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REVENUE STREAM: A self-described “revenue coach,” Kristin Zhivago uses her company, Zhivago Management Partners, to help broken enterprises get “fixed.” / PBN FILE PHOTO/CATIA CUEN

She blazes consulting trail wherever market leads

Revenue coach Kristin Zhivago says personality counts when selecting clients. “In my coaching work, I always work for CEOs, except at the very largest companies...
PAINTING ON A NEW CANVAS: Sick of her office job, Betsy Fine set out four years ago to start her own art studio. After attending the Bryant University Women's Summit, she is today the owner-operator of Betsy Cameron Fine Studio. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

Summit is at forefront of movement

Betsy Fine had reached the point in her life when it was time to make a change. Sick of working in an office cubicle,...
REVENUE STREAM: A self-described "revenue coach," Kristin Zhivago interviews customers to find out what's not working for companies. Then her company, Zhivago Management Partners, goes to work fixing "what's broken." / PBN PHOTO/CATIA CUEN

She blazes consulting trail wherever market leads

Kristin Zhivago describes herself as a “revenue coach” and says personality counts when selecting her clients. “In my coaching work, I always work for CEOs...
BRINGING IT HOME: Keith Lavimodiere of The Washington Trust Co. practices with dance instructor Deb O’Donnell. He’s one of seven “celebrity” dancers in an April 26 fundraiser for the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

Stepping out for youth mentoring

It’s nine o’clock on a Monday night and Keith Lavimodiere is just stepping out onto the dance floor at The Dancin’ Feelin’ studio in...
WILLING PARTNER: The Learning Community’s Christine Alves is working with public-school teachers to improve reading skills. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Program proof charter, public schools can work together

PBN: The partnership created between The Learning Community and Central Falls public schools has really raised the profile of your nonprofit school. How...
LIVING HISTORY: Jerry Eklund at his West Warwick home, better known at The William B. Spencer House. The structure was recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Historic homes a window to the past

Houses can be windows to understanding the past, says Rick Greenwood, deputy director of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission. “The...

Cuts threaten services for disabled

Programs at Seven Hills Rhode Island have been moved into crowded buildings already short on space. There’s less continuity for clients with staff members,...
RACING FORWARD: The hospitality industry in and around Newport is optimistic the America's Cup World Series coming later this year will boost their collective bottom lines. / COURTESY ONNE VAN DER WAL

Splash of nostalgia boosts excitement over races

Bill Munger peers out the window of his Jamestown office above the ferry dock. Munger is the owner of Conanicut Marine Services, the company...

Business leaders back efforts to avoid bankruptcy

Business leaders support city officials in their attempts to avoid having to file for bankruptcy, according to the results of a live survey last...

NOAA sends $2M to URI for sea research

WASHINGTON – The University of Rhode Island will receive a grant worth more than $2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The...
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