An Homage to Mentors

I’d like to talk a little bit about mentors and their impacts on my life.

When I was 13 and struggling in PSAT prep, my father, my first mentor, was there in the evenings to help me push through.

Yeah, I know, I am a nerd.

In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I started Susco to help Louisiana businesses unleash their full potential, by developing intuitive business software. This software lets their employees focus on meaningful work. I didn’t know anything about business, but luckily my first client, Jude Olinger, was also a mentor. Who showed me the ropes of business.

When Susco became first-movers in 2009 in Louisiana for Mobile app development, a mentor helped us navigate these complicated waters.

When Susco decided to pursue government contracting, Manish Mardia was there to guide the way.

When we pivoted to developing enterprise software for the mid-market in 2014, Chris Reade was invaluable in helping me NOT have to learn everything the hard way.

In 2016, when I turned 39, I found myself overworked, fraught with anxiety, 120 lbs overweight, and not present with my family. It took a whole Tribe of Mentors to help me discover my Why, create a vision for my life, cultivate gratitude, discover inner peace with transcendental meditation, and replace my negative coping mechanisms with positive ones (well, 90%). These mentors helped me level up personally and professionally.

Since 2019, Susco has been growing rapidly because we had become a go-to company for complicated business software and mobile workforce apps for all types of…

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