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Accelerate South Staff
Medical Mentors
Accelerate South is ready to provide your business with all the resources it needs to GROW! We can not wait for you to meet our network of business mentors, economic development and academic leaders who have joined forces to help us make this program a success. To spicen things up our program will offer mentorship and professional service grants to ensure everything you need is taken care of!
Alexander Chase Cartwright, MA, PhD
Company: Ferris State University
Industry: Academia, Non-profit, Realestate, Finance
Expertise: Academia, Non-profit, Realestate, Finance
Dr. Alex Cartwright is Assistant Professor of Economics in the College of Business at Ferris State University. Alex received his MA and PhD in Economics from George Mason University where he was the F.A. Hayek Fellow in the program for advanced study of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at George Mason's Mercatus Center. In 2013 he earned a B.S. in Mathematical Economics from Hampden-Sydney College, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa His interests in economics include Austrian Economics, Public Choice theory, the economics of black markets, behavioral law and economics, consumer credit, the political economy of police brutality, and philosophy of economics. His research has appeared in a variety of scholarly economics journals, law reviews, national media outlets, and on AP exams. Outside of academia, Cartwright is involved in public policy in his role as the fiscal analyst at the Advance Arkansas Institute. He is the founder of DivvyCar, a Washington D.C. based company that provides hybrid cars to drivers working in the sharing economy. He frequently travels to Peru and D.C. where he manages Vilicus Properties, specializing in short term rentals.
Best advice to entrepreneurs
Constantly read and consume as much information and experience as possible. The greater the variety of knowledge and experience you have, the more material you have to mix with your unique perspective in order to create something new. Also, take all your biggest goals and make them bigger.
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Alexandra Casey
UL MBA Consultant
Company: UL MBA Consultant
Industry: Higher Education
Expertise: MBA Student
Having grown up and worked in a family business, Alexandra Casey appreciates the operating challenges faced daily in competitive business environments. Expanding her business knowledge beyond her 2018 Bachelors in International Business (BIB) from the Grenoble School of Management, Grenoble France, she re-entered UL Lafayette's Outstanding Senior program and is slated to graduate in December 2018 with a second B.S. in Business Administration. Also begun at UL Lafayette, in the fall of 2018, Alexandra entered into a Master's in Business Administration program. Her concentration will be in Entrepreneurship which she hopes will offer her career opportunities in either business start-ups or business consulting.
Allyson Pharr, JD
Acadian Companies
Company: Acadian Companies
Industry: Ambulatory Care
Expertise: Risk management, compliance, legal counsel, public relations
Allyson, senior vice president of legal and government affairs with oversight responsibility for the legal & risk management, governmental affairs and public relations departments, joined Acadian in 2001 as associate general counsel. Allyson serves on the company's executive committee which has operational oversight for the administrative affairs of the organization as a whole.She received her bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1990 and her Juris Doctorate in law from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, in May of 1993. She is admitted to practice law in the states of Texas and Louisiana and in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and the Eastern District of Texas. She is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
Amy M. Trahan
Expertise: Fiscal management, business operations, grants development and management
Amy has twenty-five years of experience in the areas of fiscal management, grants management, human resources, procurement, and business operations. She currently is the business manager for the Office of Transportation Services at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She's earned undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Psychology, and is in the Master of Business Administration program at UL Lafayette. She has worked in the medical field, workforce development, non-profit sector, and public education. Amy is passionate about higher education and inspires others to become involved in their community.
Andre Comeaux
Regions Insurance
Company: Regions Insurance
Industry: Insurance for Telemedicine and Traditional Healthcare Providers
Expertise: Managing Business Risk
14 Years in Business Insurance Underwriting.16 Years in Business Insurance Consulting and Brokering.
Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else.
TotalCare Health and Wellness / Reg...
Company: TotalCare Health and Wellness / Regenerative Medicine Institute of Louisiana / Active Acadiana Magazine
Industry: Healthcare / Publishing
Expertise: Andrew's skill set includes Marketing, Financial Management, Project Management, Negotiation, and Business Development.
Experienced Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the health and wellness, energy, and publishing industries. A graduate from University of Louisiana at Lafayette with Bachelor of Arts focused in Advertising, and Veteran and Infantryman of the United States Army, Andrew is the current owner and/or management in Active Acadiana Magazine, TotalCare Health and Wellness, Regenerative Medicine Institute of Louisiana, Prime Health, and MVP (Male Vitality Program). Also, Andrew is currently serving on Corporate Board of Directors for Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana.
"Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests." - Jocko Willink, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win"Leaders Eat Last." - Simon Sinek
Anne Falgout
Vermilion Economic Development Alli...
Company: Vermilion Economic Development Alliance
Industry: Economic Development
Expertise: Economic Development, Small Business Development, Market Research,
With Anne's background in market research, she uses data and information to assist businesses in their decision-making process. Anne has also established connections throughout the Acadiana region to make thoughtful referrals and build meaningful relationships among individuals, companies, and government. She uses her 16 years in economic development to troubleshoot unconventional issues and is an out-of-the-box thinker.
You can never know too much about your industry, market, and competition. Research, absorb, and understand all you can before you jump into business.
Anne Pyle
ADP Solutions
Company: ADP Solutions
Expertise: Salesforce, Data Quality and Analysis, Process Development and Improvement, Information Technology, Constituent Relationship Management
Managing partner of ADP Solutions, Anne Pyle, has been in Information Technology since 1977. Her experience runs the gamut – developer, business analyst, project manager, CIO and now consultant. She has been providing Salesforce® solutions since 2014. Her experience spans industries including real estate, oil and gas, manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, construction, aerospace, public sector and non-profit. The robust Salesforce platform™ allows Pyle and her team to quickly create custom business solutions that extend the boundaries of possibilities, driving innovation and results for a positive bottom-line impact.
Asbel Montes
Expertise: revenue cycle management, contract management, business office process improvements, government relations
Asbel began his employment with Acadian in May 2009. He oversees Acadian's revenue cycle management, contract management, business office process improvements, and government relations for state and federal reimbursement policy initiatives.In 1999, Asbel began working for an ambulance billing and consulting firm. After three years, he decided to work for a private, non‐emergency ambulance service. Since then, he has provided leadership in revenue cycle management to four ambulance agencies located throughout the southeast.Asbel pursued his education the non‐traditional way by attending college online while maintaining a full‐time job. He received an associate's degree in accounting in 2007 and graduated in November 2010 with a bachelor's degree in business management.Asbel has been a member of the American Ambulance Association (AAA) for eight years and has served on its board of directors; he is currently co-chair of the Payment Reform Steering Committee. Asbel also sits on the board of the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance. He is a respected thought leader on reimbursement initiatives within the industry and is a requested speaker at many conferences. He has also been asked to testify as an expert witness before federal and state health committees regarding ambulance reimbursement.Asbel is married to Stephenie Haney‐Montes. He has one daughter and resides in Carencro, Louisiana.
Ashley McClure
Expertise: My expertise is mostly in the creative aspects of business. I have put together advertising campaigns, worked on brand development, and social media management mostly.
Ashley is an MBA student at UL Lafayette. Her undergraduate degree is in Advertising. She currently works with the Office of STEP Support on campus as a Student Manager. She has lived in Lafayette for about 7 years.
My best advice to give entrepreneurs is to remember balance. Don't get so caught up in one aspect of your business that you neglect another part.
Ben Berthelot
Lafayette Convention and Visitors C...
Company: Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission
Industry: Tourism
Expertise: PR/Marketing
Ben Berthelot is the President & CEO of the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission. Statewide he serves as the Past President of the Louisiana Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus, on the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission, and Secretary of the Louisiana Travel Association. He is very active in the local community and serves on numerous boards and commissions including the UL-Lafayette Alumni Council, South Louisiana Community College Foundation, New Hope Community Development, the Evangeline Thruway Redevelopment Team, the Arts+Business = Culture Fund at the Community Foundation, and the Advisory Boards of Scenic Lafayette and the Bayou Vermilion Preservation Alliance. Berthelot was a founder and Charter President of the705 Young Professional Group, and in 2005 was named one of Chase Bank and The Daily Advertiser's 20 Under 40.He is married to the former Ashley Bertrand and they are the proud parents of two young children, Briggs and Libby.
Get involved in the Community so you can connect the dots that can lead to success.
Ben Moody
South Oak Capital Partners
Company: South Oak Capital Partners
Industry: Private Investment Holding Company
Expertise: Decision making/problem solving in adversity. Strategic planning, budgeting, and financial projecting. Structuring organizations for growth, leadership team casting and development. Opportunity structuring in alignment of goals and objectives
1. Leadership is a responsibility not a title.2. Plan to improvise.3. Be Humble
