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It"s Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch

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OUT TO LUNCH finds Baton Rouge Business Report Editor Stephanie Riegel combining her hard news journalist skills and food background: conducting business over lunch. Baton Rouge has long had a storied history of politics being conducted over meals, now the Capital Region has an equivalent culinary home for business: Mansur"s. Each week Stephanie holds court over lunch at Mansur"s and invites members of the Baton Rouge business community to join her. You can also hear the show on WRKF 89.3FM.

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Goodwood and Upward - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/12/23

Real estate is one of the largest sectors of the Baton Rouge economy. In the world of Baton Rouge real estate you don t get any bigger than Mike Wampold. Over the past three decades Mike s Wompald Companies has established itself as the premier developer in Baton Rouge, with a portfolio that includes an extraordinary list of apartments, hotels, office buildings and planned unit developments. Mike s devleopment, Harveston, is transforming the landscape of the southeastern part of the parish. A few

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Marathon Traction - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/12/09

Sports today is big business in the United States, and Baton Rouge is no exception. Since 2006, sporting events that have been lured here over have generated an economic impact of more than 304m. Stephanie s guests on Out to Lunch are two of the leading lights growing Baton Rouge s sports sector. Pat Fellows is a serial entrepreneur who, among other things, created the Louisiana Marathon in 2012. In the years since, it has grown to become Baton Rouge s premier sporting event after Tiger Football

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The Classics - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/12/02

To be a great city you have to have great performing arts organizations. For nearly 70 years, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra has been delightingting audiences in the Capital Region, with performances that rival those found in any major market in America. The organization s Executive Director is Cary Byrd. Cary started out as a French horn player with the symphony in the late 1990s. Since then he has helped lead the LSU School of Music, the LSU College of Music and Dramatic Arts, the Houston

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Capital Coffee - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

It"s Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch ·

2016/11/18

Next time you re in a hotel room with a little coffee maker, take a look at the individual coffee pod. There s a good chance it came from right here in Baton Rouge, headquarters of Pod Pack International. The local company manufactures and distributes single cup brewing solutions not only for hotels, but for offices, restaurants, convenience stores, and homes. And as of recently for every Taco Bell in the US. Last year, the company announced plans to expand its presence in Baton Rouge and invest

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Free Trade - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/11/11

Sometimes what makes a business interesting is not so much what it does as much as how it does it. Today, the internet and mobile platforms make it possible to do business in all sorts of new ways. Then again, the digital era has also made it possible for savvy entrepreneurs to improve on age old business models. Like the barter economy. And come up with something better. Stephanie s guests on Out to Lunch exemplify those trends. Chip Davis is president and CEO of the Trade Authority. It s a Baton

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Meet Me For Coffee - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/11/04

In today s high tech world, we re increasingly isolated from one another. And yet, in some ways it s easier than ever to make connections. On this edition of Out to Lunch, Stephanie Riegel introduces two guests who are helping us connect. One, through an app that brings people together; the other, through an organization that helps start up businesses connect and find synergies that can help them thrive and grow. Alayna Dixon is the creator of a mobile app called Redu, which enables its users to

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Tales of Graves and Landry - Out to Lunch - It's...

It"s Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch ·

2016/10/28

It is not unusual for entrepreneurs to tell you that the single biggest attribute you need to succeed in business is "passion." Even if you ve heard that a thousand times you won t fully appreciate what it means till you hear the business tales of Todd Graves and Brandon Landry. These two homegrown Baton Rouge entrepreneurs have defied the odds and the expressed wisdom of their elders to follow their dreams and act on what they knew was a good idea. Both of their companies are now powerhouse

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Sports Biz - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/10/21

You could say we re sports crazy in south Louisiana. And with good reason more professional athletes come out of Louisiana per capita than any other state in the U.S. Maybe it s our famous cuisine. Or the chemicals in our environment Whatever the reason, It s taken us a while to capitalize on one of our greatest natural resources, but that is starting to change. Our sports obsessed culture is spawning a growing number of sports related businesses. Eric Engmann is helping to lead the charge and grow

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Active Shooter Lessons - Out to Lunch - It's Baton...

