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 […]

William Schumacher’s entrepreneurship extends back to his childhood

The seeds for Schumacher Group were first planted in William Schumacher’s formative years. A natural self-starter, he filled a variety of jobs throughout his teenage and college years, from working security at a bakery to making jewelry in his medical school apartment, using the proceeds to pay for tuition. Despite finding varying degrees of success […]