Episode Details

Michael Hecht

Under his leadership, GNO, Inc. has been named a “Top Economic Development Organization in the United States” by Site Selection magazine. He says the past year in Nola may make a bigger impact than the last 15 years of rapid startup growth. New Orleans has experienced nearly $3B in exits over the last year--including the first post-Katrina 'unicorn' Lucid acquired for 1.1B and Levelset, acquired for $500M - making it the second largest construction acquisition in US history.

Charlie Parrino

He founded JRI Cards in 2019 with his two sons, which they initially started as a hobby to share the excitement of pack ripping - opening packs of collectible cards on a live stream - with fellow collectors. As the site and its live streams grew in popularity, he left his job on Wall Street to run the company full time.

Dr. Rob Fazio

He would like to discuss leadership psychology. He is the managing partner of OnPoint Advising Inc. and has worked with Fortune 500 companies around the globe for more than 15 years. He’s also president of the nonprofit Hold the Door for Others, a 9/11 inspired nonprofit that helps people grow through adversity. His father Ron was killed on 9/11 helping others.

Ulf Arnetz

Howwe Technologies is a “market-leading SaaS solution that accelerates your execution and financial results and makes your goals clear and actionable on all levels of the organization – in one platform. It’s a shared platform that’s making your plan clear and actionable for all levels of the organization, unleashing companies' full potential for growth.”