It"s Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch ·

2016/10/14

There s an old proverb that says, "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day but if you teach him to fish you feed him for a lifetime." Learning something new changes one s perception of the world and opens so many doors. Being on the teaching end presents opportunities, too. On this edition of Out to Lunch, Stephanie introduces two entrepreneurs who are creating opportunities through education companies that are teaching clients life changing and life saving skills. Joey Comeaux is founder

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Candy Sweat - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/09/30

Many a young boy aspires to play in the NFL. But only a small percentage actually realize that dream. It s similar to how many people dream of starting their own business, graduating from the work a day world, doing something they re passionate about, and making it big. On this edition of Out to Lunch, Andre Moreau sits in for Stephanie Riegel and hosts lunch with two members of a family who have done both gotten to the NFL and started their own business, at the same time Matt Flynn is an NFL

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A Better Way - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/09/23

How many times have you thought, "There s got to be a better way" to do any one a thousand tasks Stephanie s guests on this edition of Out to Lunch had the same thought. Then they went and did something about it. And in the process created a better way to get from A to B, to publish a book, to find a job, to save your precious photos and raise money for your school. Two years ago most people in Louisiana had never heard of Uber. Today, the company that makes the popular ride sharing app is a

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Floating Guns - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/09/09

Louisiana s nickname is Sportsman s Paradise, not only because of the affinity locals here have for hunting, fishing and water sports, but because of the lush natural landscape and warm climate that make those sports possible It s the same factors that have given birth to two local entrepreneurs. Edward Daniel is the owner of Daniel Outdoors. It s an online company that sells hunting, fishing and shooting products over the internet. The company s success, up against giants like Amazon and other

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Cajun Hot - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/08/26

Our Cajun Creole heritage in south Louisiana is famous all over the world. People come here for food, music, and historic architecture they can t get anywhere else. And for those who can t get here, or who want a taste of Louisiana once they get back home, we have some crafty entrepreneurs who have figured out how to capture our local culture, bottle it or box it and export it to folks outside Louisiana. Troy Primeaux is the co owner of Primo s Peppers. It s a company that grows several varieties of

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Non Profit Officer - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/08/19

We all know the internet and the many mobile platforms it has given birth to are changing the way we do business. Still, it s always amazing to learn about some new company or tech start up that is using the latest technology to solve a problem that you didn t even know existed. Stephanie s guests on this episode of Out to Lunch include two Baton Rouge companies that are doing just that. Courtney Sparkman s company, OfficerReports.com, creates affordable and easy to use software that helps security

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Air Tight Hot Shots - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/08/12

When it comes to high tech innovations, sometimes it s not so much a matter of what a new technology can make happen, it s what it can prevent from happening. Today, we have two guests whose companies have come up with innovations that have exciting applications in preventing real world destruction by things like corrosion and fire. Plank Road Technologies is a joint venture that is not based on Plank Road. It s actually located in the LSU Innovation Park business incubator. Plank Road Technologies

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Get Out of Town - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

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2016/07/29

Someone famously said that travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. While travel can be very expensive, no one can deny that getting out and exploring new lands enhances the human experience and does, indeed, enrich the soul. It can also enrich those who make a living in the travel industry. The travel industry has changed a lot over the last 20 years, as the Internet has diminished the need for traditional travel agents. But the digital economy has also opened up all sorts of new

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Yelp Like a Boss - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

It"s Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch ·

2016/07/22

As the way we do business evolves over time, so do the tools we use. Today, products and services that didn t exist 20 or 30 years ago are indispensable parts of our companies and commerce. That s particularly true in the digital economy. "Word of mouth" has a whole new meaning. And power. Like, for example, Yelp. Yelp is the go to public forum for online reviews, recommendations, and warnings about thousands of business in dozens of categories in cities throughout the U.S. The service was founded

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Baton Rouge Brain Gain - Out to Lunch - It's Baton...

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2016/07/08

Did you ever wonder who scored that perfect 100th percentile on the A.C.T. Meet Craig Gehring. Craig is a Baton Rouge native who got a perfect score on his ACT and has turned his genius, test taking ability into one of the fastest growing companies in the area. Mastery Prep started out preparing individual students for the ACT and in just a few short years it has created an entire brand of test prep materials for a variety of standardized tests that is being used in school districts across the

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Seersucker Sandals and Salad - Out to Lunch - It's...

It"s Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch ·

2016/07/01

Baton Rouge may not be the first place you think of in connection with high fashion. But there s one notable exception Haspel. It s the company that invented the seersucker suit more than a century ago. Today Haspel continues to redefine that classic staple of the southern wardrobe, while also designing some of the trendiest and most sought after looks for fashion conscious gentlemen. Laurie Aaronson is President of Haspel, and the granddaughter of the company s founder, Joseph Haspel. While Haspel

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B R Apps - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

It"s Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch ·

2016/06/24

Fifteen years ago, no had heard of an app. They didn t exist. Today, there are more than 1.6 million of them available to download on your smart phone or tablet. And new ones are being designed every day. Apps are an integral part of commerce and communication in our digital age, and here in Baton Rouge we have companies not only using cutting edge apps to improve their business, but designing them as well. Amy Phillips is Creative Director at Teknarus, a full service technology company located in

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