DVA Member Profiles – Sabrina Borghoff – February 2018

2/15/18
Sabrina Borghoff, Director of Business Development for Martin-Harris Construction has over 12 years’ experience in the construction industry. She joined Martin-Harris in 2013 as a Strategic Relationship Developer, focused on identifying new business opportunities and maintaining existing client relationships for the Special Projects Group. Throughout her tenure at Martin-Harris, she has built a reputation for developing strategies to expand new business relationships.
Borghoff answers a few questions about DTLV:
Have you always lived in Las Vegas? If not, where are you from and what brought you here?
I haven’t always lived in Las Vegas, but I consider myself A NATIVE I moved here with my family from Mesa, Arizona when I was 2 years old, not Battle Born but Battle Raised!
How long have you been with Martin Harris and what role do you play there?
I have been with the company for 4 ½ years. As a Director of Business Development, it is my TOP priority to maintain existing clients and ensure they stay satisfied and positive, by emphasizing their importance to Martin-Harris and ensure I meet both their current and future needs. As a Director of Business Development, I also strive to improve Martin-Harris Construction’s market position and achieve financial growth for the firm. I assist with long-term organizational strategic goals, build key customer relationships, identify business opportunities, negotiate and close business deals, and maintain extensive knowledge of current market conditions. It is my job to work alongside company executives, the business development team, and other managers to increase sales and maximize opportunities for Martin-Harris Construction.
Why did Martin Harris join the Downtown Vegas Alliance?
Martin-Harris joined DVA in 2014 to be part of the momentum around the Downtown Masterplan and assist in the future growth and redevelopment of downtown Las Vegas. The opportunity to collaborate with clients such as The Molasky Group and Golden Nugget, which are also stakeholders of downtown Las Vegas, creates synergy for us. Our company leaders, Frank and Guy Martin are also natives of Las Vegas so helping the downtown business environment to thrive again is of tremendous personal interest to them
What’s one thing that downtown lacks and how can the DVA and members like Martin Harris Construction bring that to fruition?
The DVA is doing a great job of advocating for the expansion of business and economic development, but we need to continue to work on diversifying the area. We can do this by bringing a better livable environment to the downtown, ensuring the streets are safe and clean, creating more public spaces for the residents, and developing and securing more amenities. Martin-Harris wants to help bring this to fruition by continuing to support the DVA with its initiatives, which demonstrates our mutual commitment to improving Downtown Las Vegas.
If you had visitors in town and could visit only one downtown location, which one would it be and why?
This is an extremely difficult question because I love the nightlife environment downtown. My husband and I often do Staycations at the Golden Nugget and dine at iconic restaurants such as Hugo’s Cellar and stroll through the bars off Fremont Street. To pick one spot is tough, but if I had to pick one place to visit that you wouldn’t be able to see anywhere else, it would be the old Post Office on Stewart Avenue that is now the Mob Museum. The Mob Museum provides an excellent, interactive journey through true stories of organized crime’s that helped to shape Las Vegas. It’s truly an only-in-Vegas experience.
Photo: Sabrina Borghoff