How do you find balance between being the owner of multiple bars in NOLA, President of the USBG, a nonprofit board member, husband, and father?
I think the trick for me has been knowing when to take on something new. When you see those people spinning a bunch of plates, it's pretty impressive, but it's all about the timing. You can get a lot of things going all at once, though, if you take enough time to get each one to a stable place before jumping into the next one.

You are DC born and bred, but have chosen NOLA as your home. What makes NOLA so special to you?
I love New Orleans because it feels so free and open. People can really just be themselves down here. DC and NOLA aren't really as different as people might imagine - both are sleepy swamp towns that have a skewed image based on what most tourists see. NOLA's different, though, in that people don't really care what you do for a living. We're more interested in what your passions are: are you in a band? Are you in a Mardi Gras krewe? Are you a Saints superfan? All of that feels more important here than what you do for money.