Today's Zapponian Spotlight, Beth M., is a ZCLT rep on the graveyard team. So, if you happen to call our customer service lines at night, you just might get Beth helping you on the other line!

We decided to get to know Beth a little bit by asking her a couple of questions:

What brought you to Las Vegas?

B: I was living in Portland, OR and had just lost a job of 8 years. I came here to visit my mom at Thanksgiving, shortly after my Dad had passed away. By the time I left, I decided that there was nothing holding me in Portland, and job opportunities were probably better in Vegas. Plus, I was a little worried about my mom being alone, and I wanted to live closer to her. I moved here in January of 2009, and got hit with the lucky stick by Zappos in August.  Surprisingly, I love it here. I grew up in So Cal, and came here a lot on weekends, but never imagined I'd live here!

What is your favorite musician or band?  

B: I love classic rock, like Santana, the Stones and Eric Clapton. I also love Kid Rock!

What 3 words describe your personality?

B: Silly, off-the-wall, and happy.

What do you like to do for fun?  

B: I'm a home body a lot of the time! I like hanging out with friends, going out to eat, gambling.  I love to garden, too, but all I have is gravel now so everything is in pots.

Working the Graveyard shift means I sleep most of the day, and I'm working when most people are out having fun, like on the weekends.

I really look forward to Zappos events like the awesome picnic we just had because I get a chance to reconnect with my Zappos Family!

What is your favorite core value and why? 

B: #3 - Create Fun and a Little Weirdness!  Anyone who knows me understands why. LOL 

What is your most embarrasing moment?  

B: Actually, not too much embarrasses me. However, I went to a Harvest Festival in Oregon with a friend who was visiting from L.A. There was one of those sling-shot things where you launched a pumpkin and there was a target to hit wayyyy off in the distance.  I was pulling it back really hard for a good launch, when my friend thought it would be a good idea to pull ME back (to help). The minute she pulled me, my feet slipped and I was flat on my back in a pool of mud. When I finally got up, there was a line of people who watched it happen. I was horrified! I had to finish the day walking around with the entire backside of me covered in mud!

Today, we’re featuring one of our awesome ZCLT reps, Kelli A.!

If you could be a mixed drink what drink would you be and why?

K: I would be a pina colada with a little bit of raspberry swirled in because I'm sweet with just a bit of sassy.

If you had a plane ticket to go anywhere in the world where would you go?

K: I would go to Paris, because I have a feeling I could spend hours just hanging out near the Eiffel Tower.

Pick 3 words to describe your personal style.

K: Feminine, colorful, and modest.

Name 3 things you never leave home without.

K:  My iPhone, chapstick, and lotion.

What’s your favorite part about working at Zappos?

K: My favorite thing about working at Zappos is all of the friends I've made…and I'm a big fan of the nap room as well.

Name one thing you do to cultivate and help spread our culture.

K: I like to participate in the dress up days because it brings out the fun and weird in everyone.

Name three fun facts about yourself:  

K: I can play the piano, my eyebrows are ambidextrous, and I'm obsessed with my Carlashes (yes, my car has pink eyelashes on the headlights).

Jason is an extraordinary leader in the Zappos Kentucky Family on the floor, as a Lead in the Picking Department, and after hours. While volunteering for the Zappos Packs for Kids: Backpack Buddy program February 27^th – March 2^nd, Jason not only gave his time, he also packed 100 bags of food and wrote 100 notes for children in need. The Backpack Buddy program was started by Dare to Care in 2004 as an effort to bring nutritious food to children on the weekends, when free and reduced-priced breakfasts and lunches are not available.  This year, the Zappos Kentucky Family teamed up to pack over 2,000 bags of food and draft over 2,000 notes to the children in our area.  These will be distributed in new, sturdy backpacks.

We asked Jason a couple of questions about this project that is near and dear to his heart:

What drew you most to helping out with the Zappos Packs for Kids Backpack Buddy program?

J:   It’s for the KIDS!  How can you not?!

What brought you to Zappos?

J: The culture!

 If you won $1,000,000 to be donated to charity, what organization would you donate to and why?

J: Any charity [that assists] kids. They can’t help themselves.

What is one thing you had as a child that you still have or use today?

J:  A baseball.

What are three words you would use to describe yourself?

J: Spontaneous, Humble, Motivated.

Today’s Zapponian Spotlight is on our very own Zappos Mayor Jerry T.  He’s been with Zappos since 2005 and can often be found greeting our visitors at the front desk of Zappos HQ.

Pick 3 words to describe your personal style.

J: Colorful, casual, comfortable.

Who is your favorite musician or band?

J: Jackson Browne and classic rock. I was there the first time it got played on the radio.

Name 3 things you never leave home without?

J: Keys, wallet and cell phone.

 If you could have dinner with one famous person, who would it be?

