I've Got a Good Idea - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

When it comes to entrepreneurship, you won t find many people who
know more than John Elstrott. Recently retired as professor of
entrepreneurship and director of the Levy Rosenblum Institute for
Entrepreneurship at Tulane, John is chairman of the board of
directors of Whole Foods, originator of Celestial Seasonings, and
runs Elstrott, Maurer and Hunnewell, a consulting practice that
advises start up businesses. John also serves on the boards of
several public and private corporations as well as nonprofit
community service organizations. In the entrepreneurial world, John
Elstrott is a superstar. Charlie D Agostino knows a thing or two
about entrepreneurship. He also knows John Elstrott they re old
friends dating back to their days at LSU. Maybe it was something in
the water back then. Charlie heads LSU s Innovation Park a
technology based research park the LSU Business and Technology
Center, a business incubator which is within innovation park, and
three other incubators one for biomedical based start ups, one for
student ventures and one for food companies. Charlie has been
recognized for his expertise in entrepreneurship and economic
development. Gaye Sandoz is director of the LSU Ag Center Food
Incubator, a division of Charlie s Innovation Park. Gaye is a chef,
a cookbook author and for the past six years has worked with
startup food businesses to help them get off the ground. And she s
not talking from a textbook, Gaye has a super successful product of
her own on QVC. Photos at Mansur s on the Boulevard by Ken Stewart.

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