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Biz Talks — 297 episodes
Episode 295: Incredible News from New Orleans Public Schools
Episode 294: Urban Conservancy Shares Why It’s Not Time to Leave New Orleans, It’s Time to Invest
Episode 293: After 128 Years, a New Chapter in the Adler’s Jewelry Legacy Begins
Episode 292: The Chambers are Coming to New Orleans!
Episode 291: Does Your Business Need a Facelift? NORA Can Help!
Episode 290: “We’re Not Your Mother’s Junior League”
Episode 289: Leaders Building Wealth in Black Communities to Convene Next Week in New Orleans
Episode 288: Get Your Tickets Now – Big Events Coming to New Orleans Starting this Summer
Episode 287: ACT Prep Program Helps Minority Students Boost Scores
Episode 286: What’s Up with THC Beverages in Louisiana?
Episode 285: Funny Business – The business of comedy with national touring comedian and producer Ryan Rogers
Episode 284: Northshore Brand YumMum is Helping Everyone this Mother’s Day
Episode 283: Start your Jazz Fest early this week with Wednesday at the Square
Episode 282: The Louisiana Legislature is Voting Now to Cut New Orleans Judges – BGR is Sounding the Alarm
Episode 281: Big News for Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs!
Episode 280: Another Hurricane Season is Coming – How Protected is the West Bank?
Episode 279: What’s New at Lakeside Shopping Center?
Episode 278: Local Food and Lifestyle TikTok Standout on How Creators are Helping Local Businesses
Episode 277: How Much Does New Orleans Love Broadway Theater?
Episode 276: Gasa U: How It Came to Be that Loyola Students are Now Running a Live Music Club
Episode 275: The New Orleans French Film Festival Returns with Some Big Surprises
Episode 274: New Entrepreneurship Council Brings All the Big Players Together for the First Time
Episode 273: Start Building Your Future Workforce Now – The New Tax Credit for Louisiana Employers
Episode 272: The Flu — What’s Going on This Year? Dr. Jordan Harry explains
Episode 271: A Big Copyright Win for Musicians and Creators
Episode 270: More Than a Book Store – The Baldwin & Co. Empire Continues to Draw National Attention with Recent Visit by Former VP Kamala Harris
Episode 269: What’s Going on with the Convention Center Hotel? CEO and President Jim Cook Shares the Latest
Episode 268: Executives of the Year – Behind the Scenes with Editor Kim Singletary
Episode 267: Vision 2035 – CEO of New Orleans & Company Breaks Down a 10 Year Plan for Change
Episode 266: The Business Case Against ICE's Operation Catahoula Crunch
Episode 265: It’s Giving Tuesday — Time to Maximize Your Giving
Episode 264: French Truck’s New Leadership Change Talks Future Plans
Episode 263: High School and College at the Same Time? It Happens at Rooted School New Orleans
Episode 262: What Should Entrepreneurs Be Doing Now to Prepare for Small Businesses Saturday?
Episode 261: Unique Halloween Experience Delaporte Manor Debuts Downtown
Episode 260 : New Orleans Film Festival Welcomes Some Big Firsts — Including Your First Ticket Free!
Episode 259: Want to Know What Lies Ahead for Real Estate in the Gulf South?
Episode 258: New Entrepreneurial Event Debuts This Weekend
Episode 257: New Orleans Needs a Sustainable Budget to Meet Residents’ Demands
Episode 256: Head of Habitat for Humanity International on What New Orleans Can Do Now to Address Affordable Housing
Episode 255: L.O.C.A.L.S. Fest This Weekend
Episode 254: NOLA Tree Project Is Approaching a Big Milestone and Needs Your Help
Episode 253: Big News at St. Roch Market
Episode 252: JAMNOLA – The Making and Grand Rebirth of a Cultural Attraction Like No Other
Episode 251: Louisiana Restaurants: Should We Be Worried?
Episode 250: Manning Family Children’s Hospital CEO Speaks on New Name, Big Anniversary and His Recent Personal Challenge
Episode 249: Off-Bottom Oyster Farming with JEDCO’s Jerry Bologna
Episode 248: New CEO of Convention Center Shares His Plans
Episode 247:Doggie Bus is New Orleans Uber for Dogs
Episode 246: The Man Behind “Louisiana’s 2025 Innovative Company of the Year,” Bringing a Whole New Industry to the Region
Episode 245: Lakeside Mall is Hopping
Episode 244: Big News in Louisiana Film Industry
Episode 243: AI for Small Business
Episode 242: Conventions & Meetings – How Does New Orleans Stack Up?
