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From the Sept 22, 2008 edition A PBN SPECIAL SECTION: 2008 INNOVATION AWARDS Soda company fired student’s passion for business By John Lee Contributing Writer When was the last time you talked with a 17-year-old high school senior who knew the difference between revenue and profit, who could talk about the importance of margins and finding new markets for company growth? We all hit our stride in life at different times, some early, other late. Jean Merlain – high school senior at the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center (the Met), in Providence, and the CEO of a soda company – is on the early side. He knows what he wants. More » This item is available in full to subscribers. Please log in to continue. To purchase a copy of this article for $2.00, click here.