by mark | Apr 10, 2010 | - Winter 2010 -, Cover Story
By Mark Miester In August 2009, New Orleans was the subject of three national articles highlighting a remarkable new spirit of entrepreneurship rising up in the city. The New York Times reported on the proliferation of so-called entrepreneurial hubs, which seek to...
by mark | Apr 10, 2010 | - Winter 2010 -, Cover Story
John Elstrott isn’t just the chairman of Whole Foods Market. He’s also a customer. “I try to do all my shopping there,” says Elstrott, who in December became chairman of the company when his friend and colleague, Whole Foods founder John Mackey, stepped down. Mackey...
by mark | Apr 10, 2010 | - Winter 2010 -, Cover Story
Matt Schwartz fell in love with New Orleans as an undergraduate at Tulane University, but when the time came for him to graduate, the thought of staying in the city and starting a business never crossed his mind. “I just didn’t think of New Orleans as a place where...
by mark | Apr 10, 2010 | - Winter 2010 -, Alumni, News from TABA
As we look back on 2009, all Freeman School alumni should be proud of our many accomplishments. The 30th annual Tulane Business Forum was a tremendous success with a record number of attendees, outstanding speakers and incredible participant feedback. John Mackey, CEO...
by mark | Apr 10, 2010 | - Winter 2010 -, Alumni, Humble Beginnings
MBA student Carolina Rojas (MBA ’10) interviewed Pedro Padierna, president and CEO of Sabritas Central America and Caribbean Foods, in Mexico City in August 2009. Sabritas, a unit of PepsiCo Americas Foods, is the umbrella brand under which PepsiCo markets Frito-Lay...
by mark | Apr 10, 2010 | - Winter 2010 -, Alumni, In Memoriam
Andrew M. Villar (’11) Jerome J. Elick (BBA ’29) David W. Light Jr. (BBA ’30) Victor L. Roy Jr. (BBA ’31) Mallory V. Morgan (BBA ’33) Stephen D. Michell (’34) Ralph P. Hebert (BBA ’36) John A. Walls (BBA ’36) Justin R. Querbes Jr. (BBA ’37) David D. Dupuy (BBA ’38)...
