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Dec 31, 2018

Phil Smoker finds himself in a unique situation these days. The fifth generation to build Smoker Craft boats, Smoker has seen his company average about 20 percent growth since rebounding from the recession in 2010. He’s had to hire a lot of people to keep up with that growth.

And now for the unique part: His company...


Dec 26, 2018

Lisa Mestas is passionate about giving high quality care to her patients. She loves the systems that provide the care and loves the need to continually refine those systems to reflect the changing needs of her patients. Lisa came of age in a health system where it was common for senior nurses to "eat their young," but...


Dec 10, 2018

Peter Ricchiuti is a funny guy. A normal guy. He's intelligent and fun to be around. Strangely, he's also an economist and teaches at Tulane University's Freeman School of Business. I asked him to make heads or tails of today's stock market and he offers some good insight into the volatility and what's going to effect...


Dec 3, 2018

Octavio and Shannon Arzola left corporate American to pursue the American dream of being business owners. They both had deep backgrounds in food service and hospitality which played right into their hands. They recruited Shannon's brother, Chuck, who has good experience in running businesses of his own. Did they begin a...


Nov 26, 2018

Staying busy and relevant in the New Orleans music scene isn't easy. It requires talent and commitment because there is always someone in the wings waiting to replace you, especially in New Orleans - one the the nation's busiest and most competitive music scenes. How John "Papa" Gros stays sharp is a lesson for all of...