For biggest impact, act small

In our social media-crazed, mass-culture-dominated world, it can be easy to lose sight of the power of the simple person-to-person interaction. The two headline winners in this year’s Business Women program remind us just how important that can be.

Although a nonprofit, Crossroads Rhode Island is the definition of a retail operation. It exists to serve the homeless, from individuals to families. Chief Operating Officer Michelle Wilcox was instrumental in getting 400 housing units completed in service of the nonprofit’s new “housing first” philosophy.

Outstanding Mentor Margaret “Digit” Murphy has made a career of helping others achieve their goals. From coaching college hockey, to helping athletes develop their careers, to most recently founding the first professional women’s lacrosse league in the world, she has made it her mission to help women succeed and achieve parity with men, in sports and in business.

Of course, this special section has more profiles than just these two, and each one tells a story that is both instructive and inspiring. But there is more to these women than their stories, as engaging though they may be.

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So this year, we have built a summit panel about leadership, asking six current and previous winners to share thoughts from their careers that women can put to good use in their own. If you were lucky enough to attend the session, as well as the awards luncheon, you know that it was well-worth the time invested. If you did not, well, there’s always next year.

This year’s partner sponsors for the Business Women program, including the Leadership Summit & Awards Event, are Bryant University’s Executive Development Center, CVS Health Corp., Hope Global and WomenCount/LGC&D.

Mark S. Murphy

Editor

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