When it comes to having a great idea in business, the difference between success and failure is hard to pin down till you’re one or the other. Lisa Lloyd doesn’t have the luxury of hindsight. Lisa is an inventor. She has invented products that have made millions. And she has had days that weren’t so…

In the new New Orleans economy we’re used to hearing success stories about exciting new tech businesses that make apps for your phone and other products that couldn’t have even existed a few years ago. Alongside all this tech wizardry there are folks who are making things the old fashioned way – with hammers, nails,…

Somewhere along the line, somebody decided that seeing we live in an environment of extreme humidity and termites, it would be a great idea if we all lived in wooden houses.  As a consequence, we’re pretty much all familiar with the headaches of renovation and construction. But not as familiar as Scott Wolfe. Scott’s company,…

When you live in a place for a while you get used to things. So much so that you hardly notice them anymore, no matter how outlandish they might be. For example, you can wander around New Orleans’ French Quarter with the sound of the calliope blasting over the whole city and not think anything…

When was the last time you bought a car? After you bought it, if it was new, did you think you could have gotten a better deal? If it was used, did you notice something a few days later that you’d wished you’d seen before you bought it?  Those days of car buyer remorse are over, thanks…