Episode 241: The Latest Power Outage: What Happened? What We Need to Do? And Whose Bill Will See A Jump Soon?
Episode 240: You Can Help Save Women’s Business Centers in 30 Seconds
Episode 239: A Big Day For Childcare with United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Episode 238: The Opioid Problem Nobody is Talking About
Episode 237: Big News at the Louisiana Children’s Museum
Episode 236: 785% Growth in Two Years? This Local CEO Made It Happen
Episode 235: Organization Called The Boot Is Addressing the Workforce Shortage In a New Way
Episode 234: The State of Office Space
Episode 233: The Best Kept Secret in Coffee
Episode 232: Tax Talk – Amendment 2
Episode 231: Startup Noir Nola Mini Summit New Addition to NOEW This Year
Episode 230: Tulane University COO Speaks Out on Proposed Medical Research Cuts
Episode 229: Super Bowl Cleanup – Numbers that Will Shock You
Episode 228: A Peek Behind the Curtain at the Saenger Theatre with David Skinner
Episode 227: Love Letters to Local Businesses Launches Today
Episode 226: Troy Henry Shares Latest News on Former Six Flags Site
Episode 225: Status Report with the French Quarter Management District, Pt. 2
Episode 224: Status Report with the French Quarter Management District, Pt. 1
Episode 223: Executives of the Year
Episode 222: Top 10 Stories of 2024
Episode 221: Amanda and Isaac Toups Are In the Spirit, Pt. 2
Episode 220: Amanda and Isaac Toups Are In the Spirit, Pt. 1
Episode 219: Not Your Parents’ Chamber, Pt. 2
Episode 218: Not Your Parents’ Chamber, Pt. 1
Episode 217: Tulane Hosts First-Ever Energy Forum This Week
Episode 216: Early Education and Childcare – Where Are We At Now? Pt.2
Episode 215: Early Education and Childcare – Where Are We At Now? Pt.1
Episode 214: Plans for City Park, Pt. 2
Episode 213: Plans for City Park, Pt. 1
Episode 212: 18 Projects to Save Our Coast, Pt. 2
Episode 211: 18 Projects to Save Our Coast, Pt. 1
Episode 210: Jay Cicero, Michael Hecht and Marcus Brown Talk Super Bowl Plans, Pt. 2
Episode 209: Jay Cicero, Michael Hecht and Marcus Brown Talk Super Bowl Plans, Pt. 1
Episode 208: Storm Prep Tips You Probably Haven’t Thought About
Episode 207: Kevin Alker Previews the Grand Opening of Old Alker Distillery
Episode 206: Conversation with New & Notable and Touro CEO Dr. Christopher Lege
Episode 205: James Martin Previews Louisiana’s First Wind Turbine
Episode 204: Tulane’s Fariba Mamaghani Explains How Utilities Can Build Electric Grids That Can Withstand Extreme Weather events
Episode 203: Who is the Organization That Just Gave A High School Senior A Car?
Episode 202: Pastor Shawn Anglim Talks Community Lighthouses
Episode 201: A Look At The New Orleans Themed Disney World Ride
Episode 200: Lawyer Michelle Craig Looks at Louisiana’s New Laws
Episode 199: Bocuse D’Or and the Pastry World Cup
Episode 198: Dr. Joe Ramos Talks About Cancer Care in Louisiana
Episode 197: The Fight for the Right to THC
Episode 196: Kevin Ferguson Discusses the Home For Good New Orleans Homeless Initiative
Episode 195: Affordable Health Coverage for Hospitality Workers is Here
Episode 194: Courtney Durham Shane and Cam Poole Are ‘Jazzed’ About the Future of Offshore Wind Energy in Louisiana
Episode 193: From Real Estate Mogul to Live Theater Producer
Episode 192: Dawn Bradley-Fletcher Talks About Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness
Episode 191: Homeowners Insurance – The real problem isn’t what you think
Episode 190: Coulter McMahen Talks About Opportunities and Challenges for La. Auto Dealers
Episode 189: Behind the Scenes with Wednesdays at the Square
Episode 188: Economist Gary Wagner Breaks Down Louisiana’s Job Growth
Episode 187: Talking Tourism with Walt Leger
Episode 186: Liz Maxwell Previews New Orleans Entrepreneur Week
Episode 185: Super Bowl LIX Host Committee Chair Talks Behind the Scenes Getting Ready for the Big Game
Episode 184: Alon Shaya is on a Mission
Episode 183: Port NOLA Updates from Chairman Joseph Toomy
Episode 182: NOLA Needs an Attitude Adjustment, Part 2
Episode 182: NOLA Needs an Attitude Adjustment, Part 1
Episode 181: 2023 Executives of the Year
Episode 180: The Power of Purpose – A New Year’s Resolution Your Company Can’t Afford Not to Make
Episode 179: Top 10 Stories of the Year
Episode 178: A Tipping Point for Tipping
Episode 177: River District Rises
Episode 176: City Park CEO Seeks Public Input on Master Plan
Episode 175: A Pain Killer Without the Problems
Episode 174: E.J. Lagasse Presides Over a Reimagined Emeril’s
Episode 173: The Latest from the Convention Center
Episode 172: Can Offshore Wind Help Save the Coast?
