It's a Woman's World - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

There are countless studies of equality in the workplace that
demonstrate how unequally men and women are treated, in everything
from opportunity to income. In entrepreneurship, we create our own
playing field. In small women-owned businesses, women are the boss
and they make a point of treating of other women how they would
like to be treated.

Monique Scott Spaulding is owner of Jani King of Baton Rouge, the
local franchise of the world's largest commercial cleaning company.
Monique started the Baton Rouge Jani King franchise in 1998. In the
years since, she has grown the company to one of the top Jani King
franchises in the region, with dozens of clients, hundreds of
employees and multiple sales and franchise of the year awards. The
story of how Monique got started and the way she has parlayed her
success into a platform for giving back to the community are
extraordinary.

Paula Shreve is co-founder of the Red Magnolia Theater Company, the
first all-female theater group in Baton Rouge. Paula and co-founder
Michelle Johnson founded the theater company in August of 2017
after they had grown tired of the lack leading roles for local
actresses. Red Magnolia Theater Company doesn't just encourage
women to star as actresses, it provides an outlet for women in all
aspects of theater production, while serving the community with
enriching and entertaining performances.

Photos over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard.

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