John A. Lahtinen
Premama combines entrepreneurial energy and maternity health
FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $250,000-$5M | 1ST PLACE
Dan Aziz developed the idea for a pill-free, drinkable prenatal vitamin company while studying entrepreneurship as a...
Chartwise translates medical codes into billable data
FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $5M-$25M | 2ND PLACE
In 2008, Dr. Jonathan Elion attended a session run by a hospital consultant stressing the importance of...
Qualified Resources International specializes in finding talent in tight labor market
FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $5M-$25M | 3RD PLACE
For years, Qualified Resources International Inc. has remained steadfast in its development of strong relationships with clients...
Envision grows thanks to focus on tech users
FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $5M-$25M | 4TH PLACE
Founded nearly 20 years ago as a small IT consultancy offering technology services to businesses in and...
Budget discipline fuels Site Specific
FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $5M-$25M | 5TH PLACE
Site Specific LLC has come a long way from its beginnings in 2004, when co-founder Peter Crump...
2-149 Employees | 1 | Preventure | Tools for full, healthy,...
CEO (or equivalent): Mark D. Correia
Number of employees: 84
Knowing that the lines between work and personal life are becoming less clear, the folks at...
500-1,999 Employees | 2 | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of...
CEO (or equivalent): Kim Keck, CEO and president
Number of employees: 790
While Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island looks to make a difference...
500-1,999 Employees | 3 | Bryant University | Longtime Bryant program...
CEO (or equivalent): Ronald K. Machtley, president
Number of employees: 659
From Weight Watchers meetings to the Family Meal Planning Nutrition series and the annual Faculty/Staff...
500-1,999 Employees | 4 | Ocean State Job Lot | Associates...
CEO (or equivalent): Marc Perlman, CEO and president
Number of employees: 1,948
In 2016, discounter Ocean State Job Lot sent a survey to associates asking what...
Early interest seed of leadership
Enzo Rebula | FM Global, senior vice president, human resources CAREER ACHIEVER
Back in the ninth grade, when Enzo Rebula’s social studies teacher had students...



