Benjamin Legum
Keystone Scientific, Inc.
Company: Keystone Scientific, Inc.
Industry: Technology Management
Expertise: Project management, product identification, market research, feasibility studies, cost management, risk management, FDA validation, quality control, and medical devices
Benjamin is a Partner at Keystone Scientific, Inc., a consulting firm that provides management and product development support to technology-based companies. He has a background in project management, biomedical engineering, materials engineering, manufacturing, and process engineering. Additionally, Benjamin managed Clarion University's Center for Applied Research from 2010-2016, where he acted as an academic-industry liaison within the life sciences, education, nanotechnology, and manufacturing industries. He worked with over 23 companies, organizing interdisciplinary research projects for over 50 interns in the physical sciences and business to help regional companies with their research needs. Benjamin has demonstrated leadership through policy implementation, grant writing, project management, and innovation through internally developing intellectual property.
Due diligence, due diligence, due diligence and then ask more questions.
Benjamin Stringfellow
Expertise: N/A
I live in Crowley, LA where I have lived the majority of my life. I am a graduate student at the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration. I received a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Music Business. I currently work as a music instructor at Mouton's Music and Accordions in Crowley.
Bill Rodier, MIB
Company: SLED
Expertise: Experience with personal business start ups. Currently oversee a business incubator accelerator. Many years of practical business experience and management. Years of experience in a business mentor role.
Mr. Bill Rodier has served as the full time Executive Director of St. Landry Parish Economic Development (SLED) since May 2013. As Executive Director, he is responsible for aligning the efforts of four economic development boards in order to develop, implement, and promote collaborative parish/regional community and economic development initiatives. These efforts area all geared towards enhancing the overall quality of life and economic well being for residents and businesses of St. Landry Parish and Acadiana. Bill is responsible for providing leadership guidance and support for broader economic development efforts through Chairing the Acadiana Economic Development Council. He also provides leadership to the boards and efforts of One Acadiana, the Acadiana Regional Authority, the Acadiana Planning Commission, the Acadiana Area Red Cross, the Louisiana Business Incubator Association, the Louisiana United Way the St Landry Parish Chamber of Commerce, St Landry Parish Tourism, LSU-E, and St Landry Parish Schools. He is also member of the Leadership Louisiana Class of 2017 and regularly invests a broad scope of work and his time around the region back into the leadership development of others. Prior to his current position, Bill performed more than six years in key roles with Louisiana Economic Development and as the Director of Business Services for the Louisiana Workforce Commission. There he was responsible for spearheading statewide initiatives geared towards the development and promotion of value added services for existing and future Louisiana Businesses.Before his government service, he invested five years in executive management with a private consulting and real estate development firm, as well as seven years in an executive role with a large Gulf Coast Automotive Group Franchise. In service to his country Bill served more than seven years in the United States Air Force where he managed the daily operations of a USAF Major Command Elite Guard, which supported Flag Grade Officers and high level global dignitaries, including the President of the United States. He has a Master's of International Business, a bachelor's degree in Business Marketing and possesses an associate degree in Security Technologies. He is also a graduate from the University of Oklahoma's Economic Development Institute and is an Economic Development Finance Professional.
You will have to be willing to do things other people are not willing to do in order to be successful. If you truly want to be successful, you will have to learn that it is more impactful as an entrepreneur to have an attitude of serving others more so than an attitude of serving yourself. You have to learn to embrace the grind in order to successful with your idea.
Blaine LaFleur
StoneWall Engineering
Company: StoneWall Engineering
Industry: Innovation
Expertise: Innovation, Problem Solving, Leadership, Engineering, Design
Blaine LaFleur is an award-winning expert and lifelong student on leadership and the performance required to truly be a leader. He has spent his life and career researching, learning, coaching, and implementing the pushes and pulls necessary to create high performance leaders and high performance organizations.
"YOUR MEANING IN LIFE IS TO DISCOVER YOUR GIFT. YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO GIVE IT AWAY."
Brian Chriceol
Media First Solutions
Company: Media First Solutions
Industry: Advertising/ Marketing
Expertise: Over 15 years of advertising experience
Proficient in Google AdWords, Facebook Advertising and All Major Social Media Platforms
Media First Solutions was established in 2016, created specifically as a Digital Marketing Group, specializing in providing solutions for businesses that reach the optimal audience who are in various stages of the buying process. It is dedicated to the philosophy of not endorsing specific products based upon agency discounts provided by the producer of those particular platforms, rather remaining focused on utilizing several effective digital platforms for its clients at reasonable and equitable rates. We have quickly built relationships with businesses in several industries such as Automotive, Furniture, Restaurants, Home Improvement and others across South Louisiana. We work directly with virtually every client face to face, but are willing and able to work with you anywhere across the United States.
If you truly believe in your products or services that you offer provide great value to the community stay the course and be adaptable to change along the way despite the obstacles that you will have to overcome. With the right business model and philosophy you WILL ultimately be successful!
Brian Shedd, MS, PhD
Precision Technology Consulting
Company: Precision Technology Consulting
Industry: Business & Technology Consulting
Expertise: Before jumping into the consulting business, I worked in technology transfer at UCLA and LSU to assist with intellectual property management and licensing. Prior to that I had spent my life as an engineer, earning my BS, MS, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering while working for premier engineering companies like ATK, helping to build space launch vehicles, and GE, bringing good things to life.
Currently I am the founder and president of Precision Technology Consulting, a freelance technology commercialization consulting company. My goal in starting this business was to be more hands-on with technology-enabled companies to see more effective commercialization outcomes. I also provide assistance to universities and research institutes to achieve their technology transfer goals as well.
Focus on the value you deliver to your customers and stakeholders.
Brianna Ulven
I am a first year graduate student pursuing a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Spring 2017 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance and in Spring of 2018 with a Masters of Science in Business Administration. I am interested in participating with this program because I am interested in consulted with businesses as a future. I am interested in business law in particular with thoughts of pursuing a degree in law on completion of my M.B.A.
Britt Christensen
Company: Notre Dame of Maryland University
Industry: Media and Communication
Expertise: Journalism, media, social and emerging media.
Britt Christensen is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Arts Department at Notre Dame of Maryland University. He teaches social media, media writing, and media and society courses. He was a Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Fellow in 2016. Britt currently researches media manipulation and disinformation on social media platforms.
As Peter Thiel recommends, think in terms of building a monopoly. Is you business doing something differently enough that can gain a majority market share?
Charles Burnell, M.D.
Expertise: training, continuing education program development, air transport, security, compliance, on-scene medical procedures, medics and emergency room protocol, medics and emergency room processes
Dr. Charles Burnell, M.D., is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine and is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He serves as lead over other associate medical directors across Acadian's service areas. Dr. Burnell reviews on-scene medical procedures and procedures between medics and emergency room physicians. He oversees training and continuing education programs at NEMSA, as well as Acadian's wellness and quality enhancement programs.Dr. Burnell spent 13 years at Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he was the emergency department director. Before becoming medical director in 2010, Dr. Burnell worked closely with Acadian for 16 years, including during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina where he served as the director of air transports of patients from the Superdome.Dr. Burnell graduated suma cum laude with degree in Bio Chemistry at Louisiana State University. He was involved in the formation and certification of Stroke Center of Excellence at Our Lady of Lourdes RMC as the ED Stroke Team Director and was instrumental in the formation of Emergency Department (ED) staffing corporation. He served as the ED Director at Acadiana Acute Care Associates, LLC. He is part-owner and medical director of a private maritime security company, OSS GLOBAL (Oceanic Security and Salvage Global) with security operatives throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and East African Coast.
Chase J. Edwards, JD, MBA
University of Louisiana - Lafayette
Company: University of Louisiana - Lafayette
Industry: Law
Expertise: Business Law, Taxation, Small Business Strategy, Business Formation, Contract Law, Client Acquisition
Chase J. Edwards is an attorney who earned his JD and Diploma in Comparative Law from Louisiana State University and an MBA as a National Reconnaissance Office/Central Intelligence Agency Advanced Academic Fellow at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. He researches business formation choice, small business strategy, and tax avoidance. He is a former federal contracting officer, Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) who has managed over $1B in contracts for the National Security Agency, National Reconnaissance Office/Central Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security. Chase is an assistant professor of law and the Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Galloway Endowed Professor of Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
An attorney is an entrepreneur's best friend.
Cheryl Taylor Bowie
Company: Right Angle
Industry: Branding/Marketing/Advertising/PR
