[2] Sousa also has a consulting company, naclpgh, which specializes in concept redevelopment and implementation, notable projects include Yo Rita Taqueria.
In early 2012, Sousa and team opened Union Pig and Chicken as well as Station Street Hot Dogs in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
In December 2010, Sousa's Salt of the Earth was favorably reviewed by the national publication "The Week"[3] along with restaurants in Los Angeles and Dallas.
Salt of the Earth was recognized in Food & Wine Magazine as having one of the "Ten Best Restaurant Dishes of 2011," and by The New York Times as being an integral part of Pittsburgh's farm-to-table movement.
In December 2013, Sousa launched a Kickstarter campaign to gather funding for an upcoming restaurant named Superior Motors in Braddock, Pennsylvania.