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 […]
When Information Isn’t Enough To Achieve Our Goals
Written by Tyler Lafleur, Executive Health and Leadership Coach HPHI If you are looking for books on Leadership or books intended to help you live a healthier lifestyle, you won’t have much trouble finding more than you could ever consume in this lifetime. Yet, we are currently at a point in America that we are […]
Maintaining Health Involves Looking for the Root Cause of our Symptoms
Etymology (the study of where words come from) is fascinating. Did you know that “health” is derived from the Old English root word hāl that also meant “whole” and “holy?” I’m learning from two of my health partners, Dr. Kelly Cobb and Tyler Lafleur, that a holistic approach to maintaining our health involves looking for the root cause […]