Expertise: Marketing, Branding, Customer Acquisition, Sales, Public Relations, Design, Advertising
As the founder and branding strategist for Louisiana-based Right Angle, Cheryl Taylor Bowie has particular experience in strategic branding for new ventures. Using Right Angle's proprietary approach, Dimensional Branding™, Cheryl and her team develop images for new businesses that are perceived as national brands, right from the start. Using research and psychographics Right Angle creates visual and verbal branding -- and then expands it dimensionally with cultural and environmental creativity. "Our customers think we're part of a national franchise -- they can't believe we've just started," explains one Right Angle client.
Remember that your business is a separate entity (it's not YOU). As soon as you can separate and treat it as a living, breathing, growing thing it can take a quantum leap forward.
Courtney Bustle
Company: Chase Bank
Industry: Banking
Expertise: Industry Specialties include: Healthcare, Dental, Veterinary, Franchises, Oil & Gas service providers, Professional Services, & Manufacturers
Financing specialties include: Medical acquisitions, buy-ins & buy-outs, Commercial Real Estate, Equipment, Working Capital lines, Startups, Franchises
Courtney provides clients recommendations and solutions to optimize cash flow, streamline reporting and minimize fraud.
Courtney Bustle is a Business Banking Healthcare Relationship Manager at Chase Bank. She has over 22 years of experience in banking and has worked directly with the Healthcare Industry since 2003. Courtney is a Trusted Advisor to her clients in delivering comprehensive and customized business banking products and solutions tailored to the financial needs of her clients.
Learn how to manage and optimize your cash flow.
Dustin Baudin
Company: Ernst & Young LLP
Industry: Tax Accounting
Expertise: Tax
Dustin has 12 years of tax experience providing tax compliance and tax advisory services to companies in a variety of industries. She is a licensed CPA in Louisiana and a member of the AICPA and the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Erin Strenge, MS
Opportunity Machine
Company: Opportunity Machine
Industry: Small Business / Entrepreneurship / Marketing
Expertise: Marketing, Public Relations, Communications
Erin is from Lafayette, LA and is serving as the Marketing Intern for OM. Erin received her Master's degree in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She previously earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Louisiana State University, but refocused her path after discovering her passion for working with nonprofits. Now, Erin works with the OM team on public relations and marketing projects and activities.
Start every day from zero.
Farrah Reyna
Community Foundation of Acadiana
Company: Community Foundation of Acadiana
Industry: Nonprofit
Expertise: Broadcasting, Podcasting, Media Buying, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, Fundraising, Content Management, Content Creator
Farrah Reyna is the public relations coordinator for Community Foundation of Acadiana in Lafayette, Louisiana. Her latest project was marketing the inaugural South Louisiana Giving Day, a 24-hour online fundraising event to support more than 130 nonprofit organizations, churches and schools who serve Acadiana. South Louisiana Giving Day raised more than $1M for participating organizations.Currently, she is the host and executive producer of Bucket of Breakups and Makeups, a podcast about relationships which can be downloaded on Apple Podcast, iTunes and Google Play.Farrah has two decades of experience in the field of communication to include broadcasting, marketing, advertising, media buying and public relations. She has spent much of her career as a news anchor and reporter throughout Louisiana and transitioned into marketing and public relations.Prior to her arrival to Lafayette, she was a news anchor and reporter with WDSU TV in New Orleans.Farrah has worked with the City of Natchitoches to promote its Tricentennial Celebration and the nationally ranked Natchitoches Christmas Festival. Also, she marketed a Guinness Book of World Records project for the largest-ever, hand-crafted beaded mosaic made solely of Mardi Gras beads.Other interesting tidbits about Farrah are working with Bravo's Housewives of Atlanta star, Phaedra Parks and having her photography published by the National Weather Service.Learn more about at www.FarrahReyna.com.
Consult a financial advisor before taking a leap of faith.
Gabriel Gonzalez
NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic
Company: NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic
Expertise: Storytelling, Business Development.
Gabriel Gonzalez is the Program Manager at the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic. He also runs NC State University's Andrews Launch Accelerator. Gabe is a Venezuelan immigrant with a deep commitment to technology startups and innovation. He has spent his time coaching tech startups, working in sales, growth, and building corporate partnerships at the Clinic.
If you don't make it happen, who will?
Harley Landry
Expertise: Involved in retail, I have a good eye in marketing and setting up displays and events. I am very well organized and don't like to have any assignments or task past due. I am very eager to learn new things.
I have a bachelors degree in business management. I've worked for my mother's supermarket for most of my life. Learning retail, invoices, marketing merchandise, and assistanting in the office. I am now on my last semester of the MBA Program with an interest in healthcare.
Ian Sorensson
Teamwork Solutions Group
Company: Teamwork Solutions Group
Industry: Digital Marketing
Expertise: Marketing, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, Event Marketing, Website Management / Maintenance
Ian Sorensson spent the first eight years of his life in the Philippines before moving to Acadiana. The son of two chemistry professors, his appreciation for numbers were instilled during his childhood. An economics graduate of the University of Louisiana, his quantitative background helped foster his love of a data-driven approach to sales and marketing. Ian serves as Vice-President of Marketing at Teamwork Solutions Group, a local digital marketing agency. He also is a business mentor at local Accelerator programs, which has formed his appreciation for small and local businesses alike. Ian's mission is to serve as a guiding hand in the growth of businesses through the use of digital marketing via social media and SEO.
Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be. - Jack Welch
Jacob Henderson, MBA
LocalMed, LLC
Company: LocalMed, LLC
Industry: Healthcare technology
Expertise: Startup funding, business plan development, project management, public speaking, business strategy
Jacob Henderson is a co-founder of LocalMed and has been in charge of Operations since 2012. He graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Finance and his Masters in Business Administration from Louisiana State University. He is an avid sports fan who like to spend his spare time watching games and putting together spreadsheets to make an optimal DFS lineup.
Don't fall in love with your product but rather the problem you are trying to solve. That's when the best products are born.
Jameson MacDonnell
The Mentibus Group, LLC
Company: The Mentibus Group, LLC
Industry: Management Consulting
Expertise: Business Development and Philanthropy
Business Development Operations
Strategic Marketing and Branding
Life Science Tech Transfer
Healthcare Industry Trends (Macro and market-specific)
Digital Health Technologies (Macro and market-specific)
Jameson MacDonnell is the Managing Principal and Founder of The Mentibus Group, LLC, a management consulting practice focused on building solutions for organizations prepared to evolve and grow. Mr. MacDonnell has more than a decade of experience in building novel revenue generating programs for-and non-profit brands.Prior to Mentibus, Mr. MacDonnell built Massachusetts General Hospital's Corporate Strategy Program, which continues to raise millions for hospital priorities through philanthropic gifts, research grants, and tech transfer activities. His efforts enabled a more cohesive approach to managing cross-institutional corporate relationships, particularly those in the life science and health care technology sectors. In particular, Mr. MacDonnell worked extensively with Mass General's leadership, board of directors, innovation office, and top researchers to execute coordinated revenue generating strategies. Before joining the Mass General in 2009, Mr. MacDonnell worked in business development for the United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). In 2007 and 2008, he was recognized by UPS Regional and Corporate Offices for being in the top 3% of all global business development staff in year-over-year sales growth. Mr. MacDonnell holds a B.A. in both Political Science and Public Administration from Elon University in Elon, N.C. and a M.B.A. from the Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University in Boston, MA.
Always keep your mind open, but know how and when to say no.
Janell Pulliam, CPA
Industry: Accounting
Expertise: Tax consulting, tax compliance and accounting
Janell has over 18 years of public accounting tax experience providing quality, efficient and timely tax services to public and private companies including. She directs and evaluates multiple tax engagements for both SEC registered and non- SEC registered clients including income tax accounting, tax compliance, tax planning and tax consulting projects. Janell teaches classes and leads trainings on tax technical topics and project management skills throughout Louisiana. Ms. Pulliam is a licensed CPA in Louisiana. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from University of New Orleans and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants.
What got you here, won't get you there. Be a catalyst for change, believe in yourself no matter the odds and always have the courage to lead.
Jeremy McMullin
Expertise: State and Local Tax
Jeremy is a Manager with EY's Tax Practice in Louisiana, where he practices primarily in the area of state and local tax, with particular emphasis on multistate income and franchise tax compliance, and state audit defense. Jeremy serves a diverse client base, advising clients across numerous industries, including healthcare, construction and engineering, energy, food and entertainment, manufacturing, and consumer sales.
Many state and local taxes can impact start-ups before they turn profitable, including sales and use taxes, employment taxes, excise taxes and property taxes.
Jeremy Trahan, CPA, JD
LHC Group
Company: LHC Group
Industry: Home Health Care
Expertise: Accounting, Finance, Home Health, Compliance, acquisitions, joint ventures, contract law, reporting, hospital leasing, corporate governance, post-acquisition, post-joint venture integration
