Running Pathos It's Baton Rouge: Out To Lunch podcast

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Asking for help isn’t always easy, but sometimes, it’s the smartest thing you can do, especially when it comes to learning. Amanda Martin learned that firsthand as a parent. When her kids hit middle school, she started looking for academic support — something beyond worksheets and flashcards. She found that the tutoring landscape felt outdated and uninspired. So Amanda decided to build the kind of place she wished existed: Studyville — a modern, membership-based tutoring lounge where students can get expert help with homework, test prep, college admissions and more, all in a space that makes learning feel engaging. Some people join an organization just looking for a job. They’re in and out. Others stay long enough to build a career. And in rare cases, they end up shaping the future of that organization from the top. That’s exactly the story of Alicia Vidrine. She started at the Tiger Athletic Foundation as an intern during her last semester at LSU, and over the years, she climbed the ladder step by step. Today, she’s the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Under Alicia’s leadership, TAF has expanded beyond funding facilities. Today, it helps power scholarships, operations and long-term support for student-athletes, all while adapting to a changing landscape in college sports. Working your way up the ladder in your career is never easy. It doesn’t matter if you can see the rungs of it from the start, or if you have to build your own ladder as you climb it. Both Amanda and Alicia exemplify this journey of growth and perseverance. Alicia climbed her ladder all while adapting to the ever-evolving world of college athletics. And Amanda built hers when looking for a better way to support her kid's education. Both of them saw opportunities to make a difference in their fields and took the bold steps necessary to bring your visions to life. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Live Catfish With Boudin Balls 29:20

7 days ago29:20

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Food is culture. It’s memory and identity. But turning tradition into innovation takes more than a good recipe. It takes creativity, grit, and a deep understanding of what people crave. Yvette Bonanno knows that well. She grew up in the Baton Rouge restaurant scene and that early exposure sparked a lifelong love for food. Today, she’s combining that experience with cutting-edge food production as the founder of Crave-a-Ball , a Baton Rouge-based company turning classic Louisiana dishes into hand-held, deep-fried, ready-to-serve balls. Yvette’s aiming to build Crave-a-ball into the next great Louisiana food brand. In business, longevity is no accident. It’s the result of resilience, reinvention, and often, a strong sense of purpose passed from one generation to the next. Darren Pizzolato grew up in the heart of a legacy: Tony’s Seafood . Darren was born into the business—literally—and has never worked anywhere else. Over the years, he and his family expanded Tony’s Seafood into one of the largest seafood markets in the region, known for its live catfish, award-winning boiled crawfish. Darren's family was also a driving force behind the launch of Louisiana Fish Fry, a brand that went on to become a national staple before the family sold it in 2018. Today, he’s helping shape the next chapter of that legacy in collaboration with Yvette’s company Crave-a-ball. Food has always been more than just fuel here — it’s a connector, a tradition, and a way to bring people together. And once a tradition is started, it’s easy to follow along and stick with it. From Tony’s Seafood, a Baton Rouge staple that has kept the community coming back for decades, to Crave-a-ball, a new venture that is pushing the boundaries of boudin ball flavors, both companies are continuing the legacy of their families while adding to decades-old recipes. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Running Pathos 30:00