Episode 171: The Saltwater Wedge – News from S&WB
Episode 170: LABI’s New Leader
Episode 169: Childcare and the Upcoming Elections
Episode 168: Revelry Develops Tech Talent Through Apprenticeship Program
Episode 167: Celebrating Women in Business
Episode 166: Metronome Accelerator Sets Tempo for Music Business Startups
Episode 165: The Disaster Business
Episode 164: Pickleball - Speed Dating with a Paddle
Episode 163: Can Coastal Restoration Lower Insurance Rates?
Episode 162: Superdome Renovations Designed to Improve Fan Experience
Episode 161: The United Way Offers Black-owned Businesses a Boost
Episode 160: New President Transforming Dillard into a 'Communiversity'
Episode 159: Looking to Make a Career Change?
Episode 158: Geoffrey Meeker Has Turned a Little Yellow Truck into a Big Success
Episode 157: How’s the Quality of Life in Jefferson Parish?
Episode 156: Financial Freedom for All with Becky Gustafson
Episode 155: Stephen Waguespack Makes His Case for Governor
Episode 154: Cybersecurity and Small Businesses: Expert Theresa Jones on What You Need to Know
Episode 153: Troy Henry Plans to Bring Family Fun to Former Six Flags Site
Episode 152: Industry Advocates Say Friendlier Laws, Stronger Construction Will Help Solve Homeowners Insurance Crisis
Episode 151: ‘Sweet Success’ for N.O.-Based Maker of Bitters, Syrups and Mixers
Episode 150: Using Tech to Support Teachers
Episode 149: Anyone Can Be a Philanthropist on GiveNOLA Day
Episode 148: Restaurateur Shares His Best Practices for Workforce Challenges
Episode 147: Jay Cicero’s Team Prepares to Host 2025 Super Bowl
Episode 146: French Quarter Fest Turns 40 This Weekend
Episode 145: Children’s Museum CEO Begins Her Tenure By Hosting International Event
Episode 144: Health Care Tech Company Tackles Medical Personnel Shortage
Episode 143: Commander’s Palace Turns 130
Episode 142: The Bean Queen
Episode 141: New Orleans Entrepreneur Week Keeps Getting Bigger… Just Like the City’s Startup Scene
Episode 140: CEO of Nola Gold Rugby Shares Plans for Growth
Episode 139: Climate change scholar Rob Verchick explains how south Louisiana can stay viable
Episode 138: To the Moon, Michoud!
Episode 137: Dan Mills Says Stronger Roofs Could Bring Back Insurers
Episode 136: NOLA-based Snack Company Hits Shark Tank Touting Benefits of Little-Known Superfood
Episode 135: Host CEO Adam Anderson Sees Bright Future for Avondale Global Gateway
Episode 134: Investment Expert Shepard Buckman Charts a Course for 2023
Episode 133: Tackling Workforce Shortages with Claire Jecklin, CEO of New Orleans Career Center
Episode 132: Top 10 Business Stories of 2022
Episode 131: Ronald McDonald Has a New House
Episode 130: Linda Thurman and Ed Poole Talk About the ‘Power of Posters’
Episode 129: Lafreniere Lights Bigger Than Ever
Episode 128: NOLA Boards Owner Encourages Gift Givers to 'Shop Local'
Episode 127: A Big Year for Son of A Saint with Founder Sonny Lee
Episode 126: The Business of Beer with Jacob Landry and Prof. J. Cameron Verhaal
Episode 125: The latest from MSY with Director of Aviation Kevin Dolliole
Episode 124: Commander's Palace’s “Wine Guy” Talks "Sips of Autumn" and Holiday Pairings
Episode 123: Fitts and Feirn Discuss LCMC’s Plan to Buy 3 Tulane-Affiliated Hospitals
Episode 122: Dr. Michelle Collins Unveils the New Loyola-Ochsner Nursing Simulation Lab
Episode 121: New Entrepreneur Program on the Northshore is the First Step in Partnership Between The Idea Village and St. Tammany Corporation
Episode 120: Natalie Jayroe Talks About Second Harvest’s 40th Anniversary and $15M Renovation
Episode 119: Crime Fighting, Flood Insurance and Hydrogen Power with GNO, Inc.’s Michael Hecht
Episode 118: Warner Thomas, Pete November Talk About Ochsner’s Big Leadership Change
Episode 117: Peter Ricchiuti – ‘We’ve Seen Peak Inflation’
Episode 116: A Chat with Dr. Avis Williams, the New Superintendent of NOLA Public Schools
Episode 115: Guy Williams Dreams of a Restored Pontchartrain Beach
Episode 114: Expanding VR/AR Outside of the Gaming World with Dan Clifton and Top Right Corner
Episode 113: Calvin Cooper’s New App Lets Anyone Invest in Real Estate
Episode 112: Navigating Hot Button Social Issues at Work with HR Nola CEO Amy Bakay
Episode 111: Aulston Taylor Leads (and Loves) St. Aug
Episode 110: New Orleans & Company Kicks Off New Campaign for Area Businesses
Episode 109: Jay Cicero Explains the Business of Hosting Major Sports Events
Episode 108: A Reckoning for Short-Term Rental Operators?
