How Shane Heise capitalized on a hole in the telecommunications market

As a young professional, Shane Heise helped a friend launch a telecommunications business. He invested more than his nest egg into a company that quickly failed, and his friend then walked away, leaving Heise in the lurch. The investment had left him empty handed but not without a spark. Using his experience and his entrepreneurial […]

Sidney Torres has helped put New Orleans back to work post-Katrina

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, residents and businesses in New Orleans were in desperate need of water and debris services. The city’s own contractor had left town, and seeing this opportunity, Sidney Torres — already a successful real estate developer — purchased roll-off containers and the equipment to haul off trash and debris. Just […]