28 days ago30:00

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Entrepreneurship can start in a lot of different ways. Sometimes it starts with a tiny idea that just grows alongside a community. Other times, it comes from a personal need—something you realize just isn’t out there yet, and you decide to build it yourself. That’s exactly what happened with Abbey Lovett. She’s a mom of two who saw something missing in the Baton Rouge business scene: a flexible, supportive workspace built with women in mind. So, she created Pathos Collective —a space that gives members 24/7 access to: a coworking area, a fitness center, professional development events, and is even working on bringing in in-house childcare. Since launching in November 2024, Pathos has hosted multiple sold-out events and has already grown to over 30 members. Some entrepreneurs start by spotting a gap in the market and figuring out how to fill it. Others follow a passion that ends up turning into something much bigger. Jenni Peters is definitely in that second group. She fell in love with running back in grad school, and that passion eventually led her to open Varsity Sports , a specialty running store in Baton Rouge. What started as a shop for serious runners has grown into a welcoming hub for the whole fitness community—offering everything from shoes and gait analysis to group runs for people at all levels. Now with locations in Baton Rouge, Mandeville, and New Orleans, Jenni hasn’t just built a business—she’s built a community. At the core of any great business is the ability to really connect with people. Whether it’s through a product, a service, or just creating a space where folks feel seen and supported—those connections are what make businesses thrive. And that’s definitely true for both Abbey and Jenni's businesses: they've both built something that goes way beyond business. Whether it’s a coworking space or a running store, when you create a sense of belonging, you’re building something that lasts. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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From Rouge to Green 29:12

5 weeks ago29:12

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Baton Rouge is a city known for its strong sense of community. But it’s also a city that’s becoming more aware of the need to protect and enhance its natural environment. In a region where development has often meant the loss of green spaces, there’s a growing movement to restore and care for what’s left—especially its trees. Sage Roberts Foley is Executive Director of Baton Rouge Green , an organization she’s been involved with since 2010. Baton Rouge Green is a nonprofit dedicated to planting trees, maintaining green spaces, and improving the urban landscape. Sage is passionate about making a tangible impact, and under her leadership Baton Rouge Green has taken on some ambitious projects that are already transforming the region. Trees are great to plant, but they’re not something that gives you an immediate return on your investment. Trees are, more than anything, an investment in our future. But a beautiful tree-canopy future for Baton Rouge isn’t going to be worth much if the future citizens of the city don’t have roots here. And that’s where the Baton Roots Community Farm comes in. Baton Roots is an urban farm. And a collection of agricultural projects that provide an opportunity for community members to learn best practices in sustainable agriculture. It’s an initiative that falls under the umbrella of a Baton Rouge organization we’ve talked about before on this show, The Walls Project . The Associate Director of Baton Roots Community Farm is S.K. Groll. Every year when June 1st rolls around we start talking about hurricanes. If this does anything - besides inducing a community-wide sense of anxiety - it makes us confront the fact that we’re living in a precarious place. Whether you believe climate change is man-made or simply the result of a natural cycle, we have to do whatever we can to make Baton Rouge resilient enough to withstand whatever nature and the future throws at us. While most of us do what we can by thinking positive thoughts and staying upbeat about life here, folks like Sage and SK are getting up every day and actually doing something to help ensure city life is not just sustainable, but better for future generations. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Ever Better 29:00

6 weeks ago29:00

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We love to divide things into categories of two. Tall or short. Hot or cold. Liberal or conservative. And then there’s creative, or not. That one’s simply not true. Everyone has something they want to see come to life. Everyone has a vision of something they’d love to create that doesn’t exist… yet. 18 years ago, Chris Dykes started tracking his habits on an Excel spreadsheet. In the course of the next 18 years, Chris quit his job and co-founded an app-building business, Clear Blue Design . With this new company at his disposal, Chris looked at his spreadsheet - which he was still using every day - and came to the conclusion there had to be a better way. That’s when Chris and his team created the app, Ever Better . Subscribers choose what they want to improve - fitness, finances, or whatever they want - and the app gives them a way to measure their personal growth. When it comes to being creative, not everyone gets their foot in the door right away. Claudine Diamond, owner of Blue Lotus Visions , didn’t find her passion until a little later in life. In 2010, she started teaching herself how to paint with acrylics, then oils, then watercolor and now, 15 years later, she’s landed on mixed media. Claudine works with botanical materials, some found in her own garden, that she transfers onto paper using a gel plate and acrylic paint. Through her company, Claudine is building a community of artists. Together they host call-to-artist parties where they collaborate on singular pieces of art with upwards of six artists creating one piece. In a world where art can provoke several emotions, Claudine prides herself on making art that makes people happy. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Animals 29:30

