We taped a really fun podcast recently which featured Lafayette’s Cheré Dastugue Coen, who writes fictional works under the pen name Cherie Claire. An award-winning journalist in both the fiction and non-fiction realms, Cheré released her fifth Viola Valentine paranormal mystery, Give Up the Ghost, in November 2019. The series features Viola Valentine, a New […]
Tyler Lafleur of HPHI: Performance Coach and Functional Medicine Practioner
Through his company, HPHI, Tyler LaFleur offers health coaching and Executive performance coaching. The purpose of his coaching is to transform individuals and organizations by facilitating the learning of the discipline and self-mastery required to reach their goals and achieve outstanding levels of health and performance. Even with his advanced educational background (Degree in Nursing […]
Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana’s Missy Andrade
Missy Bienvenue, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana, grew up in Lafayette and understands that she has lived a privileged life. What is remarkable about Missy is that she works each and every day to provide under-resourced youth the same privileges she has always taken for granted: access to fun, safe and […]
Innovate South: Fostering Lafayette’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Destin Ortego, Director of the Opportunity Machine, and Rodney Hess, Vice President of Rally Marketing, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss Innovate South, which will take place November 13 – 15, 2019 during National Entrepreneur Month. It’s all about building entrepreneurship in Lafayette! Entrepreneurs, startup founders and small business owners from all over the Gulf South […]
Jim Gossen – Good Steward and Ambassador for Gulf Seafood Industry
Lafayette native Jim Gossen has been immersed in the seafood industry since the early 1970s when he began picking up and selling Gulf seafood out of the back of his pickup truck to source fresh seafood for Landry’s Restaurants. His hands-on experience and relationship building over the past few decades have given Jim an up-close […]