Eileen Mcclelland

Although Edgar Silvey, 79, has led the Baton Rouge Clinic for 39 years, he is not one to plateau. In fact, it’s just the opposite, he says. “One of the things I discovered about myself at an early age was that I liked change,” CEO Silvey says. “That innate part of my personality has blossomed with the changes in healthcare.” Change at the Baton Rouge Clinic, a physician-owned, multispecialty healthcare provider based in Baton Rouge, has been driven in large part by exponential growth.

Each morning, psychiatrist Dr. Kelly Cannon walks into a unit where the patients are often at the lowest point of their lives. Some are pregnant. Some have just delivered. Some have lost a pregnancy. … Already an INSIDER? Sign in.

THEY WALK IN, THEY TRY on a dozen rings, they ask every question in the book — and then they leave?! For decades, the conventional wisdom in the jewelry industry held that a shopper who walked out the door without buying was a lost sale. Thank them politely, hand over a brochure, and move on to the next customer. That theory demands an update. Today’s engagement ring shopper is not inclined to make quick decisions about such a significant purchase.