8 weeks ago29:30

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Animals. For most people animals are a part of their everyday life. Maybe it's your dog that loves it so much when you come home from work. Maybe there's a duck in the park you go to that remembers you because you feed him every time you see him. Regardless of where you run into them or what your relationship is with them, animals affect all of us. But some deal with animals you don’t see every day. One of those people is T-Mike Kliebert, Head Tour Guide at Kliebert & Sons Gator Tours. T-Mike grew up working on an alligator farm with his grandfather. There, he helped with the alligator and turtle business. As he grew older, though, and regulations started to change for things like distribution of turtle eggs, the business switched to more of a sanctuary for the animals. After T-Mike’s grandfather passed in 2018, and after taking over the company, T-Mike moved Kliebert & Sons Gator Tours to a temporary two-acre property in Ponchatoula. He’s currently working on expanding and making the gator’s “forever homes”. Not all of us have alligators, but a lot of us do have tame everyday pets. Whether it's a dog, cat, rabbit or bird, 66% of American households have some sort of pet. And those pets need vaccines, check-ups and doctor's visits just like we do. What we might not think about when we bring our pets to the vet is how much work goes into a business like that. Just like any doctor’s office, the vet needs meticulous record keeping and a place for online bookings to be kept. Most vets use a variety of tools for these tasks. Elliott Greenwood is looking to change that through his new application, Chckvet , not to be confused his company name Chck up . Chckvet aims to be a home for all of the services a vet needs: an automated online booking system, a client portal for pet records, newsletter templates and more. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Lean On Me 28:45

9 weeks ago28:45

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When you draw up a business contract, lawyers try and predict the myriad things that could go wrong and plan strategies and remedies so if they do there are no surprises and you know what to do. Well, outside of business, real life is different. You can’t even imagine the number of things that can go – well, if not totally wrong, not as right as you’d like. When things go off the rails, or before they do, to try and head off the worst outcome, there are places and people to turn to. Like Stephanie's two guests on Out to Lunch. Rachael Hebert is Executive Director of The Red Shoes , a non-profit center for personal and spiritual growth with a mission of supporting women on their life’s journey. Located in Mid City here in Baton Rouge, The Red Shoes was founded in 1999 to celebrate, empower and nurture women and offers a space to explore and develop their inner life. Rachael is a licensed clinical social worker and who took over as Executive Director in 2024, but she has a long history of working with the organization dating back to 2007 when she worked as an administrative coordinator at the center. The experience inspired her to become a social worker and to establish STAR – the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response, which has proven in the decade since to be a vital community resource. Rachael is also involved in other community nonprofits including community radio station WHYR . Greg Tiritilli is an addiction counselor here in Baton Rouge with years of experience helping individuals navigate the challenges of recovery. Greg is the Program Director for residential and long-term programs at St. Christopher's Addiction Wellness Center , where he plays a key role in shaping treatment strategies and supporting both clients and staff. Greg joined St. Christopher’s after previously working as an addiction counselor at The Recovery Center of Baton Rouge. Greg is a native of Dallas and a graduate of LSU who is now deeply rooted in the Baton Rouge community, balancing his professional dedication with a love for the outdoors, live music, and spending time with family and friends. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Feeling Better 29:30

