It seems I didn’t get all of our amazing ZI staff profiled yet and we have some new people that have come on board, so welcome to the fifth installment of Meet your ZI Staff! I’m excited to introduce you to Anastasia Nightfire, Saralynn Karu, and Aden Slingshot!

Anastasia Nightfire (Jewel Carolina): Sales Agent

Ana is a new hire at ZoHa Islands. She works for us as a sales agent and we are excited to have her with us!  Ana is a long-time SLer, having been in-world for seven years. She says that she can’t remember what drew her to SL, but she’s glad she’s here.

Previous to her employment with ZI, she has worked in sales for many other estates, most recently at Surreal Estates before ZI was fortunate enough to have her join our staff.

When asked what she likes to do best in SL, she states that she enjoys many roles as a mom, daughter, sister, and confidant. When asked what her favorite places in SL were, she says, “I have MANY fave places. ”

In RL, Ana is married and has four wonderful kiddos.

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Saralynn Karu: Estate Manager

Sara is a relative newcomer to SL, as she has been in SL for a year. She says she got into SL because her RL father in law and her husband were into it, and so she decided to join them.   Having an experienced resident of SL to guide her helped a lot. What a big difference it makes to have someone to mentor you when you’re new so you can be miles ahead of a newbie.

She has been an employee of ZI for a year, so she really hit the ground running in SL. Currently she is an EM, but  she has also held the positions of sales agent and tier reminders.

When asked what she likes to do in SL, she states, “I just come on and work.”

In RL, Sara is married and has two children. She loves to go camping, have cook outs and spend time with friends and family.

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Aden Slingshot: Estate Manager

Aden is an SL veteran, having been in-world for seven and a half years. He came into SL because his RL family played it.  Aden has worked for ZoHa Islands for a year and half and is one of our estate managers.  He has also worked as a sales agent, estate manager’s assistant, and productions manager. He also did land setups and tier reminders.

Previous to ZI, Aden has worked for several other estates.

When asked what he liked to do in SL, Aden says, “I like to hang out and meet new people.”

In RL, Aden is married and has two children.

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That’s it for this installment of Meet Your ZI Staff. Hope everyone has a great day!

As always, I remain respectfully yours,

~ Suzanne Piers, ZI Social Media Manager

Happy Friday, everyone! I don’t know about you, but I am really looking forward to the weekend. I hope everyone has had a wonderful and productive week and a very relaxing and enjoyable weekend ahead!

In the fourth and final installment in the Meet Your ZI Staff, I am very pleased to introduce to you last, but certainly not least, Galadea Resident, JasonX Baxton, and me!

Galadea Resident: Estate Manager

Galadea is one of our “younger” staff members, as she has been in Sl a little over two years. She came to SL because of a RL friend, which seems to be a common theme.  It really helps to get a jump start on SL when you have a friend to show you the ropes! Galadea has been with ZI  since May of 2013, and is one of our hard-working EMs.

Despite having been in SL for a relatively short time, Galadea has worked several very interesting and varied jobs. She lists the following as former employment: Hostess, host manager, dancer, dj, dj manager, club manager, owner of a wedding venue, owner of a club, and Estate Manger for Resident Estates.

In her free time in SL, she states that she loves to help others, hang out with friends, and go dancing. She listens to music while she works.

In RL, Galadea has been married for 17 years, and has two children – a daughter age 16, and a son age 11. Galadea has many interests and activities outside SL, and include fishing, playing pool, bowling, hiking, camping, cooking out.

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JasonX Baxton: Estate Manager

Jason is another SL veteran, as he has been in SL just shy of seven years. When asked what drew him to SL, he said, “I had a couple of friends that have told me a little bit about it. At first I didn’t like it, but then I came back and discovered lots of wonderful people all around the globe.”

Jason was an EM with Bonaire Estates before the buyout, and ZI was fortunate enough to pick him up as EM. He said he started as sales agent with Bonaire, but then moved to EM duties. He said he loves being a EM because he really enjoys people, and working with them to get their problem resolved.

