A life and a career are much more a series of awkward outtakes than a glossy finished product. Sometimes your eyes are closed, your smile unknowingly morphs into a weird scrunchy face and there’s a garbage can and random post-it spoiling your curated backdrop. But that’s what makes it exciting, right?

So here’s my little something extra, the New Orleans concept of lagniappe – to better understand the mature business woman girl behind the company. Straight from my mouth to, umm, at least my grandma’s ears and maybe 10 or so other non-family members?