10 weeks ago29:30

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"Hi, how are you? " It's amazing how often the word "hi" and the question “How are you?” go together. The latter is such a standard greeting it barely registers as a serious question. The standard answer is, “Good. How are you?” Now, if we were to stop there and have a real conversation about how we are, most of us would say we’re good, but we could be better. We’d like a better job, better car, bigger house, more money, less stress… But much of the time these kinds of life-improvements are out of our control – or they’re a more distant goal. So, if we can’t do better immediately, what we can do is feel better. One of the ways we do that is with food. There’s comfort food. And there’s food as medicine. One particular medicinal food that’s having a moment these days is mushrooms. Here in Baton Rouge, Jordan Gros is a Biological Engineer and CEO of a mushroom-as-medicine company called Mycocentrics . The use of mushrooms as medicine stretches back thousands of years and encompasses cultures as diverse as Chinese, Indian, and Native American. In searching for a cure for her own spinal injuries and chronic pain, Jordan applied her college education in biological engineering to the healing power of mushrooms, and when she found it worked, she founded her company. Different cultures have different definitions of “comfort food.” In India it’s typically Butter Chicken or samosas. Italian comfort food is lasagna, pizza and risotto. Here in the US, we in the South have a lock on comfort food with dishes like pancakes, chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy, and gumbo. If mom’s not cooking today, or you’re too busy to cook for yourself, you can get all these comfort foods, and much more, at Another Broken Egg Café . More than 26 years old, Another Broken Egg Café is currently one of the fastest-growing, daytime-only food franchises in the country. There are more than 100 locations in 16 states. Here in Baton Rouge, Devin Carls is the Territory Manager for Another Broken Egg Café. We’re all busy. We’re typically rushing between work and home, keeping it together with friends and family, trying to stay healthy and happy. In our daily zipping around, we can take things for granted. We might not think twice about mushrooms, for example. And if we do, it’s more likely to be in a cream sauce than in a tincture. And we might just drop into Another Broken Egg Café whenever we feel like it and expect to get a table and order anything off the menu without considering the massive amount of organization that’s going on behind the scenes to keep the doors open and the lights on. Oscar Tickle sits in for Stephanie Riegel on this episode of Out to Lunch, recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Astor Morgan at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Mr. Payne & Mr. Payne 31:45

12 weeks ago31:45

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In the past few decades, technology has taken over the way we live our lives. From the books that we read to news we receive, the way we consume media has been changed forever. But recently, there’s been a movement to return to the analogue. Whether it’s vinyl records, DVDs, or even newspapers - the demand for physical media is growing. Creators and storytellers across the nation are meeting that growing need by making new and interesting physical content of their own. Christopher Payne is doing just that with his publication Fine Print . Christopher grew up in a small town in California named Cherry Valley near the Mojave Desert. While living there, he honed his skills as an artist, producing art that focuses on what he describes as, “nature viewed through a distorted lens”. After finding artistic success in exhibits, on magazine covers, and having artworks placed in movies and TV shows - and after living in LA and Austin - a new job search led Christopher to Baton Rouge four years ago. Now he leads his Fine Print team across the nation from here in the capital city. It goes without saying that the news has had one foot out the door of the physical medium for years now. This has caused magazines, newspapers and newsletters to have to make moves to stay alive. One of the main things you’ll see them doing is establishing a strong internet presence to make sure their readers can get their news anywhere and everywhere. Ivory Payne is no stranger to this evolution. Ivory is a graphic artist and the publisher of the Baton Rouge Weekly Press , a paper that started life 47 years ago and today has a significant internet presence - though Ivory still prints physical issues for those traditionalists who want it. Ivory says the paper has a circulation of around 60,000, which, per capita, makes it one of the most well-read local papers in the country. Ivory was born and raised here in Baton Rouge but spent much of his working career in Ohio. He came back home in 2016. Back here he wears many hats, including President of the Louisiana Black Publishers and Media Association, assistant pastor at the Greater New Birth Full Gospel Fellowship, and publisher of a bi-annual coffee table book about African American leaders who make a positive impact in their communities, called Leaders Publications. It’s clear to see that these two Paynes don’t just share the same name, they’re two sides of the same coin. On the heads side of the Payne coin, Ivory is keeping the public informed through one publication and highlighting innovators with another. On the tails side, Christopher is using his skills and talent to lift up others' work as well. Ivory and Christopher are both very passionate about what they do and that’s important: If it weren’t for organizations like theirs, physical mediums would surely phase out of existence. Oscar Tickle sits in for Stephanie Riegel on this episode of Out to Lunch, recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Care Connexion 31:10