Jason has worked other jobs in SL, including being a dj. After awhile, he took over the club from the owner, and ended up operating a couple of different clubs as a a general manager from 2008 until 2010. After that, he decided to go into real estate, because that gave him the opportunity to meet people from other cultures.

In his spare time in SL, he likes to hang out at his Pub that he owns in SL. He also enjoys landscaping and hanging out with his close friends.

In RL, Jason is not married and has no children (at least none that he knows of, he says with a grin.) He enjoys fixing and building computers, and tinkering with  electronics.

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Suzanne Piers-Fromund: Social Media Manager

And that leaves me! I have been in SL a long time. My original rez date under another avie was February of 2007, but I’ve been in SL as Suzanne since November of 2008. I first came into SL because I saw a segment about SL on the news, and I had to try it out! I rezzed in, looked around, had no idea what I was doing or what it was about. No one would talk to me. I bumbled about for a few days, then gave up. I tried again a few days later, but still didn’t get it. I didn’t log in again for several months. One evening, in early 2008, when I was really bored, I thought I’d try it again. I finally started getting some help and became a solid citizen of SL. In August of 2008, I attracted a stalker, and in order to get away, I killed off my original avie and reinvented myself as Suzanne, and I’ve been here ever since! I met my amazing SL hubby, Fritz Fromund, when I first rezzed in under my original avie back in 2007. He was one of the very few people I kept as friends when I became Suzanne in 2008. We kept in touch sporadically. Then, in May of 2010, we found we were both single at the same time. We got together for a date, and the rest is history! We married in SL in September of 2010, and we have been very happy ever since.

I have been with ZI about two weeks now. I was hired as the Social Media Manager, a job they haven’t had before, so I am dedicated to making it work and creating good marketing exposure on social media. Prior to ZI, I had been with Bonaire Estates for about six months as their Events Manager.  My job with Bonaire was my first responsible job in SL. Prior to that, I’d worked as a dancer in a club, was promoted to lead dancer and eventually tired of the drama among the dancers. I didn’t work at all for a time, then decided to attend modeling school at the Miss Virtual World Modeling Academy, and graduated from there. Modeling had too much drama, too. Then in September of 2012 I started a wedding officiating and planning business. That grew into a brisk business, and I have performed over 60 weddings in SL since that time! When I was with Bonaire, I took very few wedding clients because my job was so busy. I am excited that my job at ZI allows me enough flexibility so that I can start doing weddings again!

In my spare time in SL, I love decorating our home, shopping, going dancing, listening to live music, and hanging out with the wonderful friends I’ve made from around the world. I live in California in RL, and I have friends in Germany, Australia, Canada, and all over the US. What a wonderful experience this is. My husband Fritz says my hobby is house swapping, because I constantly get bored with the house we’re in, want to go shop for a new one and decorate it! We are very excited to finally have an entire homestead sim to ourselves here on ZI, and we are in the process of making it into our own coastal beach retreat.

In RL, I’m divorced and happily single. I am 55 years old and I have two grown sons, ages 31 and 26. I do not have any grandchildren yet. I live in California, and I work as an HR Director for a nonprofit agency. I love my job (most of the time) but nonprofits are notoriously cash- strapped, so I do the work of two, but it keeps me out of trouble! In my spare time, I enjoy reading, watching movies (in home and in the theater), listening to music, writing, doing counted-cross stitch, and hanging out with friends. I also love to travel, especially on the back of a motorcycle. My favorite place in the world to be is on the beach at the ocean.

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This ends the series on our awesome ZoHa Island staff. Please feel free to IM me in world or comment here if you have anything you’d like me to blog about, or any ideas for promotions. I am so excited about my ZI job! I enjoy seeing some familiar faces from Bonaire, and I look forward to meeting and getting to know each of the ZI staff and residents, as well. Everyone has been very welcoming.

Thank you, and I always remain respectfully yours,

~ Suzanne Piers, ZI Social Media Manager

Happy Hump Day, everyone! Since we all know what day it is, and there isn’t any camel around, let me introduce you to four more of our amazing ZI staff.  Today I bring you Deelish Wishbringer, Midnight Reign, Issabella40 Resident, and MissPatrisha Resident

Deelish Wishbringer: Business District Manager

Dee is a long-time SL veteran, having been in world for a little over nine years. She is truly one of those who has seen some significant changes to SL since those beginning days. She came into SL, like many people, because friends invited her to join them here. They used to play another online game together, and made the transition to SL.

