Season 5 - "What it Takes for Generational Change"
What does it take to create change that lasts beyond a single leader, initiative, or generation?
Since the turn of the millennium, New Orleans has navigated natural disasters, economic crises, and profound transformation. The leaders who helped guide our city through these challenges hold invaluable lessons—and the next generation brings fresh perspectives, ideas, and determination to move us forward.
Squeeze the Juice is a leadership development initiative that connects seasoned civic leaders with the next generation of New Orleans changemakers. In Season 5, What It Takes for Generational Change, we explore how leaders build trust across generations and lay the groundwork for lasting progress.
Through firsthand accounts, candid interviews, and interactive discussions, civic leaders and a curated group of young professionals examine the decisions, partnerships, and sustained commitments that shape our city. Together, they consider what to carry forward, what to rethink, and what it will take to build a stronger New Orleans for generations to come.
Season 5: Guests
October 7 | 5PM to 7PM - Steve Hennigan- Why New Orleans is on a 100 Year Run
october 15 | 5PM to 7 PM - Quint Davis: Building Generational Culture
november 4 | 5PM to 7 PM - Steve Dumez: Building Generational Infrastructure
november 18 | 5PM to 7PM - Bob Thomas: Building generational confidence in govt & understanding of environmental challengers
december 2 | 5PM to 7PM - Dennis Lauscha- A vision into The Next 25 Years…
Through Squeeze the Juice, we aspire to cultivate a new generation of informed, engaged, and resilient leaders equipped to navigate the city's challenges and seize its opportunities.
About Squeeze the Juice at The Nieux-Season 4
The series will feature "off the record" interviews with Civic Leaders led by Tim Williamson.
Each interview will be followed by a discussion with guests, who have a desire to lead in New Orleans' next cycle.
Squeeze the Juice is a program of 504GOOD, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to drive innovation in New Orleans by channeling collective intelligence, energy, and resources into transformative solutions that deliver meaningful, measurable change.
Past Speakers include:
Ti Martin, Melissa Sawyer, Bill Hines, Aimee Quirk, David Guidry, Clancy Dubois, Sally Forman, Suzanne Mestayer, Lee Zurik, Michael Hecht, Mark Davis, CJ Blache, Stephanie Grace, Pres Kabakoff, Silas Lee, Greg Rusovich, James Carville, Jay Lapeyre, Andy Kopplin, Dr. Jennifer Avegno, Leslie Jacobs, Jason Williams, and Mitch Landrieu.