J: Ronald Reagan or John F. Kennedy. I have seen them both thru their careers.

What’s the weirdest thing to ever happen to you?

J: Having a guy from Hair Club for Men ask me if I wanted a consultation…

What’s your favorite part about working at Zappos?

J: Getting to be the Mayor of course!

Today’s Zapponian Spotlight is on one of our P.E.A.C.E. team members, Steven B. The P.E.A.C.E. team is responsible for organizing and facilitating all of our community involvement activities, charity partnerships and tons of internal activities within the Zappos Family.

We asked Steven (AKA “Stevie”) our standard ZS questions to get to know a little bit more about him:

Pick 3 words to describe your personal style.

S: Simple, fun, colorless

Who is your favorite musician or band?

S: Daddy Yankee

Name 3 things you never leave home without?

S: A Famous Stars & Straps item, candy (usually sugar worms!), and a funny comeback or comment ready to use at any given moment!

If you could have dinner with one famous person, who would it be?

S:    I would have dinner with Teresa Giudice from Real Housewives of New Jersey… I want to see if I can make her mad enough to flip a table!  

What’s the weirdest thing to ever happen to you?

S:  When I was little, my cousins were babysitting me and they gave me some beef jerky to snack on. I started eating it and they started laughing. They then told me they gave me dog treat jerky! Well, it tasted really good…so joke’s on them!

What’s your favorite part about working at Zappos?

S: My favorite part of working at Zappos is the team work and family-oriented people that I see every day.  There always seems to be genuine smiles on people’s faces everywhere you go around here! But most importantly, when the going gets rough, the sheer support of everyone to unify for a cause is what makes working at Zappos a truly unique and inspiring experience. 

For the first Zapponian Spotlight of 2012, we’re getting to know a little bit about Donny G., a senior User Experience Designer from Zappos Development, Inc.

Donny considers Alaska his home state and moved around the country as a “military brat”.  The self-proclaimed “geek at heart” is also a talented athlete. Donny was an All-American basketball player in college and spent some time playing a little pro ball as well.

Read on to learn more about Donny:

Pick 3 words to describe your personal style

D: Passionate, Determined, Hippie

Who is your favorite musician or band?

D: Dave Matthews Band

Name 3 things you never leave home without?

D: Open mind, kind heart, and my cell phone

If you could have dinner with one famous person, who would it be?

D: Would have been Steve Jobs but now I would say Warren Buffett

What’s the weirdest thing to ever happen to you?

D:  Growing up, for about 3 years straight every holiday (albeit Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving) I ended up in the hospital from things like trying to jump over a car with my bike, playing hockey in the street, tackle football (no pads) with football buddies, etc.

What’s your favorite part about working at Zappos?

The awesome people I get the pleasure of working with!!!

This week’s Zapponian Spotlight is on Chris N. from the Content Team of Zappos Development, Inc. Chris is an Ohio State grad and spends his free time writing (which ,coincidentally, he also does for a living!), watching movies, and looking at funny cat photos on the internet.

We asked him the standard ZS questions, and here are his answers:

Pick 3 words to describe your personal style.

C: Inconsistent, lazy, and steezy

 Who is your favorite musician or band?

C: Hmm hard to choose just one favorite.  Wu-Tang Clan, I guess.

Name 3 things you never leave home without?

C: Phone, wallet, keys.

If you could have dinner with one famous person, who would it be?

C: Jean Claude Van Damme.  We’d hunt down a large bison and Jean Claude would roundhouse it onto the grill.

What’s the weirdest thing to ever happen to you?

C: I was attacked unprovoked while walking into a bar!

What’s your favorite part about working at Zappos?

C:  The great people!

This week’s Zapponian Spotlight is on Abby N. from ZCLT.

Where are you from and what brought you to Vegas?

A: I am originally from Iowa.  I moved here about 7 years ago, about 6 months after my sister moved here.  My plan was to go to school for Film Editing.  I have not yet gone to school but I still intend to learn since I love editing!  I was lucky enough to find Zappos about 2 years after I moved out here and it is an amazing place to work.

What are 3 fun facts about you?
A: I have 2 cats, Norm and Joon.  My favorite condiment is ketchup, and I love Michael McDonald!

You’ve been given access to a time machine.  Where and when would you travel to?

A:  I would travel back to 1969 to go to Woodstock and live through the 1970s!  It was definitely the most amazing time in music (in my opinion).

Name 3 things that you never leave home without and why. 

A: My clothes, my wallet and my sense of humor.  It is important to not take anything too seriously.

What is your favorite thing about working at Zappos?

A: A large majority of my friends work here.  It is pretty awesome considering that I came to Zappos and only knowing one person that worked here.

What is your favorite core value?

A: Pursue Growth and Learning.  This core value always tells me to constantly keep bettering myself and to accept everything in life as it is a giant learning experience.