Jeremy serves as Vice President of Legal Affairs, Transaction Counsel, with LHC Group, Inc. Jeremy leads the LHC legal department's involvement with acquisitions, hospital joint ventures, credit and banking matters, company contracts (including the management of 4 paralegals), securities reporting, long-term acute care hospital leasing matters, corporate governance, and post-acquisition and post-joint venture integration. Prior to becoming Vice President of Legal Affairs, Jeremy served as Associate General Counsel of LHC Group for 2 years.Prior to relocating to south Louisiana in 2013, Jeremy was a partner with the national law firm of Thompson Hine LLP. In both the Cleveland (home office) and Dayton, Ohio offices, Jeremy worked in the firm's Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group, where he focused his practice on public and private company mergers and acquisitions; private equity transactions; representing early and later stage companies in emerging technology industries; securities offerings; corporate organization and governance; and strategic projects for publicly held companies. In addition, Jeremy's practice included counseling clients on State and Federal government contract matters.Jeremy is also a registered Certified Public Accountant; State of Louisiana; 1995.
Jillian Bradley
Industry: Small Business / Entrepreneurship
Expertise: Business Management, Operations, Task Management, Events, Research
Jillian is from Lafayette, LA and is currently serving as the Management Intern for Opportunity Machine. Jillian is an undergraduate student studying Business Management at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She will graduate in December of 2018 where she will then go on to pursue her Masters in Business Administration in 2019. She has a love for helping those who are just as inspired and driven as she is.
An intern is an entrepreneur's best friend.
Jim Doré, MBA
Vistage Worldwide Inc.
Company: Vistage Worldwide Inc.
Industry: Training
Expertise: Business Development, Consulting, Peer Advising
Jim Doré is a Vistage Worldwide Inc. chair and is passionate about sharing his knowledge with fellow CEO's. Mr. Doré works closely with his group to transform them into exceptional leaders. He supports them in developing the skills needed for personal and professional growth. His peer to peer approach is a proven method of learning. Jim conducts strategic planning and offers personal coaching to employees and executives by providing undivided attention to their needs. Mr. Doré was an adjunct professor of management at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he taught the art of management with focus on organizational structure and behavior. He is also the owner of Beyond Consulting LLC an Management Training and is a Certified Coach Practitioner through the Certified Coaches Federation. Jim holds an MBA from the University Louisiana Lafayette (ULL), Mr. Doré is the former CEO of Javeler Marine Services. He is a retired executive of Global Industries Ltd. where he held P&L responsibility for in the US and abroad. Mr. Doré has developed significant international knowledge in the field of cultural diversity and change management where he established new markets in India, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Gulf of Mexico. He successfully merged several major domestic and international acquisitions into existing operations while managing more than 1,500 employees. He efficiently consolidated the company's Asia Pacific region including Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Australia. Jim is a past President and board member of the Association of Diving Contractors International, a former board member of the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA), serves on the board of the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE) where he served as Chairman of the International Committee. He also served on the council of the International Marine Contractors Association based in London. He continues his work with the Offshore and National Ocean Industries Association in Washington D.C. and volunteers his time to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Always expect the unexpected! Be prepared to work hard, use all available resources at your disposal, and never, never, give up! Get ready for a life altering journey!
Joe Spell
Tides Medical
Company: Tides Medical
Industry: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Expertise: Medical Device, Start up
Joe Spell is a serial entrepreneur who founded one of the largest independent spinal implant distributorships in the Gulf Coast region, as well as three other successful niche medical device companies. His biotechnology companies have introduced a number of emerging technologies to the Gulf Coast region, as well as to the Department of Veterans Affairs. He co-founded Tides Medical in 2009. Mr. Spell graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Work harder and smarter than your competitors
Joel Hebert
Southern Apparel
Company: Southern Apparel
Industry: advertising marketing, decorated apparel, promotional products, creative consultation
Expertise: brand consultation and strategy (particularly crafting an image and position)
Hi my background includes a 12 year career working in the following creative areas: advertising agency as a graphic designer, animator, brand director, and creative director; a visual effects artist for a Hollywood visual effects company; a 3D animator for a video production company; and for the past 6 years, a business owner and operator for Southern Apparel, a custom screen printing, design, and merchandising company.
• No matter what product or service you are selling, being familiar and relatable is worth much more in the market than being the most clever or original. • Knowing your positioning (where and how you fit in the marketplace) should guide every organizational decision you make.• Ideas are cheap. Executing those ideas is what costs money and time and ultimately what separates the successful from the unsuccessful.• Find partners who compliment your skill set. You're not going to be able to do everything great!
Joey Branton
Company: Joey Branton
Expertise: Technology integration, medical technology, software integration
Joey currently serves as Director of Technologies for Acadian Companies. He has extensive knowledge of the companies IT related issues and manages integration projects.
John Munsell
Bizzuka
Company: Bizzuka
Industry: Web Development and Marketing
Expertise: Marketing, Web Development, Finance, Relationship Building, Client Acquisition, Scalability
John is the co-founder and CEO of Bizzuka, a company named by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing privately held businesses in the nation in 2010, 2011, and 2012. John, his partners, and team serve more than 800 customers in 43 states and three countries. The firm remains one of the largest web developers in the southeastern United States and is the largest web developer in Louisiana.
Josh Bendickson, MBA, PhD
Company: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Industry: Management
Expertise: Business Management, Strategic Human Capital, Entrepreneurship, International Strategy
Dr. Joshua Bendickson currently serves as an assistant professor of management in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration . Bendickson earned his bachelor's from St. Cloud State University in 2003 and his MBA from Augsburg College in 2007. He earned his doctorate from Louisiana State University, where he received the James W. Reddoch Award for excellent teaching by a doctoral student in the Department of Management. While at LSU, he also received the Graduate Teaching Award for the E. J. Ourso College of Business. Prior to joining the Moody College of Business faculty, Bendickson was an assistant professor of management at East Carolina University. Bendickson's research interests include strategic human capital, entrepreneurship and international strategy and his work has been published in peer-reviewed books and journals. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the Southern Management Association, and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Justine Bergès
B.I. Moody, III College of Business...
Company: B.I. Moody, III College of Business Administration
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Graduated from a Master's in International business in France, I am now attending University of Louisiana at Lafayette MBA program. I already experienced working as a consultant in an incubator.
Kenneth W. Carmouche
Industry: Hospice Healthcare
Expertise: Business motivation, marketing, sales, and economics.
I'm made of 100% resilience. I broke my back in the Army from a fatal parachute jump. I was told I wouldn't walk again. I did! I quit college with a 1.75 GPA. I return back 27 years later raised it up to a 3.2 GPA and won a scholarship for MBA at UL Lafayette. I and my wife of 34 years adopted 3 of our grandchildren and is setting a legacy for higher education. I've won the 2017 Louisiana Veteran of the Year Award for Most Outstanding Achievement given by Governor Edwards. And I have a 3.7 GPA in MBA.
"The key to success is massive failure. Your goal is to out-fail your competition." Also, "It's never too late to be what you might have been."
Kirk LaCour, MBA
Acadian Companies- National EMS Tra...
Company: Acadian Companies- National EMS Training
Expertise: Program development, workforce training, emergency management, disaster relief
Kirk LaCour serves as director of the National EMS Academy, the training division of Acadian Ambulance Service. Kirk has been in the field of emergency medical services for 15 years and has worked as an EMT, paramedic, field training officer, EMS educator, and now is responsible for training all of Acadian Ambulance Service's EMTs and paramedics at nine campuses across Louisiana and Texas. He has associate degrees in emergency medical services and biology, bachelor's degrees in human medicine and health sciences, and an MBA from LSU in 2011. Kirk is also enrolled in law school at the Southern University School of Law in Baton Rouge, La.Kirk has worked in all facets of public service, as a police officer, firefighter, paramedic, corrections officer, and most recently as a deputy coroner. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Business Honor Society, and the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for Collegiate Schools of Business. Kirk completed the FEMA Professional Development Series of Emergency Management, and has worked as a training specialist for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Disaster Management System, and as the interim director of West Feliciana Parish Ambulance Service.
Kyle "Skip" Boudreaux, MBA
Acadian Capital Research
Company: Acadian Capital Research
Industry: Consulting
Expertise: Investing, Finance, Deal Flow, Business Management
Having already earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering as well as Masters in Business Administration, Skip cut his teeth in business as the CEO of a multimillion dollar manufacturing and distributing company at the young age of 25. In this position, he learned firsthand how companies work, how cash-flows affect the bottom line, and how to utilize financial statements to diagnose a company's health. Upon the company's buyout from investors, he began to use these skills to help others solve their business problems. He has since become very active in the startup eco-system in Acadiana. Skip is the owner of Acadian Capital Research, his consulting and research specializes in startups and deal flow. He represents the Acadiana Angels through this venture and is owner and director of Developing Lafayette.
"Go to bed richer than when you woke up" - Add value every day, learn something new, meet someone new, do something of value and don't waste the day
Kyle J Nelams
Expertise: Sales
