In the grand scheme of things, it’s difficult to know at the time which small decision you make might have enormous consequences. Like the time in 1978 when a social worker from Des Moines Iowa decied to open a small coffee shop on Maple Street, in Uptown New Orleans. That coffee shop, PJ’s, was to become…

Over the past few years you’ve probably been hearing the word “entrepreneur” a lot around New Orleans. As business incubators like The Idea Village grow, and we hear success stories about all kinds of wildly imaginative local startups, you might wonder how someone gets to be an entrepreneur. Maybe you have a great idea for a business….

When you look back at the human form –  at Venus de Milo from 100 BC, or Michelangelo’s David from the 1500’s – the ideal human body hasn’t changed much at all. But with the advent of progress like the automobile, and the ability to gather food while sitting in an automobile, retaining our ideal body…

Today we’ve relocated our lunch table from our usual spot in the Garden District to downtown New Orleans. We’re at Idea Village’s annual Entrepreneur Week. Idea Village is an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to identify, support, and retain entrepreneurial talent in New Orleans. They describe Entrepreneur Week as an annual business festival, celebrating…

It used to be that a single income could support a family – including owning a home. After 35 years of employment you could retire from the same company you’d been at all that time, with a pension. Times sure have changed. Now most of us need a savvy work and personal strategy just to…