In 1967, Edward de Bono invented “Lateral Thinking.” It’s a type of reasoning that solves problems by steps that might not be obvious. For example, how do you get more college grads to enter the workforce wanting to go into technology? Regular logic would suggest employers pay more to people in these positions. Or offer college…
Read MoreIf someone hadn’t hacked Cherice Harrison Nelson’s phone and changed her calendar around she would have been on time and we wouldn’t have gotten to meet Sar (pronounced sare) who happened to be hanging out and sat in for Cherice for the first 30 minutes of Happy Hour. Sar’s family came over to the US…
Read MoreThe suicide of Anthony Bourdain in June sent shock waves through the world, but especially the industry he loved. Since then, the conversation about mental health in the hospitality community has come into sharp focus. On this week’s show, we speak with individuals close to the issue who gathered in New Orleans in July as…
Read MoreFor a number of years now we’ve talked about New Orleans as a great place to start a business. But we’ve learned it’s not such an easy place to take a startup to the next level. When the business you’re starting up is not technology, but you’re actually manufacturing a real-world product, it becomes even more…
Read MoreThe “Duhon” in Andrew Duhon is pronounced doo-hon in New Orleans and just a few miles west in Erath, Acadiana, where Andrew’s family is from, it’s pronounced doo-yong. We’ll come back to this Cajun French issue in a minute, but meanwhile Mr Duhon is just back from The Holy Land with tales of the Messiah…
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