I received my undergraduate degree in business from ULL in 2012. I majored in marketing as well as minoring in Management I and completing concentrations in Sales and International Business. I will be finishing up my MBA in the spring. For the last 5 years I have been employed full time as a Sales Representative for ITG Brands.
Laurel Hess
Rally Marketing
Company: Rally Marketing
Industry: Marketing, PR, Advertising
Expertise: Corporate and convention sales, digital marketing, proposal/RFP development, public relations, B2B marketing.
Laurel's main asset is her ability to be enthusiastic about anything. "No" is not in her vocabulary – from her vast experience in coordinating public relations for international companies like Verizon Wireless to American Airlines or her ability to seamlessly transition from promoting Sesame Street Live to building a new entertainment venue from the ground up -all in the same day – she has nearly done it all and always with a smile on her face.Laurel has more than 12 years of experience in developing and executing comprehensive, integrated marketing plans. She has in-house experience as well as agency experience for B2B and B2C companies.
Keep it simple.
Leah Shackleton
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louis...
Company: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Industry: Health Insurer
Expertise: Strategy development and implementation
Leah is a Director in the Corporate Strategy group at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, focusing on strategic initiatives and operational implementation across the organization. She has significant experience developing and applying strategic frameworks, assessing new markets and implementing change management.In her previous role in Strategy&'s Health practice, Leah focused on growth strategy and operational projects for large players across the healthcare landscape. Leah advised pharmaceutical, medical device and pharmacy companies and health systems about growth opportunities, new product development and market entry. She has also worked with clients on how to transform their strategic vision into action through operating model design, operational improvement and implementation roadmapping.
Lewis Sheats
Company: NC State University
Industry: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Expertise: New Venture Development & Financial Modeling
Sheats is an entrepreneur and educator. He has identified and developed several unique new ventures from launch to profitability and has raised venture funding and bootstrapped several ventures from concept to exit. Sheats serves as the executive director of the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic, an initiative which exposes students to experiential learning, embeds them in the entrepreneurship community and provides the resources needed to execute their own ideas. As a faculty member of the NC State Poole College of Management, he is devoted to preparing the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Listen to your customers.
Macy Bennett
Expertise: Marketing
Achieved my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Marketing) at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I have been given the opportunity to strengthen my knowledge of marketing and sales throughout the years, by multiple marketing internships and being on the UL Lafayette's Sales Team. I want to continue that growth by going to graduate school to get my Master of Business Administration.
Marcus Lyle Brown
Believe Entertainment
Company: Believe Entertainment
Industry: Entertainment & Technology
Expertise: Professional Performance Development - for film, television, public speaking or private presentation, we prepare attorneys, actors, C-level executives, politicians and other professionals to evaluate their audience, identify their objective and execute their strategic objectives to achieve their desired outcomes across all mediums of communication.
Marcus Lyle Brown is an academic, producer, administrator, consultant and artist with over 20 years experience in higher education, government relations, economic development, entertainment and technology. www.imdb.com/name/nm0114177/?ref_=nv_sr_1
PERCEIVE - PLAN - PREPARE - PRACTICE - PERFORM - PERSIST - PERFECT
Matthew Hauler
Socrata
Company: Socrata
Industry: Data
Expertise: Software-as-a-Service, Data-as-a-Service, Government Sales
Matthew Hauler serves as the Health Practice Leader for Socrata, a Software-as-a-Service company focused on allowing government organizations to put their data online or share internally, make data-drive decisions, operate more efficiently, and share insights. Mr. Hauler is an accomplished software, SaaS, and DaaS professional with close to 20 years of hands-on experience. His responsibilities include spearheading initiatives and developing innovation solutions using data and analytics.
Ideas are great, but execution makes or breaks an organization.
Matthew Thibodeaux
Matthew Aaron Agency
Company: Matthew Aaron Agency
Industry: Social Media Marketing
Expertise: Here at the Matthew Aaron Agency our Social Media Marketing experts can create a custom marketing strategy for any size business that utilizes the many benefits of social media interaction to reach and retain an ever growing audience of brand loyalists that includes free word of mouth marketing. Our agency has become engrossed in our local and surrounding areas, from our experience working with a very diverse and widespread rolodex, of past and present clients. From hospitals to private practice physicians, commercial insurance agencies to home builders, aviation companies to political campaigns, the number of industries our clients have exposed us to, shows no limit and we welcome any opportunity to excel in new frontiers everyday . Our team at MAA has crafted the remedy to social success and have found the cure for marketing misfortune.
Matthew Thibodeaux graduated from Westminster Christian Academy in 2002. He then went on to attend and graduate from Louisiana State University, with a degree in General Studies. After starting his career in New Orleans and finding his passion for digital marketing, he returned to Lafayette in 2011 to start the Matthew Aaron Agency. In the past seven years, Matthew has worked on over 250 campaigns in a wide variety of industries. His philosophy for social media strategy, paired with his passion and support for local business, have been the driving factors for his commitment and dedication to his clients and ultimately the success he brings to their business.
Don't live for the weekend. Friday cannot be the best day of the week, because if it is, you've already lost and opportunities are being missed. Whether that's your side hustle from 7 p.m. to midnight, or whether that's networking from 7 to 9 p.m. with other job opportunities, there are always enough hours in the day to keep working for that you love. If you love what you do and are passionate enough to be your best professional self, your weekends will start to look like limitations and your weekdays will then become endless opportunities.
Michael Freeman, MBA
Expertise: Strategic Partnership, Growth Strategy, Scalable Modeling
Mr. Freeman currently serves as Vice President of Corporate Development at LHC Group. He brings over 15 years of experience with the company at this level. LHC Group provides post-acute health care services to patients through its home nursing agencies, hospices and long-term acute care hospitals.
Michael J. LeJeune
Industry: Non-Profit Hospice
Expertise: Company organization and structure
I began my medical career at Acadian Ambulance, went on to get a degree in nursing, and then served as an Emergency Room Nurse at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Most recently I served as Director of Education and Clinical Manager for XstremeMD, a remote telemedicine company and now serve as Chief Operating Officer of Hospice of Acadiana. I am a native of Roberts Cove, Louisiana, and earned an Associate Science Degree from LSU-Eunice, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and will be receiving my MBA from UL in December 2018.
"The difference, for many, between giving up and persisting through the toughest times can be getting advice from people who have done it before — and being smart enough to listen." -Max Nisen
Missy Rogers
Noble Plastics Inc
Company: Noble Plastics Inc
Industry: Manufacturing
Expertise: Project planning and scheduling, risk review, product design for manufacture.
Registered professional Mechanical Engineer, business owner for 18 years in plastics product design, manufacturing, and process development. Specialty in engineering resins, structural performance, and metal replacement.
Know your core values and align your solution's value proposition to your core -- then match to your target market.
Monica Rougeau
Elevare Intl
Company: Elevare Intl
Industry: Leadership & Team Building
Expertise: Building teams and developing servant leaders. With a background in the healthcare industry (a service industry), where patient satisfaction and mitigating employee turnover are critical to the success of an organization; developing servant leaders has been a key to stability and long-term success.
Monica Rougeau is the Owner/President of Elevare Intl, a Leadership Coach/Trainer/Speaker certified through the John Maxwell Team and a True Colors International Facilitator. Focused on developing individuals, teams & organizations, she honed her leadership skills in her 28-yr career in healthcare while quickly working her way from entry level positions to Area Leader & Executive. Her success stemmed from developing teams & leadership structures of organizations she was entrusted to rebuild.Monica has an AD in Business Management from LSU-E and a priceless education of real-world experiences coupled with a commitment to on-going personal & professional development which has led to her greatest career successes.
If you want to succeed, you must learn how to lead. Make continued self-improvement a priority & hone the skills that will draw out the best in the people who are helping you to build your business.
Phaedra D Perkins
Phierce Marketing LLC
Company: Phierce Marketing LLC
Expertise: Digital and Inbound Marketing
Phaedra Perkins has been solving problems brands didn't know they had for over 20 years. Her vast knowledge and experience of the marketing industry began before the digital age and she found herself ahead of the curve at every development turn. She has successfully created and marketed several of her own businesses throughout her career. She works with brands large and small to achieve their growth and revenue goals utilizing a common sense approach that often goes overlooked by other agencies and marketing professionals.
Phillip Rogers
Automatic Data Processing
Company: Automatic Data Processing
Industry: Accounting (payroll and HR)
Expertise: Human capital management.
My goal is to help businesses succeed in aspects of compliance and efficiency.
Being proactive is always cheaper than being reactive, from a professional perspective. Outsource your bigger liabilities so that you may generate more revenue!
Richard A. MacMillan, RN, JD
Expertise: Compliance, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Richard A. MacMillan joined the LHC Group leadership team in 2007. A practicing attorney and registered nurse, he served as general counsel to the Home Care Association of Louisiana from 1994 to 2007. Mr. MacMillan is a past president of the Louisiana Rural Health Association and is a member of the National Rural Health Association. In addition, he is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Care Compliance Association, and the Health Law Sections of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Mississippi Bar. Mr. MacMillan earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi and received his law degree from Louisiana State University.
