The Pulse of the Parish Podcast

We at the St. Bernard Chamber are thrilled to introduce The Pulse of the Parish, a new podcast series that delves into the vibrant business landscape of the St. Bernard Parish and Greater New Orleans area. Through interviews with local business professionals and experts who have played a pivotal role in the region’s growth, we explore the intricacies of running a world-class business while also celebrating the joy of the process.

Lisa Laird of NOLA Persistence 08/21/2025

Lisa Laird of NOLA Persistence ⚜️ SUBSCRIBE HERE: /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/37906515

NOLA Digital Marketing and SEO 06/05/2023

NOLA Digital Marketing and SEO ⚜️ SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.stbernardchamber.org/youtube Join us as we interview Mac Link, owner of Nola Digital Marketing and SEO, as she shares her insights on the latest trends in digital marketing and SEO. In this video, you’ll learn how to optimize your website for search engines, how to create engaging content that drives traffic to your site, and how to use social media to increase your online presence. Whether you’re a small business owner or a marketing professional, this video is packed with valuable tips and strategies that will help you take your digital marketing game to the next level. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/27051675

What is a Brownfield Grant? 04/15/2023

What is a Brownfield Grant? Are you curious about how St. Bernard Parish is using Brownfield Assessment Grants to support economic development? In this episode, we’ll explore how the Regional Planning Commission and St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation were awarded a $500,000 grant from the EPA to assess and redevelop underutilized properties while protecting public health and the environment. We’ll also discuss how Louisiana has a long history with redeveloping Brownfield sites, removing contamination from our communities while spurring economic development, creating jobs, and increasing neighborhood resources. Don’t miss out on this exciting episode! Watch this full episode on Youtube Find us on: Web: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn: And Like and Subscribe for more content! Produced by the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce and MAD Rational, LLC /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/26552664

St. Bernard Parish Parks and Beautification 12/16/2022

St. Bernard Parish Parks and Beautification On September 8, 2022, Lara Schultz sits down with Gillis McCloskey, John Lane, and Jason Stopa to talk about the improvements to St. Bernard Parish through park and beautification projects! Watch this full episode on Youtube Find us on: Web: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn: And Like and Subscribe for more content! Produced by the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce and MAD Rational, LLC /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/25350858

St. Bernard Parish Accessor & Sheriff 10/07/2022

St. Bernard Parish Accessor & Sheriff On August 15, 2022, Councilman Callais sat down with Jaylynn Bergeron Turner and Sheriff Jimmy Pohlman to discuss taxes in St. Bernard Parish! Watch this full episode on Youtube Find us on: Web: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn: And Like and Subscribe for more content! Produced by the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce and MAD Rational, LLC /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/24549984

Taking Over A Family Business 09/30/2022

Taking Over A Family Business On May 31, 2022, Kerri Callais of Callais Ice, Jessica Reab of Brewsters, and Mindy Nunez Airhart of Southern Services and Equipment sat down to discuss the life and struggles of taking over a family business! Watch this full episode on Youtube http://www.stbernardchamber.org/youtube Find us on: Web: https://www.stbernardchamber.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stbernardchamber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stbernardchamber Twitter: https://twitter.com/StBChamber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stbernardchamber And Like and Subscribe for more content! Produced by the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce and MAD Rational, LLC /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/24549843

Nunez Community College in 2022 04/29/2022

Nunez Community College in 2022 On February 16, 2022, the Executive Director of the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation Meaghan McCormack sat down with Dr. Tina Tinney, Julie Rexford, and Brian Gibson of Nunez Community College to discuss the school's most recent accomplishments and the future of NCC! Watch this full episode on Youtube http://www.stbernardchamber.org/youtube Find us on: Web: https://www.stbernardchamber.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stbernardchamber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stbernardchamber Twitter: https://twitter.com/StBChamber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stbernardchamber And Like and Subscribe for more content! Produced by the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce and MAD Rational, LLC /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/22807268

An Insurance Law Discussion after the Tornado 04/15/2022

An Insurance Law Discussion after the Tornado On March 30, 2022, we sat down with Councilman Gillis McCloskey and Attorney Trent J. Moss to discuss the legal issues popping up in the dust of the March 22 EF-3 Tornado. Watch this full episode on Youtube http://www.stbernardchamber.org/youtube Find us on: Web: https://www.stbernardchamber.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stbernardchamber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stbernardchamber Twitter: https://twitter.com/StBChamber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stbernardchamber And Like and Subscribe for more content! Produced by the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce and MAD Rational, LLC /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/22807241

The Ranch Film Studios and Film Production in Southeast Louisiana 10/20/2021

The Ranch Film Studios and Film Production in Southeast Louisiana In this episode, our host Katie Tommaseo sits down with Sidney Torres III and Jason Waggenspack to discuss the past present of The Ranch Film Studios and the film industry in St. Bernard Parish! /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/20885933

What's LANERR and How Do We Get It In St. Bernard? 08/06/2021

What's LANERR and How Do We Get It In St. Bernard? In this episode, Art sits down with Steve Krynski, Plant Manager at the Chalmette Refinery, and key members of his team to talk about the plant, its role in the community, and a very exciting, new potential project they are working on. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/20037410