13 weeks ago31:10

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Baton Rouge has long been a city of tradition. People here can be a little resistant to change. This is true from centers of political, economic and even medical focus. But recently, the stage has been set for the capital city to become a place of innovation. We never know where life might take us. Something small that happens to us, or that we witness as children, may change the course of our lives. Andy Barth grew up in Baton Rouge and was in and out of the hospital. After his mom suffered a stroke, he watched her experience with rehabilitation and therapy. Andy also spent time in the hospital due to several knee injuries that led to surgery and physical therapy. Seeing how the physical therapists conducted themselves and how they interacted with their clients, Andy saw a future for himself doing that same thing. Now, he’s been a physical therapist for 21 years and has become an innovator in the field with his company, Gold Standard Therapy Solutions. Gold Standard Therapy Solutions is a therapist owned and operated referral agency that connects healthcare providers and healthcare agencies in Los Angeles. Here in Baton Rouge, Andy is developing a nationwide digital version of this service, called Care Connexion . There are two components to change: vision and courage. The vision to see how things could be done differently, and the courage to do them. Maybe it's because Andy lives and works between Baton Rouge and Los Angeles that gives him vision and fresh perspective. Whatever it is, he's inspiring others with his innovation. Oscar Tickle sits in for Stephanie Riegel on this episode of Out to Lunch which was recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Location Insurance Mortgage 30:40

14 weeks ago30:40

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The golden rule of real estate has always been, "Location Location Location." Today in Louisiana it's more like, "Location, Insurance, Mortgage." When we say "real estate" we're mostly talking about something more than just a transaction. "A man’s house is his castle," as the old saying goes, or maybe we should say a person’s house is their castle. But whatever, the adage speaks to something really meaningful about the value and significance we place on home ownership. It defines who we are. And for most people their home is their single most valuable asset. As recently as 2005, nearly 70% of Americans owned their own home. Today that figure is closer to 60%. And with the rising costs of homeownership, it is hard for many people to buy a house – especially their first house. But there are plenty of people in the business of buying and selling houses and helping others do the same. Trey Willard is a realtor and owner of the W Group , a residential real estate brokerage firm based in Baton Rouge that Trey founded in 2020 and has grown in the years since to include more than 50 agents in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette. Trey is a native of Baton Rouge who got his start as a professional DJ and also worked as a server at a chain restaurant, where he honed valuable skills - like how to read a room and quickly build reslationships. Trey got into the real estate field in 2010, when he started out as an assistant to a local Keller Williams agent and realized he had found his calling. Mimi Doucet is a senior loan officer at GMFS Mortgage , a Baton Rouge-based residential mortgage lender with locations in over 12 states and more than 200 employees. GMFS was founded in 1999. Today it's the largest residential brokerage in Louisiana and has helped more than 150 thousand people buy a home. Mimi has been a mortgage broker for more than 30 years, getting her start in the early 1990s and working at several firms before joining GMFS in the early 2000s. She has been recognized by the industry as one of the top lenders in the state for the number of loans she has closed. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Korean Swamp Cows 29:15