Rodney Hess
Industry: Online Marketing and Advertising
Expertise: Marketing automation to generate quality leads and convert them into customers.
Rodney is Rally Marketing's "secret weapon." He is the driving force behind Rally's strategic conversion-ready marketing automation workflows and funnels. Rodney always has an answer for everything and it's probably because his brain never turns off. You will often find him tapping a pencil or jangling his leg while he dreams up his next big scheme.
Marketing should never be an afterthought. It should be carefully woven into every aspect of your company from the very beginning.
Ronnie Miller
Expertise: Business Relationship Management, Customer Service, Banking
Ronnie currently serves as Acadian Companies' Director of Reimbursements. He has served in this position for nine years and brings to the table a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & healthcare industry. Mr. Miller has a strong financial professional background with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused in Business Administration-Finance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Roy Keller
Louisiana Technology Transfer Office
Company: Louisiana Technology Transfer Office
Expertise: Innovation, Small Business Development, IP, Tech Transfer
Roy Keller serves as the associate director of the Louisiana Business and Technology Center, a high-tech small business incubator on the campus of Louisiana State University. He also serves as director of the Louisiana Technology Transfer Office (LTTO). The LTTO operates throughout Louisiana and also has offices at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center and the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Mr. Keller has been on the Board of Director's of the International Technology Transfer Society for six years and currently serves as vice president of finance. He is a board member of Partners for Stennis, a multi-state economic development organization. He also serves on the Inventions and Innovations and the State and Local Government committees of the National Federal Laboratory Consortium and was given the 2007 Outstanding Service Award by the Consortium. Mr. Keller also currently serves as the director of the Louisiana SBIR FAST program and as the Technology Transfer director for the Louisiana NASA and NSF Epscor programs.
Roy Neal Hebert, MBA
South Louisiana Community College
Company: South Louisiana Community College
Expertise: 30+ years in combined banking, business ownership, investments. and teaching business courses. Also, work as a business consultant.
Worked in banking for many years. Worked in the retail investment industry. Owned a business and was VP of Finance for two businesses. Currently an Adjunct Business Instructor at SLCC. Obtained a BS Degree in Science Education and an MBA from ULL. Certificate in General Banking from the American Institute of Banking.
Realize when it is time to ask for help in the operation of their business. Expert help is readily available to these young businesses. We are very fortunate in this area to have many resources for businesses to succeed.
Scott Huber
Company: Accolades
Industry: Web and mobile application programming
Expertise: Custom programming. Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Websites. .Net, Python, Javascript, JQuery, Cordova, IOS, Android. MS SQL, Postgres.
Accolades began as a Programming and IT Consulting firm in 2007. The demand for Web applications was growing and Accolades began writing web applications for several clients. Web apps led to websites and ultimately to mobile applications. Today, Accolades supports customers from California to Florida providing applications and sites in a myriad of business environments.
Keep going. Expect setbacks, there will be plenty. Moving forward is the key. We believe that "sticking to it" will eventually pay off. You'll wake up and say it was all worth it.
Seth P. Boudreaux, BS, PhD
Industry: University Research, Technology Transfer, Life Sciences
Expertise: Integrative Molecular & Biomedical Sciences, Commercialization, Patent, IP, Business Development
Seth is Associate Director of UL Lafayette's Office of Innovation Management and Scientific Officer of the New Iberia Research Center. In these capacities, Seth manages the commercialization of university-based inventions and assists life science companies in the development and investigation of animal models of human disease. Seth earned a Ph.D. in Integrative Molecular & Biomedical Sciences from Baylor College of Medicine and a B.S. in Mathematics from UL Lafayette.
Shafin Khan
Company: Tulane University
Industry: Life Sciences//Biotechnology
Expertise: Life Science startups
Shafin works at Tulane University to help researchers and students translate bench research and other innovations into commercialized products. Previously, Shafin served as Director of Technology Commercialization at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center where he developed a life science technology commercialization program, providing business strategy, mentorship, and educational programming aimed at growing the life science startup ecosystem in Southeast Louisiana. At the BioInnovation Center he helped clients create over 300 jobs and raise over $80M in funding.
Shelby Peranich
Start Co.
Company: Start Co.
Industry: B2B tech, Home Services, Logistics, Medical Device, Social Innovation, AgTech
Expertise: Community building and connections, customer discovery, being successful in an accelerator program, company culture, perfecting your pitch.
Shelby Peranich currently serves as the Community Manager of Start Co. With a background in communications and community organization, Shelby builds lasting social change through innovative and entrepreneurial efforts. Previously, Shelby served as the Director of Social and Philanthropic Affairs on the Graduate School Council at The University of Mississippi, and the liaison to the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on LGBTQ+ affairs. Her efforts are focused in creating and growing community among entrepreneurs in the greater Memphis area.
Company culture is intentionally created, but it's often an afterthought when building a business. Yes, your entrepreneurial success depends on good accounting, legal and business-related aid, but bad culture is a poison that can collapse a giant in today's world. So, my advice to you is to intentionally build a healthy, inclusive and empowering company from day one.
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WoodRaven Startup Consulting
Company: WoodRaven Startup Consulting
Industry: Operations, Digital Product Management + Marketing Strategy
Expertise: Advising startups, optimizing organizational workflows, and implementing digital strategies for product development and launch, marketing strategies, and organization positioning.
Sloan is an operations workflow consultant, startup advisor, and digital strategist. He has spent most of his career working in, with, or for startups, small businesses, and nonprofits.As a creative and technology industry veteran, Sloan has expertise in operations, strategy, business development, marketing, digital product and project management, organizational workflow, and leading teams. Sloan is an entrepreneur-in-residence at The Idea Village, in addition to running a consultancy focused on advising startups, optimizing organizational workflows, and implementing digital strategies. Over 16 years, Sloan's clients and teams have relied upon him to be an advisor, advocate, and problem solver focused on building strong relationships, increasing productivity, and finding creative solutions in a flexible and adaptable way.
1) Entrepreneurship is a team sport. It is most innovative and impactful when you are working with aligned partners and core team members.2) Know at some point soon you will have to slay your child. Whether it's your company name, product, target audience or more, few of your plans survive interactions with the marketplace.
Thomas G. Pittz, PhD
Company: University of Tampa
Expertise: Business modeling, innovation, strategic planning, creativity, entrepreneurial competencies, entrepreneurial ecosystems.
After nearly 20 years of work in industry, primarily in the health care field, Dr. Pittz received his Ph.D. from New Mexico State University in 2015. His teaching and research have focused primarily in the areas of entrepreneurship, strategy, and project management. He is particularly interested in exploring how firms build and perpetuate a culture of innovation.
Be resilient! There are many obstacles along the path to success as an entrepreneur and the one thing that cannot be taught is your resolve to see it through.
Tim Rinaldi, MBA
Company: Velo
Industry: IT
Expertise: Sales (Software), experience as a medical student working with physicians and patients
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Fall in love with the value your product brings your customers rather than the product itself
Vince Sandoz
Sandoz Business Solutions, LLC
Company: Sandoz Business Solutions, LLC
Expertise: Operations management, project management, automation, data analytics, business process innovation.
Early in my career I was a private contractor in the oil and gas industry. Being self employed and having a high level of responsibility and accountability for results led me down the path of process innovation and automation with little to no resources. This skill set has served me very well over the years by allowing me to help businesses refine and innovate their processes. Now I consult with companies to solve their operational issues and increase their operational capabilities.
Solve a painful problem for people and build the solution with the customers
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Cara Stone LLP
Company: Cara Stone LLP
Industry: Legal
Expertise: Bill's background gives him a unique perspective on helping organizations put processes into place to scale their business, navigate current and future liability issues, and handle legal challenges inherent in growing a business.
William Large is a corporate and litigation attorney for Cara Stone, LLP. He has 20 years of experience in state and federal courts throughout the country. His experience includes diverse matters such as antitrust, oil & gas and energy, environmental pollution, securities and intra-corporate disputes. Bill also has extensive experience working with companies to help them make strategic decisions as they raise money, hire staff and grow their business.
I have found that most people with expertise are eager to work with and counsel entrepreneurs. These relationships can be invaluable. Do not be afraid to seek them out and share your ideas with them. Importantly, do not be afraid of negative feedback. Everything someone tells you will help you develop your messaging and strategy.
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Q: Hibernate ManyToMany through join table I just started learning Hibernate, I just go through examples in book and there is something strange with ManyToMany relationship example, here is code:
Left side of the relationship
package com.examscm.mappings;

