One Foot In Each World

We live at an interesting nexus today, where so much of our
economy is focused on building processes and systems that enable
us to exist in the virtual world while at the same time we
continue to build and develop the physical world in which we also
exist. Maybe one day, one of those worlds will overtake the
other. For now though, we seem to have one foot in each world and
pass between them multiple times every day. Navigating our
journeys through both of these worlds creates unlimited
opportunities for creative entrepreneurs.


Dustin Puryear os founder and CEO of Giant Rocketship, a Baton
Rouge based tech company that has developed an AI-powered project
manager that efficiently assigns and monitors tasks for IT
companies, and can reassign them if a team member faces
challenges or is unavailable.


Dustin founded Giant Rocketship as an outgrowth of Puryear IT,
which provides a range of IT services for small and medium-sized
business. Dustin still owns both companies, but spends most of
his time these days focused on Giant Rocketship.


Dustin has also has a developed a niche as a speaker in IT
circles, where he shares insights on technology, cybersecurity
and AI. 


Firmly in the real world, Baton Rouge native Nick Miller is
founder and CEO of Build Commercial Construction, a full service
commercial construction company that works in the multifamily,
retail, healthcare and industrial spaces, and also does storm and
wetlands remediation - a growing segment in climate-challenged
south Louisiana.


Nick graduated from LSU’s Bert S. Turner School of Construction
Management and got his start with Manhattan Construction, where
he was a project manager overseeing construction of L’Auberge
Casino. He later spent several years with a large general
contractor until taking the brave step of branching out on his
own to form Build Commercial Construction, which specializes in
the design assist delivery method of construction which increases
the collaborative efforts between owners, designers and the
general contractor. Recently the firm expanded its footprint to
two nearby states. 


Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the
Boulevard. You can find photos from this show by Brian Pavlich at
itsbatonrouge.la.


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