Business Women

CREATIVE THINKING: Lisa Mattiello, CEO of catering and events-planning business Pranzi Inc. in Providence, has had to think outside the box to develop alternative sources of revenue amid the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Mattiello’s cooking up ways to overcome adversity

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Lisa Mattiello, Pranzi Inc. LISA MATTIELLO HAS ALWAYS loved food, beverages and occasions for people to gather. Growing up...

ALL-IN: Christine Soave Crum, left, owner of Gentry Moving and Storage in Cranston, accepts a delivery of office furniture from Don Erickson of Aspen Transport Service. Crum worked full time as a teacher when she founded the moving company with a partner in 2005 but now focuses all of her attention on Gentry. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Gentry Moving’s Crum’s energy, adaptability are packed, ready to go

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN Business 2021 Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Christine Soave Crum, Gentry Inc. CONSIDERING CHRISTINE SOAVE CRUM’S high-energy approach to work and life, it’s fitting that...

STAYING SHARP: Lori Duquette, owner of Duquette Family Eye Care Inc., says her upbringing in a large family taught her skills that have helped her run her own business. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Her focus on eye care was helped by upbringing

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Lori Duquette, Duquette Family Eye Care Inc. THE WORD “FAMILY” in Duquette Family Eye Care Inc. of North Smithfield means...

EMPOWERED: Sheryl Guglielmo, senior project manager for DiPrete Engineering Associates Inc., joined the civil engineering firm as an architect but has worked her way up to become a senior project manager. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Guglielmo’s career path hasn’t exactly gone by design

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Sheryl Guglielmo, DiPrete Engineering Associates Inc. CAREERS DON’T ALWAYS follow a predictable path, and that’s OK. Sheryl Guglielmo...

STOCKED UP: Susan Mocarski, owner and principal designer of Cleverhood LLC, checks the inventory in the company’s Providence retail store. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Mocarski built apparel company to weather everything

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Susan Mocarski, Cleverhood LLC A THEME EMERGES when you speak with Susan Mocarski, owner and principal designer of...

WELL-CONNECTED: Kelley McShane, partner-owner of The Granny Squibb Co. LLC, enjoys the small-state connectivity of doing business in Rhode Island, which makes key players and leaders accessible. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Running an ice tea company is pretty sweet for Granny Squibb’s...

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Kelly McShane, The Granny Squibb Co. LLC KELLEY MCSHANE EXPERIENCED the small-state connectivity of doing business in Rhode...

PURPOSE FINDER: Carole Ann Penney, owner of Penney Leadership LLC, said most of her coaching clients are seeing meaning in their work and the career path they’re on. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Penney poised to help when leaders feel lost

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Carole Ann Penney, Penney Leadership LLC PART OF CAROLE ANN PENNEY’S ROLE as a business leadership coach is...

HANDS-ON: Stephanie Robat, owner of FR Engineering Group Inc., prepares to examine a core sample brought up by a drill rig on a work site in Warwick. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Owning engineering firm part of Robat’s grand design at FR Engineering...

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Stephanie Robat, FR Engineering Group Inc. AS FAR BACK as she can remember, Stephanie Robat wanted to be...

ON LOCATION: Donahue Models & Talent LLC owner Yemi Sekoni directs, from left, Ruby Boesch and Molly McBride during a recent photo shoot at the Temple to Music in Roger Williams Park in Providence. The photographer is Yan La Mort. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Donahue Model’s Sekoni fashioned career from her passions

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Yemi Sekoni, Donahue Models & Talent LLC YEMI SEKONI, owner and director of Donahue Models & Talent LLC...

CHANGE-MAKER: Rita Danielle Steele, right, owner of Steele Realty Consultants International LLC, meets with Shamila Ahmed, an associate broker. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Steele helps keep an open house while distanced during COVID-19

Business Women 05/27/2021

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Achievement Honoree: Rita Danielle Steele, Steele Realty Consultants International LLC RITA DANIELLE STEELE has had to make some adjustments in how...

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