Meet Your New Orleans Team

From his humble start managing a fast food restaurant, then beginning his last career at the bottom, working in assembly at an automotive manufacturing business. Through dedication, and determination, advancing every couple years to his final role as a Regional Sales Director; having always prided himself in finding efficient systems while delivering exceptional customer service. He quickly learned that if you take care of your employees and your customers, then you can be successful at any business. He started his first Five Star Painting in Illinois in 2016 and carried over all of the leadership skills and philosophies that he learned in his previous industry. He quickly expanded to purchasing 2 additional territories in Illinois in 2017. He built a successful business and created raving fans all over our market. In 2020 he took the same leadership and philosophies and acquired the Five Star Painting of New Orleans and Mandeville so he and his wife Sherri could raise their children closer to Sherri’s family. In late 2021, Brian also acquired the Five Star Painting of South Baton Rouge location. When Brian is not working or with his family, he enjoys music,(playing the drums) boating, and participating with his iRacing team. He is also a huge animal lover and has to give a shout out to their four legged baby, Tyson, their lab mix.

Sherri’s first job was with Sears, fresh out of college. She began to develop the management and customer service skills as an entry level employee, working her way up to Appliance Department Manager. Sherri then decided to make a move to another retailer, downside, is they start everyone at the bottom. Bed Bath & Beyond was her next adventure, beginning in “soft side” which means towels, linens, etc.. Of course it didn’t take long for her to elevate to the position she was hired for, assistant store manager. Sherri enjoyed a long career at Bed Bath & Beyond, eventually ending her career as Regional Director of Customer Service. At this position, Sherri managed the Regional Managers, developed innovative customer service practices, improved bridal registry, and learned valuable leadership skills, to be successful. When BBB took over Buy Buy Baby, Sherri was tasked with developing their entire customer service hand book, processes, and training. After 2 kids, and a successful career, Sherri decided it was time to slow down a bit, and find a path that didn’t require so much travel, and this came at the perfect time, because that is when the Five Star Painting of New Orleans became available for purchase. So she and Brian, packed up their belongings and moved to the south. Sherri is a vital part of the business, utilizing the exemplary tools and skills she has learned throughout her customer service focused career. Five Star Painting of New Orleans, Five Star Painting of Mandeville, & now Five Star Painting of South Baton Rouge provide the best customer service experience, because of the training she has provided, and coached.

Axel comes from a tradesman background and grew up working at his parent's construction company at a young age. His father taught him many things from working hard to treating others with respect at all times. At 17 years of age, his life took a turn for the better when he moved to Mississippi to start his new job as a heavy machine operator. He dedicated two years of his life to the company when a new opportunity came knocking at his door to become a mill operator for a successful gypsum company in Westwego, Louisiana. Due to a family emergency, he had to leave the country for a few months. He then came back to the United States and started doing some roofing/concrete jobs on his own. Unfortunately, COVID-19 slowed business down, but it was then when he was presented with a great opportunity to become part of the Five Star Painting family. There, he works to improve his skills alongside his paint crews to bring the highest quality of work to the New Orleans/North Shore area.

Nicole started working in child care when she was in high school and continued to for the next six years. Nicole has always enjoyed taking the lead on projects and providing new and insightful ideas in the workplace. She takes pride in her work ethic and communication skills. Nicole decided when her son was two that she wanted to pursue professional body piercing, which was something that had interested her since she was a little girl. She quickly realized that it wasn't as stable as she needed it to be for a career, so it became a hobby…(Nicole professionally pierced Brian and Sherri’s daughter's ears.) Nicole was offered a job with Five Star Painting when coronavirus first appeared and was affecting her business at the piercing shop. Nicole loves her work and the people that she gets to interact with on a daily basis, and it is enjoyable for her to make people happy and to provide them with the best service that she can. When Nicole is not working she enjoys hiking trips, gardening, live music, and caring for her pet cat.

Larry comes to Five Star Painting with years of experience in the painting world. Larry has spent the last 25 years with several Fire Departments on the North Shore. During the down time, Larry would paint houses with other firemen to earn extra money. Larry brings a "customer first" work ethic to our team, he has a passion to make sure the customer gets the best possible solution to their painting needs. Larry and his Wife have 2 young boys, both play Baseball, and their dad is one of their coaches!!