Chalmette Refining's New Potential Project 07/16/2021

Chalmette Refining's New Potential Project In this episode, Art sits down with Steve Krynski, Plant Manager at the Chalmette Refinery, and key members of his team to talk about the plant, its role in the community, and a very exciting, new potential project they are working on. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/19825769

New Port Development in St. Bernard Parish 05/14/2021

New Port Development in St. Bernard Parish In this episode, originally recorded April 30th, 2021, host Meaghan McCormack of the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation sits down with Brandy Christian, President & CEO of the Port of New Orleans and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, and Drew Heaphy, Executive Director at the St. Bernard Port, Harbor, and Terminal District, to talk about the potential development of the container port in Violet, LA. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/19108622

Sold on St. Bernard 04/22/2021

Sold on St. Bernard This episode was originally recorded on March 15, 2021. In this episode, Lara Grace Schultz of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices sits down with Jason Stopa of St. Bernard Parish Government, and Karen Boudrie of Kiwi Productions, to talk about Sold on St. Bernard. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/18823487

Drainage in St. Bernard Parish 03/22/2021

Drainage in St. Bernard Parish This episode was originally recorded on March 15, 2021. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/18427934

The St. Bernard Parish Hospital & The Vaccine! 03/15/2021

The St. Bernard Parish Hospital & The Vaccine! This episode was originally recorded on March 1, 2021. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/18329009

How Does the Second Round of the Cares Act Affect You? 02/26/2021

How Does the Second Round of the Cares Act Affect You? For David's Tax Questionnaire: /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/18108749

Round 2 of the PPP with Mindy Nunez Airhart and Michael Ricks 02/03/2021

Round 2 of the PPP with Mindy Nunez Airhart and Michael Ricks Our host Mindy Nunez Airhart of Southern Services and Equipment, sits down with Michael Ricks of the Small Business Administration to talk about the "second round" of the PPP. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/17810114

Lisa Borne and the 2020 Political Forums 10/02/2020

Lisa Borne and the 2020 Political Forums Lisa Borne is an attorney and partner at Tabary & Borne a local defense firm in St. Bernard Parish. She is also the Vice-Chair of the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce and a member of the political forums committee. She is here to talk about the upcoming local elections and the political forum set for October 7th, 2020 at 6 pm. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/16248350

Nick Matos 09/26/2020

Nick Matos I sit down with Nicklaus Matos founder of NOLA Social Studios. NOLA Social Studios is the social media management and social media advertising agency and local team for New Orleans based businesses. They have helped businesses in multiple industries realize their social media marketing and social media advertising goals and aspirations. One of the fastest-growing social media agencies in New Orleans, they do everything they can to support and empower New Orleans entrepreneurs to be their best. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/16162775

Chris Dier 09/18/2020

Chris Dier Chris Dier is a US history teacher at Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans. Dier is the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and a 2020 National Teacher of the Year Finalist. Dier also authored “The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields,” published by The History Press. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/16050902

Meaghan McCormack 06/26/2020

Meaghan McCormack In this episode of the Pulse of the Parish Podcast, we sit down with the Executive Director for the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation, Meaghan McCormack. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/14968067

Jason Waggenspack 06/19/2020

Jason Waggenspack In this episode of the Pulse of the Parish Podcast, we sit down with the Head of Possibilities at The Ranch and Creator of Content at Neutral Ground Films, Jason Waggenspack. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/14879594

Jennifer Barnett 06/11/2020

Jennifer Barnett In this episode of the Pulse of the Parish Podcast, we sit down with the Director of Workforce Operations for Tri-Parish Works, Jennifer Barnett. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/14787443

Kerri Callais 06/11/2020

Kerri Callais In this episode of the Pulse of the Parish Podcast, we sit down with the former Chairwoman of the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce, managing partner at Callais Ice, and current Council at Large of the St. Bernard Parish Council, Kerri Callais. We talk about the reopening of council meeting to the public, senate bill 359, the push to open the MRGO rock dam, and Kerri's involvement with Louisiana fishing and coastal restoration. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/14787296

Caldwell Lewin 06/11/2020

Caldwell Lewin In this episode of the Pulse of the Parish Podcast, we sit down with Caldwell Lewin, the current Director of Perioperative Services Infection Preventionist and employee health nurse at the St. Bernard Parish Hospital, part of the Ochsner Health network. We talk about the life of an Infection Preventionist, her experience with the CoVID-19 pandemic, and how to stay safe while interacting with others as the state of Louisiana moves into the easing of the Stay at Home order. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/14787068

Mindy Nunez Airhart 06/11/2020

Mindy Nunez Airhart In this unofficial episode of the untitled St. Bernard Chamber Podcast, we sit down with the President and CEO of Southern Services and Equipment and Chair Woman of the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce, Mindy Nunez Airhart! We talk about all of the things her company does, her experience with the CoVID-19 pandemic, and her time with the Chamber. /episode/index/show/stbernardchamber/id/14787020

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