Name: Brendan F. O’Connor
Title: Chairman
Company: The Celtic Group, LLC
Why do you do that you do?
For personal gratification and love of my family.
What is your greatest professional accomplishment?
Starting my own company.
What was your first job?
Steamship clerk in NYC.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Be honest and be the best you can.
Who do you admire in the local business community and why?
Jay Dardenne for his integrity and love of our state.
If you could have any job other than your own, what would it be?
Fishing and tourist guide in Tahiti.
What is the greatest personal or professional obstacle you’ve overcome?
Health wise: congestive heart failure. Business wise: Bad decisions on out of state business.
If you started over, what would you do differently?
Nothing, you learn as you go through life.
What is your prescription for life?
Be totally honest and treat others as you would want to be treated.
What book are you currently reading?
Knights of the Black and White by Jack Whyte.
If you could have dinner with any three living people, who would they be?
The leaders of Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Who would play you in a movie?
Michael Douglas.
What do you do to unwind?
Pray and read.
What is the most expensive purchase you’ve made for yourself?
A $1000.00 Civil War sword.
What is your favorite weekend activity?
Going to Destin, Fla. to relax.
What’s your theme song?
"Only the Good Die Young"
What’s your favorite spot in Baton Rouge?
My home, where my heart is.
How do you take coffee/tea?
With Splenda.
What is your favorite movie? TV show? Band?
Movie: The Great Escape, TV Show: 24, Band: The Beatles.
What is your favorite gadget?
A small knife.
What is something that you can’t live without?
Love and contentment.
If you could change on thing about Baton Rouge, what would it be?
Discrimination and intolerance.
What is your greatest hope for Baton Rouge?
Continually leadership under people like Mayor Kip Holden.
What is your greatest fear for Baton Rouge?
Isolation, caused from within our own system.
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