There are people who leave high school with their whole lives mapped out in front of them. They have a career plan, and they set about executing it.

Then there’s the rest of us. Today, more than ever, many of us regularly find ourselves embarking on new jobs, and, in some cases, whole new careers.

Take Shane Mutter for example. Shane is a member of the 4th generation of New Orleans family owned business, Doerr Furniture.

Things went much as planned for Shane and Doerr Furniture. Shane went to work in the family business, learned all aspects of it, and took over as President of the company in 2014. Then, in February 2019, things took an unforeseen turn. Shane left Doerr Furniture to go work with his dad and his dad’s best friend in their second careers. As hemp farmers.

That’s the short version of how Shane Mutter gets to be National Sales and Marketing Director of Seed2System. It’s a farm-to-consumer operation that grows hemp, processes it, and sells their own brand of what is being hailed as the wonder drug of the 21st Century, CBD

Barrie Schwartz never intended the dinner parties she threw at her house to lead to one of the most unique careers in catering. But that’s what’s happened.

Barrie started out calling her home-based dinner events, My House Social. Today, My House Social has evolved into My House Events and bridges the gap between large groups who need to be fed, like conventions, and high-end creative chefs.

Normally these two things never come together. Large groups typically get fed by institutional chefs who, because of the demands of feeding a lot of people at the same time, don’t turn out the finest cuisine. But folks who come to New Orleans for an event expect the food to be great. After all, that’s what New Orleans is famous for.

So, what Barrie’s company does, is provide everything creative chefs need to cook for a large group, without these chefs having to make institutional cooking their full-time gig. This is essentially an inspired catering interpretation of the very simplest business  principle: supply and demand.

This edition of Out to Lunch was recorded live over lunch at Commander's Palace. You can find more conversation about CBD and food over lunch here.

Photos by Jill Lafleur.

There are people who leave high school with their whole lives mapped out in front of them. They have a career plan, and they set about executing it.
Then there&rsquo;s the rest of us. Today, more than ever, many of us regularly find ourselves embarking on new jobs, and, in some cases, whole new careers.
Take Shane Mutter for example. Shane is a member of the 4th generation of New Orleans family owned business, <a href="https://doerrfurniture.com/">Doerr Furniture</a>.
Things went much as planned for Shane and Doerr Furniture. Shane went to work in the family business, learned all aspects of it, and took over as President of the company in 2014.&nbsp;Then, in February 2019, things took an unforeseen turn. Shane left Doerr Furniture to go work with his dad and his dad&rsquo;s best friend in their second careers. As hemp farmers.
That&rsquo;s the short version of how Shane Mutter gets to be National Sales and Marketing Director of <a href="https://seed2system.com/">Seed2System</a>. It&rsquo;s a farm-to-consumer operation that grows hemp, processes it, and sells their own brand of what is being hailed as the wonder drug of the 21st Century, CBD
Barrie Schwartz never intended the dinner parties she threw at her house to lead to one of the most unique careers in catering. But that&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happened.
Barrie started out calling her home-based dinner events, My House Social.&nbsp;Today, My House Social has evolved into <a href="https://myhouseevents.com/">My House Events</a> and bridges the gap between large groups who need to be fed, like conventions, and high-end creative chefs.
Normally these two things never come together. Large groups typically get fed by institutional chefs who, because of the demands of feeding a lot of people at the same time, don&rsquo;t turn out the finest cuisine. But folks who come to New Orleans for an event expect the food to be great. After all, that&rsquo;s what New Orleans is famous for.
So, what Barrie&rsquo;s company does, is provide everything creative chefs need to cook for a large group, without these chefs having to make institutional cooking their full-time gig.&nbsp;This is essentially an inspired catering interpretation of the very simplest business &nbsp;principle: supply and demand.
This edition of Out to Lunch was recorded live over lunch at <a href="https://commanderspalace.com">Commander's Palace</a>. You can <a href="https://itsneworleans.com/2021/08/18/syrup-pot-n-peanut-butter/">find more conversation about CBD and food over lunch here</a>.
Photos by <a href="https://lafleurphoto.com">Jill Lafleur</a>.

OUT TO LUNCH finds economist and Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Commander’s Palace restaurant. In his 9th year in the host seat, Ricchiuti’s learned but uniquely NOLA informal perspective has established Out to Lunch as the voice of Crescent City business. You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

OUT TO LUNCH finds economist and Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Commander&rsquo;s Palace restaurant. In his 9th year in the host seat, Ricchiuti&rsquo;s learned but uniquely NOLA informal perspective has established Out to Lunch as the voice of Crescent City business. You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Commander's Palace restaurant.

It's New Orleans: Out to Lunch

OUT TO LUNCH finds the country's most entertaining finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch. Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business world to join him, sometimes for fine dining others for pizza. From CEO's to startups, managers, musicians, biomed needle-movers, Silicon Bayou success stories and entrepreneurs of all stripes put aside the elevator pitch and the talking points and actually enjoy themselves. It's business, New Orleans style. 
You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

OUT TO LUNCH finds the country's most entertaining finance professor <a href="https://freeman.tulane.edu/faculty-research/finance/peter-ricchiuti">Peter Ricchiuti </a>conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch. Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business world to join him, sometimes for fine dining others for pizza. From CEO's to startups, managers, musicians, biomed needle-movers, Silicon Bayou success stories and entrepreneurs of all stripes put aside the elevator pitch and the talking points and actually enjoy themselves. It's business, New Orleans style. You can also hear the show on <a href="https://www.wwno.org/show/out-to-lunch">WWNO 89.9FM</a>.

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