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As blumshapiro’s industry leader for its construction and real estate group, Luke Ebersold has significant responsibilities. But his move to Rhode Island has given him personal satisfaction, as well as exposure 
to the state’s workforce-
development programs.  / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Responsive government helps develop workforce in way industry needs

Luke Ebersold | Blum, Shapiro & Co. PC Rhode Island managing partner Even though I’ve spent the last several years living and working in Connecticut,...
As an international banker, Jeffrey Diehl faced complex problems, including helping HSBC Bank return to the good graces of the U.S. government after a scandal. His move to Rhode Island came from a desire to do good for smaller communities. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Customer needs should help define your structure, programs

Jeffrey Diehl | Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank CEO and executive director Whether your organization operates in the private or public sectors, focus on customers is...
When Jennifer Brinton decided to turn a family avocation into a vocation, she knew she needed more than the family atmosphere she and her husband brought to work. Once she acted on that realization, all the pieces fell into place. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you begin

Jennifer Brinton | Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island owner When you start from scratch like we did with Grey Sail in 2011, it’s really...
For more than four decades Kenneth J. Filarski has taken an original path, from founding his firm in 1976 to helping establish the School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation at Roger Williams University and serving as chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council Rhode Island.  / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN


Building a healthy human ecology takes a holistic approach

Kenneth J. Filarski | Filarski/Architecture+Planning+Research founder and principal I design things, places and ideas, and my first design premise is that we operate in, and...
Jim Wilkinson has been in the lawn fertilization business for almost 50 years, but it wasn’t always easy to make ends meet, especially when he started out as a teacher of golf course management at the college level. After working in the corporate world, he decided to create SeaScape nearly 25 years ago. It now has more than 10,000 customers in southern New England. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Investing in people yields the biggest returns

Jim Wilkinson | SeaScape Inc. founder and president Believe it or not, lawn technicians aren’t usually known as the biggest power players in the room....
PJ Fox succeeded co-founder of the Nonviolence Institute Teny O. Gross when he left to lead a nonviolence project in Chicago. Prior to that, Fox was the institute’s chief operating officer. He serves on a number of local boards, including those focused on public health and combating violence. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

In the face of intractable problems, community is the way forward

PJ Fox | Nonviolence Institute executive director We are in the business of ending violence, in all its forms. Sadly it seems, the Nonviolence Institute...
Dedicated to bringing safe, affordable housing to her neighborhood, Sharon Conard-
Wells has raised more than $120 million for the West Elmwood Housing Development Corp., for which she has been executive director since 1991. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Meet people where they are, not where we think they should...

Sharon Conard-Wells | West Elmwood Housing Development Corp. executive director Hills can be obstacles or glorious delights. Diversity and difference are not bad words. Diversity can...

After taking over Earth Care Farm in 2016 from her father, Jayne Merner Senecal realized that she had gaps in her business acumen. Her experience with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program gave her focus and has helped the farm thrive. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Love your millennials by keeping them engaged

Jayne Merner Senecal | Earth Care Farm owner and manager We have all heard the generalizations: Millennials are entitled, unreliable, irresponsible and unrealistic. This has...
Michael C. Artesani Jr. is the third generation of his family to lead the Cranston-based painting and remodeling company. He was introduced to the business while a teenager and joined it full time after graduating from the University of Rhode Island.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Being true to your roots delivers the results you want

Michael C. Artesani Jr. | Artesani Painting and Remodeling president As we celebrate our 70th anniversary, I look back at how much we have changed...
As the fourth generation of a family-owned contracting firm, Brian Casey knows how much a strong company culture can mean to an enterprise. Since taking over in 2015, Casey has doubled revenue and grown the employee count by one-third, something he credits in large part to his team. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Success depends on you building the right team

Brian Casey | Pariseault Builders Inc. president A major component of a CEO’s role is to make important decisions. These can range from expanding into...
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