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Triumph of the WhoDat Nation, The Saints & New Orleans

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Who dat?

Who dat?

Who dat say dey gonna beat dem saints?

#whodat - from Maitri

#whodat - from Maitri

The above is my best approximation of the phonetic for the entire “Who Dat” chant. Who Dat, used to be a very personal, private New Orleans thing. I was in New York a few weeks ago visiting my mother and she asked “What’s this ‘Who Dat?’ thing all about”?.

And yes, I use my mother as my barometer for ubiquity. For instance, when my mother’s on Facebook everyone is on Facebook.

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Business Incentives, Power Networks and a Whole Lotta Soul

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
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So, I’m sitting in a fancy sushi restaurant in LA a couple weeks ago with a friend, who’s also a client. Everybody’s thin and beautiful (except us, of course), the decor is slick and gorgeous and the sushi and company were awesome.

Picture: Katsuya Brentwood, Los Angeles

We’re talking business and Marc says to me “why do you stay in New Orleans”?

Look, if you live here, you know why I stay in New Orleans. But for the rest of you, here’s a few:

  • I can often wear shorts in January
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The "Feast New Orleans" Food for Thought About the Social Innovation Movement

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Editor’s Note: This was written immediately after the feast in February and has been in queue for publication since (in other words, my bad).

New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center Web Site

New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center graciously hosted the Social Innovation Conference called ‘The Feast’ put on by All Day Buffet. Social change entrepreneurs joined together to talk about the social change movement that is about to explode. As the entire nation in quietly experiencing the beginning stages of a business paradigm shift, New Orleans is growing into the next hot spot for the movement. Some refer to it as the next Silicon Valley because of the incredible opportunities that New Orleans has to offer start up companies, for profit and nonprofit alike.

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