Out To Lunch - New Orleans Business Podcast

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.

NOJO Robinette – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

March 8, 2018 Out to Lunch Comments Off on NOJO Robinette – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

If there’s one thing everybody around the world knows about New Orleans, it’s that we were the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The other thing they probably know is, we’re the birthplace of jazz.

The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra was, for a time, one of the most successful and well-funded jazz institutions in the city. 

Sarah Bell

Today, a new CEO, Sarah Bell, is guiding the orchestra out of the financial crisis it found itself in when its founder, Irvin Mayfield, ran afoul of the law.

Garland Robinette

And one of the most influential voices of the city’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Garland Robinette, has left radio to continue a career as a visual artist, co-owning with his wife, Nancy Rhett, Robinette Studios.

Artist and media luminary Garland Robinette, and NOJO CEO Sarah Bell join Peter Ricchiuti on this edition of Out to Lunch. 

Peter Ricchiuti, Garland Robinette, Sarah Bell

We find out what it’s like for Garland to go from being one of the city’s most influential voices, to sitting down behind an easel, alone, painting. And find out from Sarah what it’s like trying to run an orchestra when people know more about your criminal record than your latest record.

Photos at Commander’s Palace by Alison Moon.