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CAMILLE WHITWORTH
WDSU, News Anchor
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NICOLAS BAZAN, MD, PHD
LSU Health New Orleans
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ARMAN SADEGHPOUR
Theodent
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BETH GALANTE
Director, New Orleans and Gulf Coast Initiatives
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KENNETH PURCELL
iSeatz
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CHRIS BOYD
App Developer, Apptitudenola.com
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TARA HERNANDEZ
JCH Development
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SHAWN M. BARNEY
Principal, CLB Porter LLC
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MICHELLE CRAIG
Attorney, Adams & Reese
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ANDREA CHEN
Executive Director, Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans
"If you are passionate about something, if you want to explore something, you can do that here."
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VERA LESTER
Development Associate, GNO Inc
"My personal mission in life is to keep as many people here as possible."
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BLAKE HANEY
Principal, The Canary Collective & Dirty Coast
"What makes New Orleans stand out is the complete freedom you have to be who ever the hell you want."
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RYAN BORDENAVE
Retail Attraction Specialist, DDD
"You can come here and you can make a real difference."
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MARCEL WISZNIA
President, Wisznia | Architecture + Development
"We've got a new generation of people that is going to ensure not only the success in the community but a level of creativity I have not seen in the 40 years I have practiced here."
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MAURICE RUFFIN
Attorney
"If you come to New Orleans right now you're going to find people who want to help you."
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ROBERT FOGARTY
Founder, Evacuteer.com & Dear World
"New Orleans has a very low barrier for entry. In a city with incredible culture and access to opportunity."
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RYAN EGLE
Co-Founder, Egle Distributing
"What's in it for me. I don't feel like people have that here compared to some other cities I have been to."
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SKYE TRUAX
Owner, The Occasional Wife - Downtown
"What everyone says about the city; you come here and you fall in love with it."
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LAVON WRIGHT
Community Development Manager, HRI Properties, Inc.
"People have become almost commanding of what they would like to see in their community . . . We're going to make it happen for ourselves."
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KENNY RUBENSTEIN
Owner, Rubensteins
"It's a whole different atmosphere out there, people want to be here. They want to fix things. They want to make it right."
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JEREMY DAVENPORT
Musician
"I have't seen a slow weekend since the hurricane."
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IVAN NEVILLE
Musician
"I see people excited about wanting to come here and the people who do make it here, there is everything for them to do."
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KEVIN GAMBINO
Sous Chef
"There was always something in every country or city that I went to that reminded me of New Orleans."
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GERARD COX
CEO/Founder, Creole and Second Line Ventures
"New Orleans is the type of town that loves people back."
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DAMON BURNS
Vice President, Morgan Keegan & Company
"Everyone seems to be a lot more attune to what the city needs and I think when you have people working on that same accord good things happen."
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CLINT BOWIE
Program Director, New Orleans Film Society
"I am a walking advertisement for New Orleans. everywhere I go I promote the city and what is has to offer."
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CHRIS SCHULTZ
Founder, Voodoo Ventures & Launch Pad
"People here want to create their vision of the future."
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MALLORY PAGE
Artist
"My work has become brighter and happier. Maybe it has something to do about being here."
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