17 weeks ago29:15

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In some ways, there are two Louisianas. There's the one the tourism marketing folks sell to visitors, centered on New Orleans on one side of Baton Rouge and Cajun Country on the other. And then there's the Louisiana that we live in, which is Baton Rouge. Maybe to tourist salespeople it looks like there's nothing very exciting going on here, but that is far from the truth. Baton Rouge is anything but a civil-service seat of government town like other state capitals. Though we do have a decent number of people who work in government departments, we also have people who create a unique Louisiana culture that's a tapestry made up of all kinds of threads that are drawn together here. This tapestry is created by people like Stephanie's two lunch guests: Oscar Tickle and Kimberly Szuszka. Oscar is a multimedia producer and content editor at Melara Enterprises , which publishes the Baton Rouge Business Report and 225 magazine, among other publications. And in his job there, Oscar gets to help tell some of those interesting Baton Rouge stories through videos and podcasts. Oscar joined the company in 2023, after graduating from the LSU Manship School of Mass Communications as a journalism major with a focus on environmental reporting. He also has made his own documentary – a fascinating 45-minute film about the Hunt for Louisiana’s Swamp Cows . Kimberly Szuszka is adding to the unique cultural tapestry in Baton Rouge with Okki Tokki, the city’s only Korean restaurant . Kimberly opened the restaurant in 2024 in the heart of downtown and specializes in a casual, build-your-own bowls model, with a focus on exposing customers to the kinds of authentic Korean ingredients diners from around here may not be accustomed to seeing. Kimberly grew up in Baton Rouge and opened the restaurant because she said she always wanted to have a Korean restaurant in her city and after graduating from LSU, decided to fill the void herself. She is also active in promoting Asian culture through organizations like the Asian Night market, which we talked about on this show previously . Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Art & Design 30:40

18 weeks ago30:40

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When you’re launching your own business, some of the first questions you have to ask yourself are, who is your target market? How are you going to differentiate yourself from the competition? Are you going to try to be all things to all people? Or go niche? Will you specialize in a certain area, or combine some of your talents and skills to appeal to a particular customer base? Getting these foundational questions wrong can be the difference between making it and being one of those 50 % of small businesses that fails in the first year. Fritz Embaugh, founder and CEO of Baton Rouge's Plus One Design and Construction , figured out nearly 20 years ago what he wanted his company to be. Plus One provides turn-key services on commercial and residential projects – from architecture and design to planning to construction and project management. Among the firm’s varied portfolio are well known restaurant buildings – like Curbside Burgers and French Truck Coffee—churches, apartment complexes and renovations to the LSU Hilltop Arboretum. Fritz is a licensed architect and general contractor, who started the firm in 2005, after more than a decade working with local architectural and construction companies. He is also a veteran of the Gulf War, where he served with the U.S. Marine Corps. Chloe Eick is founder of Chloe Eick Art and Appraisals , a Baton Rouge firm that provides appraisals of arts and antiques. Chloe is an artist herself, with talents in a variety of media. She founded the firm in 2023, after graduating from LSU and becoming a member of the International Society of Appraisers. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Cafe Hope 28:40

24 weeks ago28:40

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We live in fractured, divided times where sometimes even simple facts about basic reality are too much for folks to agree on. Partisan politics, social media and the internet serve to divide us and keep us apart. And experts tell us all the time that even though we’re more digitially connected than ever, we’re paradoxically more isolated and lonely. How do we address this complex challenge? On this edition of Out to Lunch, Stephanie is visiting with two community-engaged local entrepreneurs, one focused on bringing people together, the other on helping them heal. Sean Braswell is owner of Simple Joe Café , a mid-city diner that serves breakfast and lunch and has positioned itself since opening in 2015 as a community gathering spot. The kind of place where neighbors meet up for home-cooked meals or friends meet weekly for coffee, and just linger and visit in a warm friendly atmosphere. Sean began his professional career in the military, serving in the Marines and the Navy simultaneously, later went into sales and mortgage brokering, then nursing. Neither was the right fit. Along the way, he worked as a waiter and eventually worked his way up to head staff trainer at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse here in Baton Rouge. And that’s when he realized that opening a restaurant might be the thing. In the years since it’s opening, Simple Joe has regularly topped the lists of people’s choice awards, like Best of 225. When he’s not busy at the restaurant, Sean believes in volunteering and giving back to the community he loves so much. Amanda Hargrove is Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hope Community Services , a mental health services agency that provides individual and family therapy, medication management, psychiatric support and treatment to children and adults. Hope primarily serves people in East Baton Rouge parish, though in the years since Covid it has branched out to offer telehealth services as well, which has enabled it to reach a broader service area. Amanda and her partner in Hope, Monica Parker, founded the agency in 2014. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard . You can find photos from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Merely Players 30:45

26 weeks ago30:45