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BLAZING A TRAIL: As Rhode Island’s cannabis sector has gained traction, attorney Megan Sheehan has been growing her legal practice, Green Path Legal, right along with it. 
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Navigating legal gray areas for green leaves

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Megan Sheehan Green Path Legal founder LIFE LESSONS COME from all directions. Consider the takeaway for Megan Sheehan, a Barrington lawyer:...
PICTURE ­PERFECT: Brandi Morgan Raupp, right, owner of East Coast Capture LLC, and her crew set up a photo shoot at a preschool in Cranston. From left are photographers Kayla Oliveira and Olivia Lace. 
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Capturing images, and the market

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Brandi Morgan Raupp East Coast Capture LLC owner REMEMBER SCHOOL PHOTO DAY? The cookie-cutter headshots, the weird lighting, each kid’s chin...
BUILDING A BRAND: Charise Wilson, owner of Lincoln-based Workforce Ready Solutions, assists clients in finding the perfect position by making them take a hard look at their background.
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Workforce Ready Solutions’ Wilson shapes clients’ futures

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Charise Wilson Workforce Ready Solutions owner CHARISE WILSON KNOWS firsthand how valuable mentors are, especially for a job hunter who’s...
ADDING FLAVOR: Mariana R. Silva-Buck and her daughter, Sofia, launched Little Maven Lemonade in 2020, a spinoff from Sofia’s lemonade stand.
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From lemonade stand to fruitful company

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Mariana R. Silva-Buck Little Maven Lemonade co-owner WHEN LIFE HANDS you lemons, don’t just make lemonade. Consider Mariana R. Silva-Buck’s...
THE ROAD HOME: Rosalind Rustigian, owner of V. George Rustigian Rugs Inc. in Providence, took over her father’s business in 1980 after his death following a stint working in New York at Prudential Insurance. 
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Rustigian keeps the rugs rolling

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Rosalind Rustigian V. George Rustigian Rugs Inc. owner WHEN ROSALIND RUSTIGIAN was a teenager, her dad, Rusty, offered her some...
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Judy Rametta, president of StarTrak Studios Inc. in Warwick, works with her husband, Jack, assembling audio and visual projects for local businesses, politicians and charity causes.
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Rametta’s job quite the production

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Judy Rametta StarTrak Studios Inc. president JUDY RAMETTA ISN’T what you’d call a name dropper, and she wants people to know...
A SOLID FOUNDATION: Angela Conte sits with a selection of granite blocks at Structural Stone LLC, a North Kingstown quarry business owned by Conte and her husband, Donald. 
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Carving a niche in a rock-hard industry

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Angela Conte Structural Stone LLC co-owner EXPLORE MANY East Coast cities, and chances are you’ll see the work of Angela...

Delivering peace of mind to parents

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Tiesha Sinouthasy Peace of Mind Nannies founder IF DEALING WITH COVID-19 wasn’t stressful enough for parents of young kids, finding reliable...
IN THE CLOUD: Ruth DiGiovanni has found success with a company that provides cloud-based phone systems after she and her husband sensed there was a market to tap in the area. 
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Building a company by speaking geek

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Ruth DiGiovanni RemiPBX Inc. co-owner RUTH DIGIOVANNI KNOWS talking about her company, which develops and installs cloud-based phone systems, isn’t...
SPREADING HER WINGS: Lindsay Kuhn launched her online plat­form Wingspans Inc. after realizing there was a career opportunity gap for Providence students while teaching at Nathan Bishop Middle School. 
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Business connections through storytelling

2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Lindsay Kuhn Wingspans Inc. founder FROM THE TIME she was a teenager in Coral Springs, Fla., Lindsay Kuhn recognized the power...
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