontainebleau’s spa. Or escape to nature excursions by hiking Red Rock Canyon, visiting the quiet town of Blue Diamond, or relaxing by the shore at Boulder Beach. In Vegas, there’s no shortage of unforgettable experiences.

Let the many calls to adventure in 100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die guide you to uncover Las Vegas’s world-famous attractions, natural gems, and tucked-away escapes.

“I come from a family of caterers, musicians, and entertainers, so naturally, I’ve always been drawn to Las Vegas!”

There’s the Vegas you think you know, and then there’s this!

Author Shaunda Necole has spent two decades traveling the desert metropolis of Las Vegas, from touristy destinations on the Strip to off-the-beaten-path treasures around the Vegas Valley. Discover why so many people keep coming here year after year. Up and down the famous Vegas Strip and beyond, this diversity, vibrancy, and curiosity make Las Vegas a city ready to be reveled in, experienced, and explored.

Click the button below to discover The Real Las Vegas tourists rarely get to know!

Vegas Right Now by Shaunda Necole
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It may seem like I’m kind of obsessed, but I do 97% of my cooking in my Instant Pots!

I wish everyone knew how easy Instant Pot cooking is for busy households—one pot straight to the plate!

If you’re serious about saving time, money and eating well with high-quality meals that don’t require stewing over a hot pot all day…

Click the button below to learn how to save time and get inspired to have fun making your family recipes too!

Thank me later 😉 

Still curious about me?

Here are a few of my faves

FOOD

Soul food, seafood, & most things gourmet

KARDASHIAN

Kris- I know, she’s technically a Jenner, but “favorite Jenner” just didn’t sound as fun!

STATE

California

COLORS

Red, hot pink & turquoise- No way I can pick just one!

MOVIES

Beaches & Purple Rain

MUSIC

Prince, Mariah Carey, Drake, Rick Ross, and Bruno Mars

PLACE

Las Vegas

STORES

Target (aka Tarjay, dahhlinggg!) & Anthropologie

TV SHOWS
  • Blackish
  • Modern Family
  • The Real Housewives franchises (ALL OF THEM!)
BOOKS

Inner Engineering by Sadhguru, Untamed by Glennon Doyle, & Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (affiliate links)

Be sure to check out my site dedicated to food, TheSoulFoodPot.com.

My podcasts, The Soul Food Pod and Vegas Right Now!

And my Las Vegas travel site, VegasRightNow.com.

Want to book me for a speaking gig? Check out my speaker page –> HERE

To book an interview, please contact my publicist Vicky Lynch, at vicky@guidemybrand.com

Interested in a brand partnership? Please contact my agent at: Johanna@johannavoss.com

johanna b. voss Agency – representing Shaunda Necole