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Movin AcadianaWhy Title work is important?!In this episode, John Ray sat down with Kevin Carter, one of the attorneys at Standard Title. Of course they talked about Kevin and how he got into real estate law. They also talked about what title work is and why it is important. Kevin share about some creative things he is seeing in this market to move transactions forward despite heightened interest rates. We hope you enjoy this episode. Let us know what you think. Like us and follow us. Share us with a friend!2023-04-2137 minMovin AcadianaDowntown - A stamp of what a City isIn this episode, John Ray sat down with Jesica Hauerwas, the president of the DLU (Downtown Lafayette Unlimted). Before diving into the nonprofit and its function, Jess shared her rainey day part hacks - Michelangelo on their back, bubbles in the house and glow sticks in the tub. DLU serves its members, raises awareness and hosts programming. Downtown alive, lunch and learns and coffees withs. Stay tuned for her favorite downtown party - their annual crawfish boil. She believes that the downtown area of any city is like a stamp of what the city is like. She is passionate...2023-03-2928 minMovin AcadianaWhat's happening in our local real estate market?In this week's BONUS episode, John Ray sat down with Lance Kelehan, the CFO of Keller Williams Realty of Acadiana. Lance has been in the real estate industry fro over a decade. Part of his role is to analyze the market data and help our agents understand what's happening in the market. With all the hype in the media about whether or not the market is crashing, hopefully this episode will give you a good understanding about what we are actually seeing in the Acadiana area real estate market. We also discussed whether or not its a good time...2023-03-2437 minMovin AcadianaMatt Davis owner of Louisiana Judo located in Broussard, LAIn this episode, John Ray sat down with Matt Davis, owner and head coach of Louisiana Judo. Matt and John Ray met in college in the early 2000’s when they both played Judo for UL. Both trained by Connie Lavergne who was the coach for UL Judo, which at the time was one of the largest Judo clubs in the country. Matt opened Louisiana Judo to pass on the love of the sport. Today, Louisiana Judo is training international athletes. Find out more information by checking out their website and their Facebook.
Louisiana Judo: https://www.facebook.co...2023-03-2247 minMovin Acadiana05: Marie Ducote-Comeaux, owner and founder of Cajun Food ToursIn this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Marie Ducote-Comeaux, owner of Cajun Food Tours. She grew up down the bayou and would move to Lafayette to get a degree in public relations. When she graduated, she became a restaurant manager for Pizza Hut. That would lead her to a 14 year career of teaching and eventually becoming an assistant principal.
Her faith has guided her throughout her life. She tells the story about how at every change, she would bring her next step to God and allow him to “fire up her passion.” This pray...2023-03-1536 minMovin Acadiana04: Austin Shumaker - Owner and CEO of Neighborly Home LendingIn this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Austin Shumaker, a local business owner in Lafayette. We talked about his journey from Oil and Gas to mortgage ordination. He stepped out of Oil and Gas and into the lending world, and that journey would awaken his entrepreneurial world. Coming from a long line of entrepreneurs, Austin instinctively saw an opportunity to shape the mortgage world in the way he wanted to. Simply put, he saw a different way.
He began that journey by founding Louisiana Home Lending, which today is rebranded into Neighborly Home L...2023-02-2430 minMovin Acadiana03: Todd Citron - General Manager of Hub City Ford and fellow podcaster on Cajun CatholicsIn this episode, I sat down with Todd Citron, the General Manager of Hub City Ford. His family has been in the car business since the early 1900's. His grandfather, after attempting to teach the people of Honduras how to farm sugar cane, came up the Mississippi River and saw a plant in New Orleans. It was 1918 and he needed a job. So he followed the smoke to the plant and began sweeping floors for the Ford Motor Company. After serving them for years, they awarded him the Lafayette Franchise in 1943.
Todd shared about the success of H...2023-02-1724 minMovin Acadiana02: Interview with Tyler Racca - owner and CEO of the Orchard Store & Nexus Consulting SolutionsIn this episode, John Ray sits down with Tyler Racca. Tyler is an local entrepreneur who began in sales career when he was handed a stack of business cards and told to go find some business. He would be invited to join the team at the Orchard where he would eventually become the owner and CEO. Tyler tells us a bit about his story and journey. He also goes into great detail about the Orchard's story, which really started inside and Apple forum and has now grown into multiple locations in the Acadiana area and in the state.
2023-02-1040 minMovin Acadiana01: 2022 Keller Williams Food Drive and Catholic Charities of AcadianaIn this episode we sit down with Ben Broussard of Catholic Charities of Acadian. Ben explains to us the impact Catholic Charities has in the Acadiana area and all the services they provide. The reason we sit down is that we are nearing the end of our bi-annual food drive. We have set a goal to collect and donate 20,000 lbs of food to FoodNet Food Bank, a division of Catholic Charities. It just so happened that 20,000 lbs is the amount of food needed to serve the people that FoodNet serves each month.
If you would like get...2022-11-1632 min
Movin AcadianaCatholic Charities of Acadiana - Hurricane Ida ReliefIn this episode, John Ray and Ben talk about the importance of how you volunteer. What volunteering under VOAD does to ensure that people don't fall through the cracks. And how important it is to build awareness in the first two weeks, cause the cameras are going to go away and this is a recovery that will take years. Get involved at xhttp://catholiccharitiesacadiana.org/2021-09-0243 minMovin AcadianaPilot Episode with Paul HoodOur guest on today's show is my good friend Paul Hood. Paul served in the Catholic Church as a professional minster for 20 years. We talk about his journey as a minister and the moments he saw God showed up in BIG ways. Last year, Paul was the recipient of a double organ transplant and was literally in recovery when the world shut down due to COViD-19. He shares a little of that story. Today Paul is a travel agent with Enchanted Journeys Travel. He and I spend some time talking about what the world travel looks like in a...2021-08-0257 minMovin AcadianaIntro TeaserMovin Acadiana will launch in the Fall of 2021. We are working on a teaser episode. For now, let's get excited!!2021-07-2600 min