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Executive Spotlight Q&A: Stan Prutz
Photography by Don Kadair
Stan Prutz
Position:Â President and CEO
Company: QDS Systems
Age: 61
Family: Wife, Jo Ellen, and four children: Matthew, Elizabeth, Katherine and Mark
Hometown: Wausau, Wisconsin
Education:Â B.S. in...
Entrepreneur: Meet Galen Iverstine of Iverstine Family Farms
Photography by Brian Baiamonte
COMPANYÂ Iverstine Family Farms and Butcher
POSITIONÂ Owner and chief operating officer
WHAT THEY DOÂ Local farm-raised meats, full-service butcher and smokehouse
ADDRESSÂ 4765 Perkins Road
NEXT GOALSÂ Add a...
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Jane Verret
Photography by Don Kadair
Jane Verret
Position:Â Chief Administrative Officer (incoming president & CEO, effective Jan. 1)
Company: Campus Federal Credit Union
Age: 48
Family: Married with two daughters who...
Entrepreneur: Lyle and Jennifer Board
Photography by Brian Baiamonte
COMPANYÂ School of Rock
POSITIONÂ Owners
WHAT THEY DOÂ Performance-based music education
ADDRESSÂ 5830 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Suite A6
NEXT GOALSÂ Increase enrollment and build brand recognition
GETTING IN TUNE
When...
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Dan Gardiner
Photography by Don Kadair
Dan Gardiner
Position:Â Managing Director and CEO
Company: Postlethwaite & Netterville
Age: 44
Family: Wife, Shawna, and three daughters: Ella, Maddie Kate, and Camille
Hometown: Crowley, Louisiana
Education:Â LSU,...
Entrepreneur: Meredith Waguespack
Photography by Brian Baiamonte
COMPANYÂ SFT (Southern Football Tees)
POSITION Founder and owner
WHAT THEY DOÂ T-shirts, apparel and gifts with a focus on game day and Louisiana lifestyle...
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Jeff Birch
Photography by Don Kadair
Jeff Birch
Position:Â President & CEO
Company: Setpoint Integrated Solutions
Age: 47
Family: Wife, Mary; son, Blake (29); and daughters, Ashleigh (23), Grace and Lauren (18,...
Entrepreneur: Jaime Glas
Photography by Brian Baiamonte
COMPANY HauteWork
POSITION Founder and owner
WHAT THEY DO Upscale women’s brand of flame-resistant clothing and safety wear
ADDRESSÂ hautework.com
NEXT GOALSÂ Secure corporate accounts to expand product...
Entrepreneur: Steve Diehl
Photography by Brian Baiamonte
COMPANY Twine Meat Market and Deli
POSITION Owner
WHAT THEY DOÂ Specialty food and meat market
ADDRESSÂ 2921 Government St.; twinebr.com
NEXT GOALSÂ Increase sales and maintain highest...
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Jamie Hanks, West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce
(Photo by Don Kadair)
Name: Jamie Hanks
Position: Executive director, West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce
Age: 34
Hometown: Monroe
Education: LSU, business marketing
At the congested intersection of politics...
Q&A: K. Stephen Bonnette on Baton Rouge traffic and infrastructure
(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: K. Stephen Bonnette)
With the former East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Public Works now separated into six different departments and...
Baton Rouge entrepreneur: Lance LeBlanc
(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Lance LeBlanc)
Position: Owner
Company: La Divina Italian Café
What they do: Committed to producing artisanal gelato and sorbet, gourmet coffee and café...
Louisiana entrepreneur: Richard Woods
(Photography by Collin Richie: Richard Woods)
Position: Owner and CEO
Companies: Albany Woodworks and Waste to Energy Systems
What they do: Convert waste from communities, businesses, farms...
Baton Rouge Entrepreneurs: Emelie Kantrow Alton and Brock Kantrow
Position: Owners
Company: Bistro Byronz
What they do: A neighborhood family bistro serving up Southern bistro fare in an intimate setting
Address: 5412 Government St. and 8200...
Downtown dwellers: Four pioneers open their doors and share their stories of what urban...
(Photography by Don Kadair)
As unprecedented amounts of construction continues to envelop downtown Baton Rouge, a new era for the once forsaken central business district is...
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Emrah Aktepe
Emrah Aktepe, 34
Executive Director, Atlas Foundation
Hometown: Erzincan, Turkey
With a passion for people, a knack for communication and some wanderlust, Emrah Aktepe leads the Atlas...
Entrepreneur: JoAnn Fox and Donna Travis of Party Time
(Photography by Don Kadair)
Position: Fox is the founder; Travis is now the president and owner
Company: Party Time
What they do: A one-stop shop for party...
Pay It Forward: Jolaina Matthews
This advocate helps children navigate social services and juvenile court.
Jolaina Matthews
Data analyst, Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Jolaina Matthews admits she wrestled with the idea of...
Best Advice: Lisa Traina
Lisa Traina
President, Traina & AssociatesÂ
AGE: 53
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: With more than 30 years of experience as a CPA, certified information technology professional and chartered global...
Executive Spotlight Q & A: Daniel Bevan
Name: Daniel Bevan
Title: President & Trustee, Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation
Age: 66
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Daniel Bevan, a Baton Rouge native, first began working when he...