Dee has been with ZI around nine months or so. In her job as business district manager, she takes care of creating ads for business owners that go into the ad boards and on the website, greets newcomers to the business district, and give free biz consults if they would like advice. Dee says, “I also hold expos in the BD office when i can get enough people to participate. ”

Dee says that she hasn’t held any other jobs in SL prior to her employment at ZI. She keeps busy with her own clothing, furniture, and prefab business, among other things.

Dee’s favorite things to do in SL involve hanging with her SL family. Dee says, “We go to The Broken Spoke Biker Bar a lot, and go to live performances, etc.”

In RL, Dee has been married for 20 years. She and her husband have one child,  two dogs, two cats and three chickens. In her spare time, she makes jewelry and hair accessories (and sometimes refurbished fashion items, clothing, hats, etc.) and sell them on her etsy store and website.

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Midnight Reign: Sales Agent

Midnight originally rezzed into SL in August of 2007, but has been in SL under this avie since November of 2010. He first came into SL because a very good friend told him about SL, and he never looked back. He says, “I’ve met great friends from across the globe, some have been long term.”

Midnight came to us from Bonaire Estates. He had worked there about a week before the sale, and currently works at ZI as a sales agent.

Prior to that, Midnight hasn’t had an SL job before. He says, “This is my first real job, and I love it.” He and his wife have owned and operated stores, but only has worked for himself up until recently. He is excited that his store is back under construction, and plans on opening it with his RL wife very soon.

When asked what he likes to do in SL in his free time, he says, “I like to see concerts, and play Greedy, and talk to old friends, and make new friends. I have a ranch with lots of different  animals, such as horses, dogs, and now wild cats.”

In RL,  Midnight’s favorite saying describes him: “I am as county as your gun wrapped in camo.” He is an Army veteran, and was in the infantry. He broke his hip right before Airborne school, and was Honorably discharged for medical reasons. After leaving the Army, he was a tattoo artist until the discomfort from sitting grew to be too much. Today, he still does body piercings. Midnight says, “I am happily married with two kids and five grandchildren. My youngest daughter graduates this year. I love the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and  camping, off road driving is a blast, and bonfires on a cool night.”

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Issabella40 Resident: Estate Manager

Issy has been in SL under various avies for six years. She came to SL because she heard about it on a TV program, and decided to come in and check it out. She has been here ever since!

Issy has been an EM with Zoha Islands about two months. Prior to that, she worked various jobs, but for the past year and a half she has been involved in real estate doing land sales which she loves, and gaining her EM skills. In the past, she has worked for  NewFoundland Estates,  Bonaire, and now ZI.

Well when she is not working, her favorite SL activities include hanging out with friends and talking.  Issy says, “And just like most women in SL, I love to shop!”

In RL, Issy has been married for 17 years. She enjoys scrapbooking, and of course, SL!

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Patrisha Carter (misspatrisha resident): Estate Manager

Patrisha has been in SL for seven years, also a long-time SL’er. Like many of us, a friend showed her the game and she was hooked.

Patrisha has been with ZI for a little over two years. She started as a sales agent, and then worked her way up to Estate Manager. She has held other jobs in SL, such as being a host for a few clubs, and managed a horse ranch.

In her spare time in SL, Patrisha likes to breed wild cats.

When asked about her RL, Patrisha shared, “I am 55 yrs young and divorced. All my kids have left home leaving me bored. Finding Second Life, and especially ZoHa Islands, was a blessing, as it gave me a job and a social life. I am a jack of all trades but a master of none, meaning I like to try new things.”

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That’s it for this installment. Until next time, I remain respectfully yours,

~ Suzanne Piers, ZI Social Media Manager

Hello ZI residents and future ZI residents! I thought I’d post about four more awesome ZoHa Island staff, plucked in random order from a virtual hat. Today, I introduce to you Elite Carter, Ahwi Ash, Arsin Resident, and KiraLynnn Resident.

