It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch
It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch
OUT TO LUNCH Business over lunch. Each week Christiaan Mader invites guests from Acadiana's business community to join him for sushi at Tsunami in downtown Lafayette. Beyond the foundations of the Acadiana economy - oil, cuisine, music - there is a vast network of entrepreneurs, small businesses, and even some of the country's largest companies who call Acadiana home. Out to Lunch is the cafeteria…Social links:
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Pathways To Peace
Some places you can't get to with a map. You need a guide. Someone who's been down the road before, who knows where it gets rough, and who'll walk it with you. Sara Sullivan learned her route the hard way. Sara grew up in Ohio in a musical family and picked up the violin at age five. Some of her f…
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Skin Deep
You’re probably familiar with the saying, “Beauty is skin deep.” It’s meant to be a cautionary warning not to read too much into a person’s looks. And while that’s generally good advice, it’s good to be aware the saying dates back to the 1600’s. Today we know that a healthy complexion can indeed b…
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You Are Here Now
If you’re going to get anywhere in business, you’ll need have some idea of how you’re going to get there. You might call that a strategic plan, maybe a business model. Whatever you call it, it’s basically a map: a sketch of the possible paths from A to B. Maps are pretty useful. The business of m…
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Slow Down and Prepare To Succeed
Everything around us is built for speed. Faster shipping. Faster answers. Business itself is a speed game. Time is money is a cliche for a reason. So it might seem counterintuitive to build a business around slowing down. But plenty of people are looking for opportunities to connect. They want pers…
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Fit and Proud
"Your body is a temple." It’s a scriptural metaphor we hear so often we almost stop listening to it. But think about what that actually means: maintenance. Upkeep. Care. It’s hard work. Not everyone wants to do it, even if everyone ought to. And that’s because it can be really inconvenient. You w…
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Pool Fabric
We all know business, at least at the point of sale, has gotten pretty impersonal. Even at the grocery store, you can avoid other people altogether. Just pop in your earbuds and use the self-checkout line. The name of the game here is efficiency. Retailers and service companies are betting that mos…
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Escape
Even in the Zoom meetings, it’s helpful to have a place to go and do your work. Mind you, today’s employees want more than a cubicle, a desk and a red stapler. They want an environment they can thrive in. It’s why some companies invest lots of money in designing welcoming, energetic spaces for thei…
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Dry Clean Auto
A fast car and pressed shirt are two things that probably won't ever go out of style. Considering we live in an age of rapid economic disruption, those two facts present a potentially endless business opportunity. Everything breaks. It’s a natural law. Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong …
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A Different Drummer
People are looking for healing in places they didn't used to look. Acupuncture, sound baths, energy work — once dismissed as fringe, are now very much moving into the mainstream. That shift shows up in the numbers. Wellness is a trillion dollar industry in the U.S. Americans spend more than $6,000 …
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In The Beginning Was The Word
Most of us spend a good portion of our lives looking for the right words. The ones that explain who we are. What we believe. What we're here for. Some people find them early. Others take a longer route — through careers that almost fit, through places that challenge everything they thought they kne…
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