On the brink of complete and utter Superbowl elation, one self reflects on how wonderful it is to be part of a team and city with such stature and class.  What a unique opportunity to have the greater population (if not all) desire the same thing at the same time- an emotional explosion of happiness and achievement.  What an experience.  Who Dat to Dat!

Is it a case of the chicken and the egg or maybe more like a dispute over who owns the phrase “Who Dat?”  Did the Saints bring this joy to us or did we, the unwavering citizens of a ravaged city, affect the attitudes of those that compete for greatness?  This goes beyond football and is evident throughout our city within government, small businesses, groups that support small and start-up businesses and the citizens.

This is just a theory… but maybe the true measurement is alignment.  How well one is paralleled with partners in life and work immediately defines success.  Collaboration is key and unavoidable in order to maximize a true opportunity.

That brings us back to self-reflection and wanting to extend a warm welcome to our partners, not in crime, but in The Icehouse.  And above all in alignment- sharing an ultimate objective- to make our city the best it can be.  A big thanks to Urban Conservancy, Stay Local, Rehage Entertainment, Broad Community Connections, Creole and William Peneguy, CPA.  Our newest officemates fall under the umbrella of The Building Block, a hub of green entrepreneurs, and include: Solar Alternatives, Contects Consultants and Architects, FutureProof, Dan Leininger: Interactive Design and Development, Sara Essex Bradley Photography and Piece by Peace: REpurposingNOLA.com.  All of who have created a great team within our shared office space.