Elite Carter: Estate Manager

One of the great things about ZI staff, is that they have been in SL for many years, and Elite is no exception. He has been in SL since April of 2007. He came into SL because a friend told him about it, and he had to come see for himself.

Elite has been with ZI for two years. He started as a sales agent and is now an Estate Manager.

When asked what he likes to do in SL when he’s not doing EM duties, Elite says, “I love the interaction with  people all over the world, its challenging. I love  to go to live events to hear  music and dance  with my partner.”

In RL, Elite has been married for 28 years. He and his wife have two daughters. He is a proud Grandfather, as well.  He loves to ride his Honda Goldwing  motorcycle, and dining out in nice restaurants.

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Ahwi Ash: Sales Agent

Another SL veteran, Ahwi has been in Second Life for nine years. When asked what brought her into Second Life, Ahwi says that in RL she is an avid rolepayer. She had heard that Second Life has 3-D graphics and also has places for Gorean rp, so she had to come and check it out. Ahwi says, “I had been used to text based roleplay in Gorean places, and someone recommended Second life. I thought to give it a try, and have yet to leave. I keep finding new things to explore and find the creativity of others just fantastic.”

Ahwi has been a sales agent with ZI for almost two years. Prior to that, she worked as a host in an SL bar. What she loved about that job was being able to be personable with the customers, making people laugh and smile, and helping them forget about their troubles for awhile.

When not working in SL, Ahwi likes rp, as well as build medieval, Gorean and biker themed items in her SL store, Legacy Creations. She also breeds fish. Her favorite places include her shop, of course, and she recently found a great urban roleplay sim called Verge.

In RL, Ahwi has very interesting and varied interests and activities. She does medieval reenactments, and enjoys heavy list fighting. “Strapping on armor and beating others with sticks… no really, ‘I want to kill you, not hurt you’ is a common phrase,” she laughs. Ahwi has no children, but loves her niece and nephews greatly, and enjoys spending time with them. She is also a volunteer firefighter and EMT.  She works as a reiki master, and volunteers her time in the local hospital treating children with terminal illnesses. She brews mead, makes cordials, does weaving, hiking, gardening, going for long rides with friends.  Ahwi is also learning to ride a motorcycle and she can’t wait for spring to be able to ride.

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Arsin Resident: Estate Manager

Arsin has been a resident of Second Life for a little over five years. He states that he came into SL because of his wife, and he enjoyed it so much he stayed.

Arsin has been with ZoHa Islands for four months and works as an Estate Manager.

While in-world, he is a builder. When asked what his favorite places are in SL, he states, “My sim when I am not working.”

In RL, Arsin is married. He and his wife have four kids. His hobbies are being in SL, and working on and building computers.

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 KiraLynnn Resident (Kira): Sales Associate (and unofficial EM)

Kira has been in SL originally for six years. When asked what drew her to SL, Kira says that she had a friend who was into Second Life. Kira says, “She told me about it and so thought I’d check it out. Originally I didn’t like SL but a few months later I went back and got hooked.”

Kira has been with ZI about three years. Her main job with ZI is as a sales associate, and she does occasional unofficial EM duties, as well. In the past, has worked as a manager for an escort club called The Bishes Club. She developed her people management skills there, which serves her well in her customer service position in sales. She added land management expertise when she worked for RGF, another land company in SL, before she came to ZI.

In her free time in-world, Kira is fortunate in that she really enjoys her job selling land and helping customers. Kira states, “I also like to hang out with my SL sister, who is also an estate manager for Zoha Islands. I met her way before we became co-workers for the same staff team.” As far as her favorite places in SL, Kira says that would be anywhere her friends are.

In RL, Kira is single and does not have children. “I work online, Kira says, “and so here I am.” In addition to working online in SL, Kira also has her fingers in other things, such as running a hair accessory business, all online.

Stay tuned; more ZI staff introductions are coming! Next time, I will profile Deelish Wishbringer, Farrah Farquart, and Issabella40 Resident.

~ Suzanne Piers, ZI Social Media Manager