{"id":5298,"date":"2020-09-17T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T22:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/?p=5298"},"modified":"2023-04-17T15:25:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T22:25:45","slug":"meet-alcon-lightings-mascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Alcon Lighting\u2019s Mascot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dog-barking-70772.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Read by Nano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At Alcon Lighting\u2019s LA headquarters, co-founder David Hakimi adopted a 12 year-old dog named Nano and decided to bring him into the office every day. Let\u2019s just say it garnered some attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It quickly became clear that Nano, who\u2019s now 14 years old, relishes a long nap. Nano likes to hop and curl up in an easy chair, resting his head on the arm, drifting into slumber. In fact, David says this is Nano\u2019s favorite activity. He walks with David in the local Los Angeles neighborhood of businesses, homes and shops, loping around and sniffing to explore \u2014 Nano tends to fixate on other dogs\u2019&nbsp;scents \u2014 but when he comes back to Alcon Lighting, he\u2019s soon to be out like a light.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0005.jpg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5554 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"981\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=750\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0005.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=306\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0005.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The exception, of course, involves food. Any one fixing a snack in the break room can expect to find Nano sniffing around for a sample.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone welcomes Nano, who\u2019s probably a Korean Jindo mix. Even Ritchel, who takes account of important facts and data at Alcon Lighting, lighting specialist Andre, who\u2019s been known to adhere to strict work habits and co-founder Jake, who\u2019s sensitive to small distractions during sales meetings. After all, Nano\u2019s fond of standing in the middle of a room during a display or presentation, while looking around, parking himself \u2014 and promptly laying down for a snooze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">With an underactive thyroid, for which he\u2019s being treated with medication, Nano tends to be sluggish, though he lets out a cautionary bark at the FedEx delivery man. He avoids the spotlight, which he leaves to Perris and Stephanie and Freddie in the back office.&nbsp; He tends to avoid conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Nano thrives on visiting Michael, Megan and Stephanie Lane for handouts on the sly.&nbsp;When an aggressive or yappy dog visits Alcon Lighting, count on Nano to lay low and cast a weary look.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6642 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=768\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=300\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=370\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=185\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg 185w, https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=740\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=20\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg 20w, https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=400\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,format=webp,quality=80,width=36\/https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3501-2-768x1024.jpeg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">David takes his dog\u2019s disposition in stride. It\u2019s what drew him to Nano three years ago. \u201cI went to the dog shelter knowing that I might be able to improve the life of an animal that&#8217;s down on his luck,\u201d he says.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Day by day, Nano\u2019s easygoing, sweet and loving. Of course, David knows that he came out ahead because Nano brought laughter and love into his home and work. So, you might say that, if he doesn\u2019t exactly bask in it, Nano is happiest when he\u2019s napping in the light.<\/span><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Alcon Lighting\u2019s LA headquarters, co-founder David Hakimi adopted a 12 year-old dog named Nano and decided to bring him into the office every day. Let\u2019s just say it garnered some attention. It quickly became clear that Nano, who\u2019s now 14 years old, relishes a long nap. Nano likes to hop and curl up in an easy chair, resting his head on the arm, drifting into slumber. In fact, David says this is Nano\u2019s favorite activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":5560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[748],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"ppma_author":[775],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.13 (Yoast SEO v20.13) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Meet Alcon Lighting\u2019s Mascot &mdash; Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet Alcon Lighting\u2019s Mascot\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At Alcon Lighting\u2019s LA headquarters, co-founder David Hakimi adopted a 12 year-old dog named Nano and decided to bring him into the office every day. Let\u2019s just say it garnered some attention. It quickly became clear that Nano, who\u2019s now 14 years old, relishes a long nap. Nano likes to hop and curl up in an easy chair, resting his head on the arm, drifting into slumber. In fact, David says this is Nano\u2019s favorite activity.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Insights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-17T22:17:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-17T22:25:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0552-2-2-1024x691.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"691\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alcon Lighting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alcon Lighting\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Meet Alcon Lighting\u2019s Mascot &mdash; Insights","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Meet Alcon Lighting\u2019s Mascot","og_description":"At Alcon Lighting\u2019s LA headquarters, co-founder David Hakimi adopted a 12 year-old dog named Nano and decided to bring him into the office every day. Let\u2019s just say it garnered some attention. It quickly became clear that Nano, who\u2019s now 14 years old, relishes a long nap. Nano likes to hop and curl up in an easy chair, resting his head on the arm, drifting into slumber. In fact, David says this is Nano\u2019s favorite activity.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/","og_site_name":"Insights","article_published_time":"2020-09-17T22:17:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-04-17T22:25:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":691,"url":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0552-2-2-1024x691.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alcon Lighting","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alcon Lighting","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/","url":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/","name":"Meet Alcon Lighting\u2019s Mascot &mdash; Insights","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-09-17T22:17:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-17T22:25:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d503a18747ba833639118328d2fc19c5"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/stories\/meet-alcon-lightings-mascot\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Meet Alcon Lighting\u2019s Mascot"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/","name":"Insights","description":"The Intersection of Lighting, Efficiency and Architecture","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d503a18747ba833639118328d2fc19c5","name":"Alcon Lighting","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/acd9a38c206c7032fa2ec93706d1b03c","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b875d7ac0035bbe98545eb45c7ec241?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b875d7ac0035bbe98545eb45c7ec241?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Alcon Lighting"},"description":"Insights is an educational lighting publication by Alcon Lighting.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/author\/staffwriter\/"}]}},"modified_by":"David Hakimi","authors":[{"term_id":775,"user_id":23,"is_guest":0,"slug":"staffwriter","display_name":"Alcon Lighting","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b875d7ac0035bbe98545eb45c7ec241?s=96&d=mm&r=g","first_name":"Alcon","last_name":"Lighting","user_url":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com","description":"<i>Insights<\/i> is an educational lighting publication by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/\">Alcon Lighting<\/a>."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5298"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8529,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298\/revisions\/8529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5298"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=5298"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=5298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}