Ivana Trump, who insiders say was a key decisionmaker behind-the-scenes of her husband’s budding gaming empire, initially took the reins of running Trump’s Castle.<\/p>\n
\nI can tell you that Mrs. Trump was demanding, yet you always knew it was because she wanted the property to shine, be opulent, and positioned to serve the guests at the highest level,” Harry Hurley, who served as director of hotel operations at Trump’s Castle, explained on WPG Talk Radio<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“During Mrs. Trump’s time as CEO, she was engaged and committed to excellence and the overall quality of the product. She fiercely protected Mr. Trump’s brand and reputation in the hotel casino industry,” Hurley added.<\/p>\n
Tom Cantone, a friend of Hurley’s who spoke with him regarding Ivana’s passing, was the senior vice president of entertainment, marketing, and advertising for Trump’s casinos in the 1980s. He said he believes Ivana was the first woman to oversee a major casino in the US.<\/p>\n
“I believe she was the first \u2026 and I was honored to be part of her team at the Castle,” Cantone said.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Trump, Not Ivana<\/b><\/h2>\n
Hurley said employees had a profound sense of respect for their boss, who was always to be called Mrs. Trump — not Ivana. He finished his memorialization of Trump by telling a story of her last day as CEO of Trump’s Castle.<\/p>\n
“In a distinct show of respect, employees lined the first three levels of the property to see her off. All of the gathered employees gave Mrs. Trump a standing ovation,” Hurley concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ivana Trump died yesterday at the age of 73 at her Manhattan townhouse on the Upper East Side. While the cause of death is still pending, the Associated Press reports that the first wife of former President Donald Trump is thought to have suffered cardiac arrest during a fall down a staircase. Born in 1949 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":221437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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