Hammond native Sevetri Wilson has a master’s degree in history from LSU, and she’s hoping to make a little history of her own in Baton Rouge as a nonprofit management consultant. After working at Louisiana CASA, Wilson helped start Tyrus Thomas’ foundation. Later, in 2009, she founded her own company, Solid Ground Innovations, which continues to expand—both in number of clients and office space—as it moves into the former offices of the DDD in downtown Baton Rouge. Click here to read the complete Q&A with Wilson. Here’s a sample:
What is your prescription for life?
“There is a great quote credited to John Lennon that says, ‘When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.’ So I’d have to say my prescription for life is to find your happiness, whatever that means to you.”