import com.examscm.HibernateUtil;
import org.hibernate.Session;

import javax.persistence.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
* Created by me on 20.06.15.
*/

@Entity
@Table(schema = "HibernateBook")
public class LeftManyStudents {

private long id;
private String studentName;
List<RightManyCourses> courses = new ArrayList<>();

@Id
@GeneratedValue
public long getId() {
    return id;
}

public void setId(long id) {
    this.id = id;
}

public String getStudentName() {
    return studentName;
}

public void setStudentName(String studentName) {
    this.studentName = studentName;
}

@ManyToMany(targetEntity = RightManyCourses.class, cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
@JoinTable(name = "join_table", schema = "HibernateBook",
        joinColumns = { @JoinColumn(name = "lmstudent_id")},
        inverseJoinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "rmcourse_id")})
public List<RightManyCourses> getCourses(){
    return courses;
}

public void setCourses(List<RightManyCourses> courses){
    this.courses = courses;
}

public static void main(String[] args){
    HibernateUtil.recreateDatabase();
    /*Creating and saving instances of left and right side
      side of relationship*/
}
}

Right side of relationship:
package com.examscm.mappings;

import javax.persistence.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
* Created by me on 20.06.15.
*/

@Entity
@Table(schema = "HibernateBook")
public class RightManyCourses {

private long id;
private String courseCode;
List<LeftManyStudents> students = new ArrayList<>();

@Id
@GeneratedValue
public long getId() {
    return id;
}

public void setId(long id) {
    this.id = id;
}

public String getCourseCode() {
    return courseCode;
}

public void setCourseCode(String courseCode) {
    this.courseCode = courseCode;
}

@ManyToMany(targetEntity = LeftManyStudents.class,
cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
@JoinTable(name = "join_table", schema = "HibernateBook",
joinColumns = { @JoinColumn(name = "rmcourse_id")},
inverseJoinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "lmstudent_id")}
)
public List<LeftManyStudents> getStudents() {
    return students;
}

public void setStudents(List<LeftManyStudents> students){
    this.students = students;
}
}

And recreate database code:
public static void recreateDatabase(){
    Configuration configuration = getInitializedConfiguration();
    new SchemaExport(configuration).create(true, true);
}

The problem is, when there is default Class to Column name mapping, everythink works fine, but when i change it for example like that:
@Table(name = "left_many_students", schema = "HibernateBook")
@Table(name = "right_many_courses", schema = "HibernateBook")

I got following error
cze 20, 2015 10:21:59 PM org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport perform
ERROR: Table 'HibernateBook.join_table' doesn't exist

So I created it manually and then next error:
cze 20, 2015 10:23:50 PM org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport perform
ERROR: HHH000389: Unsuccessful: alter table HibernateBook.join_table drop foreign key FK_22m6gyyey9mu21mlfbge6uguj
cze 20, 2015 10:23:50 PM org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport perform
ERROR: Can't DROP 'FK_22m6gyyey9mu21mlfbge6uguj'; check that column/key exists
cze 20, 2015 10:23:50 PM org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport perform
ERROR: HHH000389: Unsuccessful: alter table HibernateBook.player drop foreign key FK_5q11flfd61t4n9eepixi8ltup
cze 20, 2015 10:23:50 PM org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport perform
ERROR: Can't DROP 'FK_5q11flfd61t4n9eepixi8ltup'; check that column/key exists

But it is really strange, because if I just remove @Entity from this two clases and recreate database everythink works fine, no foreign key errors.
I have no idea what's the problem, could anyone tell me ?

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Q: Injecting spring bean in Hazelcast entry listener I am using Hazelcast 2.6 with Spring. Currently I have entry listener configured using spring-hazelcast configuration. For method entryEvicted I want to call method of my spring bean. Is it possible to inject that bean via xml configuration (or annotation) where is my entry listener configured.
Here is sample code of my entry listener.
public class HazelcastSessionMapEntryListener implements EntryListener<String,SessionMapEntry>{
    private CustomBean customBean;
    @Override
    public void entryEvicted(EntryEvent<String, SessionMapEntry> event) {
      customBean.method(event);
    }....}

I am wondering is it possible to have instance of customBean injected without calling application context getBean method from my code.

A: In Hazelcast you can configure a spring bean as a listener and configure that bean how ever you like. Here is a sample for your case;
 <hz:listeners>
     <hz:listener implementation="entryListener"/>
 </hz:listeners>

 <bean id="entryListener" class="com.acme.EntryListener">
     <property name="customBean" ref="customBean" />
 </bean>