Episode 107: Boosting the Business of Healthcare on the Northshore with Chris Masingill
Episode 106: Curtis Doucette Talks About the New BonVi Apartments in the Bywater
Episode 105: Homebuilding on the Northshore – The latest with Highland Homes CEO Jules Guidry
Episode 104: Al Petrie Talks About Louisiana’s Energy Opportunities
Episode 103: Mignon Francois, The Making of a $10 Million Cupcake Empire
Episode 102: Joe Wall – Small Businesses, Big Problems
Episode 101: MAD About Nails, Morgan Dixon
Episode 100: For Carmelo Turillo, Jazz Fest Gelato Is a Labor of Love
Episode 99: NOLA MusicTech Looks to Bring More of the Business Side of Music to the City
Episode 98: Kathy Laborde Talks Affordable Housing in Central City
Episode 97: The Rise of Intralox with President and CEO Edel Blanks
Episode 96: Dr. Michelle K. Johnston Discusses Leading In a New Era
Episode 95: Ochsner's Warner Thomas Talks About How Pandemic, Storms Have Changed Healthcare
Episode 94: New Orleans Entrepreneur Week – $50K On the Line
Episode 93: Criminal Justice Watchdog Rafael Goyeneche Says Policy, Strategy and Technology Can Help Control Crime Wave
Episode 92: Mali Carow and Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans Prepare for Two More Big Additions
Episode 91: Forecasting the Louisiana Offshore Wind Industry with James Martin
Episode 90: What’s Going on at Clearview Center with Thomas Richards
Episode 89: Culinary Program Creates New Pathway to Success
Episode 88: City’s Newest Museum Grabs National Honor – The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience
Episode 87: With 2 Acquisitions, Robert Thompson Bets on N.O. Hospitality
Episode 86: Seniors and Omicron – Dr. Brienne Loy’s advice on maintaining mental and physical health right now
Episode 85: Kim Singletary on the Top 10 Stories of the Year
Episode 84: Rich Collins and the New Orleans 500
Episode 83: Back on Track? Railroad Merger May Hasten Return of Passenger Service Between New Orleans and Baton Rouge
Episode 82: University of Holy Cross to Match TOPS Scholarship Awards
Episode 81: Greg Tillery – From Food Truck to Fast Track
Episode 80: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy Discusses Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Episode 79: Is Now A Good Time To Buy A Car?
Episode 78: Bucha is Booming
Episode 77: Crystal Hot Sauce CEO Pepper Baumer Has Been Feeling the Heat
Episode 76: Video Game Industry Vet Jeff Strain Explains Why He Launched His New Studio in New Orleans
Episode 75: Robby Showalter — Port NOLA’s Proposed Container Terminal in Violet is Bad for St. Bernard Parish
Episode 74: Jack Jensen – Port NOLA's St. Bernard Facility Will Benefit the Parish, City and Region
Episode 73: Hollywood South on the Rise – Will that change now?
Episode 72: Levelset Sale Sets Record
Episode 71: Rethinking Real Estate – You don’t want to miss this year’s Economic & Real Estate Forecast Symposium
Episode 70: JEDCO CEO Talks About the Storm's Effects on Jefferson Parish Businesses
Episode 69: COVID-19 Legal Questions
Episode 68: Nonprofit Helps N.O. Small Businesses ‘Go Beyond’ Survival
Episode 67: A Convo With the New President of Entergy New Orleans
Episode 66: Get Vaccinated!
