Nghana Lewis has always loved teaching and debate. As a child she loved to read, play school and argue with friends. She currently teaches English and African & African Diaspora Studies at Tulane University and is a practicing lawyer. Nghana is also the Founder of two non-profits. She started the ESSENCE Program, a non-profit organization […]

Chonchol Gupta is the founder and CEO of Rebirth Financial, a peer-to-business investment firm that will begin operating soon in New Orleans. The firm is built on the principals of micro-financing, first pioneered by Muhammad Yunus and the Gramin Bank. The company will allow people to invest in local New Orleans businesses, to help finance […]

Kyle Berner is the founder of Feelgoodz, a natural rubber flip flops company.  After graduating with a marketing degree from Loyola University in New Orleans and working at a record label, Kyle moved to Austin, Texas.  He worked at Dell, selling computers, until one day he couldn’t take it anymore and quit his job.  Kyle […]

NOLA Brewing is the dream of entrepreneur, Kirk Coco. After serving in the United States Navy for 11 years, Kirk returned to his home town of New Orleans to help rebuild the city and its economy after the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans was once the brewing capital of the south. However, in […]

Austin City Limits is the longest-running music series in American television history. In 36 years, the show has produced more than 500 episodes featuring more than 800 performers, including legends like: Willie Nelson, B.B. King, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles,  Stevie Ray Vaughan, and in more recent years: Arcade Fire, Coldplay, […]