It’s New Orleans: Out to Lunch

Hosted ByPeter Ricchiuti

OUT TO LUNCH finds the country's most entertaining finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch. Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business world to join him, sometimes for fine dining others for pizza. From CEO's to startups, managers, musicians, biomed needle-movers, Silicon Bayou success stories and entrepreneurs of all stripes put aside the elevator pitch and the talking points and actually enjoy themselves. It's business, New Orleans style.
You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

Kid Biz – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

According to government statistics, about 30 million Americans are under 5 years old. That’s a big market. But even in today’s generation of accelerated development, it takes a while before kids want to buy stuff. But little kids sure like to do stuff.

Peter’s guests on Out to Lunch have businesses whose clients are little kids who like to do stuff. Stuff like big kids do. Or even adults.

Bella Bedortha

Bella Brown Bedortha’s business is called Kidding Around Yoga. As the name suggests, it’s yoga for kids. Starting as young as 4.

Marla Miller

Marla McAlister Miller drives what looks like a school bus. But it’s actually a mobile gymnastics studio called Tumblebus.

Both Tumblebus and Kidding Around Yoga are recent businesses that are spreading across the country like Taco Bell.

Bella Bedortha, Marla Miller, Peter Ricchiuti

The toddler market is a hugely expanding demographic. Both Bella and Marla’s businesses are bursting at the seams and ready for expansion.

Photos at Commander’s Palace by Alison Moon.