AI-native venture studio building Louisiana's intelligence infrastructure. Board-managed LLC with executed operating agreement, co-founders with equity, and an advisory board that includes Silicon Valley veterans — including a co-founder of Siri — collaborating on longitudinal living health records and next-generation AI platforms. Five operational pillars — Legal, Finance, Operations, Go-to-Market, and Technology — with Richard leading GTM and Tech.

Full-service digital marketing and technology agency built from zero to 103 active clients. Deep relationships across industries that matter: energy companies on the NYSE, the nation's leading disability rights nonprofit, Ivy League institutions, and a broad roster of Gulf South businesses in healthcare, hospitality, law, and real estate. Founded on the principle of "We Advertise through Giving" — servant leadership as a business model.

Co-founded and operated iconic riverfront restaurant on the Tchefuncte River for 10 years. Full P&L ownership, team management, vendor relationships, and technology modernization — including navigating post-Katrina rebuild and multiple hurricane seasons.

This is where the enterprise skillset came together. Took ownership of the entire technology landscape for a Houston-based telecom — multiple data platforms, multiple locations — and built the unified infrastructure from the ground up.

Four years at one of America's most respected financial institutions — the foundational training ground. Learned enterprise-grade practices alongside some of the industry's most senior engineers.

Served in Operation Desert Storm in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia — Airlift Clearance Authority group operating in the world's second-largest aerial port. But the defining initiative was self-directed: when computers were new and no one in the squadron knew how to use them, took it upon himself to learn, build, and teach.