One of the benefits we offer to our employees at Renaissance Publishing is continuous learning. We continuously search for conference, workshop and leadership programs offered in the New Orleans region and circulate information to our staff, encouraging employees to attend.…

  As we approach the end of summer and begin to shift toward back-to-school preparations and Labor Day in New Orleans, I am reminded of my conversations with friends starting a family. I also share this advice with my daughters…

Last month we celebrated four holy events in our family, and I wish to share this joy with you. Our grandson, James Todd Schmidt, was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in Coronado, California, in a great celebration with family and…

Last month kicked off awards season in the publishing industry. Over the next few months, media membership organizations host their annual meetings where they recognize publications for excellence in various categories. In May, Acadiana Profile and Louisiana Life — part…

  This month, the level of honors being given out in the New Orleans business community is at possibly its highest level. Including among them, May celebrates the Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans’ annual Hall of Fame Laureates. I…

  We are now in the full swing of spring with business professionals mixing festivals and events. As we come off great events in March — including New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, JEDCO Prosper Jefferson Series and the Jefferson Chamber Black…

  Three months in and the New Orleans Chamber is rockin’. This year, I am honored to be the chairman of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, and in three short months, Sandra and her team are moving things forward…

  What a start to the new year! Right after Christmas, we were ready to fly to San Diego, California, to be there for the birth of our second grandbaby, however Southwest had different plans. As we arrived at the…

Last month at the Hilton Riverside, the New Orleans Chamber held its annual meeting, with Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser pinch hitting for Gov. John Bel Edwards. We have some great leaders throughout our state, but no one works harder and…

  As the year comes to an end and we look back to measure the year’s success, I asked some fellow business owners what they look for in their companies as successful benchmarks other than revenue and profits. Everyone can…

As we publish our annual family business issue this month, it makes me reflect on my own family and reminds me that November is an anniversary month for me personally and a month to be thankful. This month, Andrea and…

  There are two great events coming up you do not want to miss. The Jefferson Community Foundation is hosting its annual gala on Oct. 28, at Chateau Golf & Country Club, where it will present the Jefferson First Award.…

  Are you using all the assets of the Biz Network? In June, we took home national awards from the largest association in the country of area business publications, and last month, at the 64th annual Excellence in Journalism awards…

Biz New Orleans is one of seven magazines owned by Renaissance Publishing. Biz’s sister titles include Louisiana Life, Acadiana Profile, New Orleans Magazine, New Orleans Home and New Orleans Bride, as well as St. Charles Avenue. I am proud to…

  This month I want to focus on a few shout-outs and congratulations. First, congratulations to Jerry Bologna and JEDCO — especially the finance team — on the ribbon cutting event and opening of their new finance center, a great…

  This month we are focusing on women, not only in the pages of Biz New Orleans, but throughout other magazines by Renaissance Publishing. In New Orleans Magazine this month, we honor our annual Top Female Achievers, women who are…

  This month, The Idea Village is hosting its annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), and I’m excited to say that over the past year the ecosystem fostering entrepreneurs from New Orleans has never shone brighter than with the acquisitions…

  This month I am taking a vacation. Since the start of the pandemic my only travel has been last summer for our daughter’s wedding, which lucky for us happened when COVID was trending down for a short time frame.…

  As we welcome the New Year, I want to acknowledge some friends to new positions. This year, many business organizations are changing leaders and I am honored to serve on a few of these boards. The Jefferson Business Council…

  The emails and notices keep coming. It started last month and continues into December, and I hope more will continue to appear into 2022. I am talking about the business events that are filling up my calendar. All the…

  Here we are on the cusp of another election. New Orleans city elections are this month, and by most polls we only really have a few races worth watching as many have a leading candidate and no real opposition.…

  I hope you, your family and business are safe and back up and running after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on our region and highlighted our delicate infrastructure. We can no longer allow for above-ground power lines. Yes, it has…

    I am so excited about our newest publication: We are in the final stages of the first New Orleans 500, which is going to press at the end of the month. All year the staff has been working…

  I am so excited about back to school. Even though I no longer have school-age children, during this time of year the excitement is still there for me. Yes, traffic picks up and school speed zones are activated, but…