 <bean name="customBean" class="com.acme.CustomBean"/>


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LoveMe Review: International Dating Site Brings the World Singles Together
Posted on February 26, 2020 March 2, 2020 by Ryan Burger
If you are an experienced online dating service user, you will probably have heard of LoveMe.com. In fact, it was first launched in 1995 under A Foreign Affair, its original name, which is still broadly used and pops up quite frequently on the site. From the very beginning, LoveMe has always been designed to satisfy a very specific audience –males in search of foreign brides, which explains the narrow range of ladies found on the site – Russian, Ukrainian, Latin American and Asian women.
Although having a long history, its reputation among users is not all good, with some even claiming that the platform is not entirely honest and others experiencing various hitches with the services it provides. We are going to go through these in more detail now, as well as LoveMe.com's features and pricing, with an all-around comprehensive review.
As soon as you land on LoveMe.com's homepage, it will feel like a site from the early 2000s. Not only does the design and user interface appear old-fashioned, but also the navigation isn't very accessible. It will take the average user a long time to find what he is looking for, as the site is muddled with too many photos, links and other information.
LoveMe.com is one of the few sites where you can have a browse around before registering and creating an account. As mentioned earlier, there are four categories of women – Russian, Ukrainian, Latin American and Asian – which are all divided neatly, and you can take a peek at the women available before deciding to sign up.
Nonetheless, this is as far as it goes, unless you create an account. If you want to start communication, you will have to register, and you can do this by clicking the registration button in the menu on the left of the homepage. You will need to enter your basic personal information, such as your name, date of birth, current location, and create a password.
When you think it is this simple, you are wrong. After filling in the above details and clicking on "Register", you will be asked to answer some questions about your marital status, occupation and dating goals. You can also specify where you prefer your women to come from. Once the questionnaire is completed, the registration process is also finished, and you can move on interacting with the women of your dreams.
You can tell that LoveMe.com has a long history and was established at a time when the internet wasn't as widespread as it is now when you see the communication services available. You can enjoy not only online interaction but also exchange letters the old-fashioned way through mail. You can also send her a message, arrange a call, or send her a physical gift.
LoveMe.com is perhaps the only international dating platform which organizes regular tours for its members to meet single women. Any LoveMe member can sign up to a tour to Russia, Ukraine, Latin America or Asia, and everything will be arranged for you, including buying plane tickets and introducing single women.
Women's profiles
LoveMe.com has a reported number of more than 50,000 active women, which we believe is undoubtedly more than enough for most men to select from. Women are categorized into the country they are from, which you can find on the left of the page, but if you want to be more specific about your preferred woman, you can make use of the search function. This tool is deemed to be fairly exhaustive in that you can specify numerous parameters. You can also search for women by keywords, by their interests, if you want to find someone who shared the same hobbies as you. The search results will then appear as a collage, showing the woman's name, age, current location, profile ID, height and weight.
Women's profiles on LoveMe.com are not considered particularly revealing, only offering the very basic details of the lady, such as her name, age, current location, marital status, whether she has children or not, and a couple of physical specifics. When you come across someone you are interested in, you can add her to your "Hot" list, which you can go back to later on to initiate communication and take the relationship further.
Creating an account and browsing profiles is free on LoveMe.com, but if you want to do any more, you will have to pay every time you communicate. How much it costs all depends on if you have subscribed to the Platinum monthly plan. For example, if you are Platinum membership, you pay $7.99 for each letter sent, while if you are not, you will have to pay $9.99. The Platinum plans costs $29.95 a month with a one-off activation fee of $95. LoveMe.com is considered one of the most expensive dating sites out there, at least of the ones we have reviewed anyway.
Although LoveMe.com claims that each and every profile posted its website is checked for authenticity, we don't believe that 100% of them are real. The platform does urge its members not to send money to other members, but that's about it. There are no further safety guidelines for men nor other safety features. Basically, LoveMe.com's safety measures are not considered to be sufficient.
LoveMe.com is certainly a site which you will not encounter elsewhere, but not entirely in a good way. You can have a peek at women's profiles to get an idea of what you are signing up for before signing up, and you can take part in singles tours, but that's really about it. The website is out-dated, the pricing is a bit expensive and the safety measures are a bit insufficient.
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"""
:Copyright: 2014-2022 Jochen Kupperschmidt
:License: Revised BSD (see `LICENSE` file for details)
"""

import pytest

from byceps.services.webhooks import service as webhook_service

from .helpers import CHANNEL_INTERNAL, CHANNEL_PUBLIC

@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
def webhook_settings():
    event_types_and_channels = [
        (
            {
                'board-topic-created',
                'board-topic-hidden',
                'board-topic-locked',
                'board-topic-moved',
                'board-topic-pinned',
                'board-topic-unhidden',
                'board-topic-unlocked',
                'board-topic-unpinned',
                'board-posting-created',
                'board-posting-hidden',
                'board-posting-unhidden',
                'guest-server-registered',
                'news-item-published',
                'page-created',
                'page-deleted',
                'page-updated',
                'shop-order-canceled',
                'shop-order-paid',
                'shop-order-placed',
                'snippet-created',
                'snippet-deleted',
                'snippet-updated',
                'ticket-checked-in',
                'tickets-sold',
                'user-account-created',
                'user-account-deleted',
                'user-account-suspended',
                'user-account-unsuspended',
                'user-badge-awarded',
                'user-details-updated',
                'user-email-address-changed',
                'user-email-address-invalidated',
                'user-screen-name-changed',
                'user-logged-in',
            },
            CHANNEL_INTERNAL,
        ),
        (
            {
                'board-topic-created',
                'board-posting-created',
                'news-item-published',
                'tourney-started',
                'tourney-paused',
                'tourney-canceled',
                'tourney-finished',
                'tourney-match-ready',
                'tourney-match-reset',
                'tourney-match-score-submitted',
                'tourney-match-score-confirmed',
                'tourney-match-score-randomized',
                'tourney-participant-ready',
                'tourney-participant-eliminated',
                'tourney-participant-warned',
                'tourney-participant-disqualified',
            },
            CHANNEL_PUBLIC,
        ),
    ]
    format = 'weitersager'
    url = 'http://127.0.0.1:12345/'
    enabled = True

    webhooks = [
        webhook_service.create_outgoing_webhook(
            event_types,
            {},  # event_filters
            format,
            url,
            enabled,
            extra_fields={'channel': channel},
        )
        for event_types, channel in event_types_and_channels
    ]

    yield

    for webhook in webhooks:
        webhook_service.delete_outgoing_webhook(webhook.id)

@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
def app(admin_app, webhook_settings):
    return admin_app

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That's right. For those of you who are unaware, the next Tomb Raider game, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, is a completely downloadable title, which will be available at the end of this summer on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
I had a chance to sit down with Crystal Dynamics' Brand Director, Karl Stewart, to talk about their latest entry in the Tomb Raider series. We cover the difficulty of balancing a viable downloadable game while still keeping it true to the series' roots.


The major insight in Edelman's LinkedIn-powered research on thought leadership's impact on B2B demand generation is that it is more effective, and more influential further down the purchase funnel, than most thought-leadership producers give it credit for.
But as the lead researcher on the project, what amazed me was that thought leadership manifested this greater-than-expected level of effectiveness despite what I would consider to be lackluster perceptions of its quality and insight value.
Getting by with a "Gentleman's C"
When I think about the kind of thought leadership that would directly lead to RFPs, secured business and a license to charge a premium (all demonstrated benefits of thought leadership within this research), I envision deep insights supported by astute observations and incisive analysis. In contrast, the reality is that 85 percent of respondents characterized the quality of thought leadership overall as merely good or mediocre. Only 1 percent considered it to be excellent, with another 13 percent rating it as very good.
Given these ratings, it is not surprising that our respondents reported that in six out of every 10 interactions they have with thought leadership, they walk away empty handed in terms of insights that help them do their job better or move their business forward. Another somewhat surprising finding, at least in my mind, is that only about half of the people in the study expressed disappointment in that wheat-to-chaff ratio. Perhaps the fact that thought leadership is free, as we defined it in the study, made a sub-50 percent hit rate palatable.
Despite its current quality issues, thought leadership works. It burnishes brand image, garners RFPs, and helps win business at levels beyond what its producers assume. Even so, that finding should not be construed as permission to rest on one's laurels. Mediocre thought leadership may be free to the public, but the organization that produces it will pay a price in the form of lost respect and even lost business. Thought leadership is not all upside potential.
Without sufficient care, focus on quality, and a thoughtful distribution strategy, a company's thought leadership represents a significant interaction point with potential clients that can set relationship development back nearly as far as good thought leadership can help move it forward. That said, just imagine how much more effective a business development tool thought leadership could be if the overall quality improved.
When it comes to developing strategies for improving thought leadership, it is important to remember that the people who are consuming this material are not necessarily looking to have their world view upended. In fact, timeliness and relevance are more important than unique ideas and new thinking when it comes to making thought leadership more engaging. What people get the most value from is a timely analysis of new trends and issues that are directly related to a topic or issue they are currently working on. They are not looking for a disruptive paradigm shift, especially in emergent situations. What they want is to avoid being blindsided by something that could derail their planning and strategies.
Great thought leadership is not necessarily something that rocks an executive's world. More often, it is something that addresses their current concerns in a meaningful way — a deceptively simple sounding goal, but one that organizations are capable of meeting on a regular basis with the proper investment. It's an investment that we believe this research makes it much easier to justify.


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