In the 1600 s, Galileo discovered that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Until then, we thought everything revolved around us. There are still people who believe the universe revolves around New Orleans. It s Caitlin Cain s job to convince anyone who does not believe it, that it s true. Caitlin…
Read MorePeople often compare business strategy to combat, and sports.  In sports, we grow up learning it’s the game that counts – winning isn’t everything. Which is true, unless you’ve got money on the game. It’s not always legal to bet on the outcome of games. But Zach Dixon has found a way. Zach is…
Read MoreThe difference between successful people and the rest of us is that when successful people have an idea they don’t just say “Wouldn’t it be great if somebody did X, Y or Z,†they do it. Like Sidney Torres IV.. While most of us complained for years about the putrid smell in the French Quarter, Sidney started…
Read MoreIn the past 12 months, Americans have spent over 60 billion dollars on their pets. Almost half of that, 30 billion dollars, was spent on food. If you’re a dog owner, or if you’ve been in a pet store lately, you know that we don’t feed dogs a 45 pound bag of $3 dog chow any…
Read MoreWhen we talk about “the New Orleans business community” we generally have a mental picture of the CBD. We might include spokes that poke out from that center a few miles – the Marigny, Mid-City, and Uptown. If we’re particularly expansive we might even talk about “the metro area” as a way to include Metairie…
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