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Jewish Word | Maven
The Original Influencer
October 8, 2020 By Ellen Wexler
2018 March/April, Arts & Culture, Jewish Word
The “Beloved Herring Maven” made his radio debut in 1964. The recurring star of Vita Foods commercials, he spoke in his “everybody’s-favorite-uncle voice,” as The New York Times put it, expounding “on the wonders of herring and sour cream, herring with wine, and other varieties.” He was an advertising mascot, a campy staple of a successful marketing campaign. But he was also, in his own way, a language ambassador, ushering a foreign word into the American consciousness.
The word wasn’t “herring” (which hails from Old High German) but “maven.”“Maven” comes from the Yiddish meyvn—“expert” or “connoisseur”—which itself is derived from the Hebrew mebin—“person with understanding.” It may be connected to the rabbinic Hebrew expression hamevin yavin—“those who understand will understand,” says Northeastern University Jewish studies professor Lori Lefkovitz. Nachmanides, the 13th-century rabbinical scholar known as the Ramban, for example, used the phrase to hint at mystical explanations he didn’t want to spell out, as in,“If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you shouldn’t know what I’m talking about,” says Lefkovitz.
https://momentmag.com/jewish-word-maven/
Definition of maven
: one who is experienced or knowledgeable : expert a language maven policy mavens computer mavens also : freak sense 4a
Synonyms
ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], expert, fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Managed by Sage Hospitality
Co-Founder, President &
Chief Executive Officer
Sage Hospitality Group
Walter Isenberg
Not one to slow down, Walter started Sage more than 30 years ago with partner Zack Neumeyer and has only moved forward, fast. As CEO of Sage Hospitality Group, he directs all company operations including management, real estate investment and brand development, with an emphasis on community giving and teaching the next generation of great leaders. He also began Sage Restaurant Concepts (formerly Group) in 2006 to create high-volume restaurants within urban hotels, upping the value and revenue for Sage investors.
Results driven and creative, Walter is a member of the Union Station Alliance, the group responsible for revitalizing Denver Union Station and creating the high-performing Crawford Hotel.He created Sage’s art program which provides locally curated art in newly built or renovated hotels. Now, he is leading Sage toward a new adventure, creating places that people want to go to, not through; by cultivating new experiences within the walls of Sage Hotels and Restaurants.
Setting the trend for Cornell University graduates at Sage, Walter graduated from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University in a year that he refuses to disclose. He is a member of Marriott International’s Owner Advisory Board American Hotel Lodging Association Government Affairs Committee as well as a board member of Visit Denver,who inducted him into the Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame in 2010. In Denver his community impact is prominent as co-creator of Amp the Cause, the Downtown Denver Partnership, The Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Metropolitan State University Denver Board of Trustees.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
> board member of Visit Denver
Zachary Neumeyer
Chairman, Sage Hospitality
Vice Chair, Mobile Accord
Zachary T. Neumeyer is active in business and in the community. He is Chairman of Sage Hospitality and Vice Chair of Mobile Accord. He is or has been an investor and board member of companies in the technology, communications, manufacturing, senior housing, banking and service industries. He also works on education reform in Colorado and nationally.
Sage manages more than 85 hotels across America, employing over 8000 people. Over its 32-year history Sage has owned and operated 300 hotels across the nation and invested over $3 billion in hospitality assets. Sage has a portfolio of 12 restaurant and hotel brands and is a leading force in building “lifestyle” hotels and restaurants that delight guests, elevate associates, reward investors and serve their communities. Neumeyer co-founded Sage Hospitality Resources in 1984 and was CEO and President from 1984 to 2003.
Mobile Accord is a data and market intelligence company serving the developing world. The company is building the world’s largest mobile data and market intelligence platform with over 500 million subscribers.
Neumeyer has focused his civic activities on education reform. He is working to ensure that every child in America has access to an excellent education. He is co-founder and Chairman of America Succeeds, a national organization focused on mobilizing business to improve the public education system. He is a board member and past Chairman ofTeach For AmericaColorado, and is founder and past board chair of Colorado Succeeds.
Neumeyer was a member of the founding group of the Denver PreSchool Program, which provides universal preschool for every child in Denver. He is a past board member of Mile High Montessori, Qualistar Colorado and the Colorado Children’s Campaign, and was recognized by the latter as one of the 20 most influential Coloradans for children’s welfare.
In addition, Neumeyer has worked with Colorado state government as a community leader in numerous capacities for Governors Hickenlooper, Ritter and Owens. He is a past trustee of the University of Denver. He has taught or lectured at Cornell University, University of Colorado, Harvard University and The University of Denver.
Neumeyer is a graduate of Cornell University, and lives in Colorado with his wife Amy and their two sons Max and Joseph.
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>Teach For America
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/meetings/cgi-america/working-groups/early-childhood-education