NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola University New Orleans College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development held a reception Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Henry Shane’s Cars of Yesteryears, 4624 Fairfield St., in Metairie, LA, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., to celebrate local entrepreneurs at an event called “Celebrate Entrepreneurship: Past, Present, and Future.”
Michael Hecht, President and CEO, of Greater New Orleans, Inc., was the special guest, and special recognition and “Innovation Pack Leader” awards were given to 4 business leaders who promoted entrepreneurship throughout Greater New Orleans:
• Simone Bruni Crouere – President, The Demo Diva Demolition
• Eric Frank – CEO, Your Nutrition Delivered
• Wan Kim – CEO, Smoothie King
• Todd Matherne – CEO, Renaissance Publishing

Jon Atkinson, Erik Frank (Your Nutrition Delivered), Wan Kim (Smoothie King), Simone Bruni Crouere (Demo Diva), College of Business Dean Bill Locander, Todd Matherne (Renaissance Publishing)
Jerry Bologna and Michael Hecht
Anthony DiNatale, Harry Lazarus, Peter Maunoir, Henry Shane, André Rubenstein, Carlo Mulvenna
Ken Kuhn, Carl Mack, Renny Simno, Rhett Breerwood