Episode 65: STEM NOLA Goes Global
Episode 64: The Juice is Loose - Brewsy’s wine-making kits are a hit
Episode 63: Calling All Sports Fans!
Episode 62: City Park Needs You
Episode 61: Hiring and Retention - A Whole New Employment Landscape
Episode 60: Restaurants Struggle to Find Workers, Manage Food Costs
Episode 59: Food and Sweatpants, MR EATWELL
Episode 58: Production Value – New Orleans Movie Business is Booming
Episode 57: High on the Hog – Hogs for the Cause Returns
Episode 56: Decade of Development - South Market Neighborhood
Episode 55: New Online Dating App Has a Retro Twist
Episode 54: Over the Overpass – Activist Says It's Time to Remove the Claiborne Expressway, and Here's How to Do It
Episode 53: Louisiana Has Its First Sake!
Episode 52: Tourism Report – Busy Spring Weekends Raise Hopes for Bigger Comeback in the Fall
Episode 51: Looking to Make a Change? Heading Back to School Could Be the Answer.
Episode 50: Commercial Real Estate Market Improving - But Pandemic Effects Still Unclear
Episode 49: Did You Miss This Year’s NOEW? We’ve Got Your Recap
Episode 48: Fat City Dreams –Van Vrancken Talks Revitalization of Metairie Neighborhood
Episode 47: Your Travel Questions Answered
Episode 46: The Last Mile – Local Expert on a Quest to Perfect Shipping Industry's Biggest Challenge
Episode 45: A New Era is Dawning for Live Events – What Will It Look Like?
Episode 44: ‘Zero Waste’ Proponent Sarah Andert Wants to Help New Orleanians Do Recycling Right
Episode 43: Pandemic Primates — A look at the critical role the Tulane National Primate Research Center is playing in the fight against COVID-19
Episode 42: New Orleanian Tyler Thompson Conquers Hollywood
Episode 41: Diversifying Corporate Internships
Episode 40: Port NOLA Weathers Multiple Storms
Episode 39: What Does Disaster Response Have to do With Flash Mobs?
Episode 38: Can Louisiana Successfully Achieve "Herd Immunity"?
Episode 37: The Woman Saving Carnival 2021
Episode 36: Can the airline industry recover after a turbulent year?
Episode 35: New Specialized Healthcare Startup Arrives in Louisiana
Episode 34: Delgado Offers Affordable Job Training During Pandemic
Episode 33: To the Moon, NOLA! — What’s new at Michoud and Stennis
Episode 32: The Importance of Supporting Local
Episode 31: What’s Up With City Park?
Episode 30: The Wealth Edit Blends Community and Personal Finance
Episode 29: Can small business find greater success in international trade right now? With Ed Webb, CEO of the World Trade Center
Episode 28: How long can local restaurants survive? With Stan Harris of the Louisiana Restaurant Association
Episode 27: The Quarterback of the Current Superdome Renovations, Trey Trahan
Episode 26: Audubon Institute Prioritizing Care of 15,000 Animals During Budget Crisis
Episode 25: Meeting The Needs Of New Orleans Families
Episode 24: How to Rebuild New Orleans Tourism
Episode 23: Should You Be Testing Employees for Marijuana? Thanks to New Changes in Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Law, the Answer Is Complicated.
Episode 22: Pandemic's Effect on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Episode 21: Gretna Company Launches Dating App for Cat Lovers
Episode 20: COVID has "Changed The Game" for Small Businesses on Oak Street
Episode 19: HGTV Comes to NOLA
Episode 18: Has COVID-19 changed restaurants forever?
Episode 17: Could an online graduate degree program be a fit for you?
Episode 16: How the New Orleans music industry is dealing with COVID-19
Episode 15: The latest news from the convention center with Michael Sawaya and Jerry Reyes
Episode 14: Navigating Public Relations During The Coronavirus
Episode 13: Could your next trip be on a private jet?
Episode 12: Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder talks Main Street Recovery, challenges facing Louisianians
Episode 11: Caregiver Family Leave Insurance - it’s finally a reality thanks to Dr. Kyshun Webster
Episode 10: How to Create an Inclusive, Anti-Racist Workplace with Heather Lonian
Episode 9: Sabrina Short
Episode 8: Dr. MarkAlain Dery
Episode 7: Denis Juge
Episode 6: Alyssa Fletchinger Higgins
Episode 5: Melinda Bourgeois
Episode 4: Mark Romig
Bonus Episode 1: Amy Bakay
Episode 3: Michael L. Williamson
Episode 2: Mike Siegel
Episode 1: Quentin Messer