One Last Thing

As a 22-year-old Brown University undergraduate, Dan Aziz had an idea for a maternity wellness company. His idea won the student track for the 2011 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition. And in the last two years Premama has raised more than $4.5 million in Series A and B financing. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Think of your company as your baby and plan accordingly

One Last Thing 10/27/2017

Dan Aziz | Premama founder and president Starting a company is a lot like having a child … I think. There is a lot of...

Success comes from using latest technology to solve old problem

One Last Thing 10/20/2017

Ilya Reikhrud | Gulpfish Inc., founder and CEO With life’s many chapters, business has its own story. The success of Gulpfish is the direct result...

Through Mobile Beacon, Katherine Messier and the nonprofit’s staff have provided mobile internet access to hundreds of nonprofits and to tens of thousands of underserved individuals, a mission that has turned out to be much more far-reaching than she imagined in 2010 when it was founded. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

A tightly focused mission can produce much broader effects

One Last Thing 10/13/2017

Katherine Messier | Mobile Beacon founder and executive director Seven years ago, I founded Mobile Beacon to help nonprofit organizations maximize their impact with the...

A religious Sister of Mercy, Sister Jane Gerety is now in her ninth year as the head of Salve Regina University, having served as a member of Salve’s board of trustees since 1995, as well as in a number of academic and health care industry positions. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Integrating a mission of mercy to educate beyond skills

One Last Thing 10/06/2017

Sister Jane Gerety | Salve Regina University president I have the best job in the world. As an academic schooled in the liberal arts, a...

Site Specific is a general contractor and construction-management firm with offices in Providence and Boston. We seek out clients and designers who share our passion, resulting in a client-focused approach that yields efficiencies in integrated design and construction. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

A cultural foundation helps Site Specific build well

One Last Thing 09/29/2017

Matt Dempsey and Peter Crump | Site Specific LLC partners/co-owners What drives Site Specific today is what prompted our partnership more than 10 years ago:...

GAIA Vaccine Foundation is a Providence-based nonprofit with the mission of infectious-disease prevention in West Africa. GAIA, which stands for Global Alliance to Immunize Against AIDS, has offered HIV care-and-prevention services for other diseases at community health centers in Bamako, Mali. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

With unconventional communication tool, real results

One Last Thing 09/22/2017

Eliza Squibb | GAIA Vaccine Foundation executive director You might wonder how a textile designer ended up running a health-focused nonprofit. It all started in 2012,...

Matt Cullina has served as CEO of CyberScout since 2008, and has helped the company become a trusted ally to clients combating the effects of cybercrime throughout North America and Europe. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Building trust helps build the business

One Last Thing 09/15/2017

Matt Cullina | CyberScout CEO In our business, trust is everything. When customers call us, they are shaken. Their identities, privacy or financial assets have...

THE CLARITY OF THE MISSION at the 120-bed Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in West Warwick is a key reason for its success, says administrator Hugh Hall. Staff act as partners with patients and residents, helping each of them achieve their highest level of independence. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Never be satisfied

One Last Thing 09/08/2017

Hugh Hall | Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center administrator Assembling a high-performance staff that is mission-driven is essential to the idea of continuous quality improvement. To...

OLIVER HAZARD PERRY RHODE ISLAND is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide educational experiences at sea, says Executive Director Jessica Wurzbacher. The 200-foot, oceangoing ship was completed in 2015, with a permanent home of Fort Adams in Newport. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Effective leadership on land echoes it at sea

One Last Thing 09/01/2017

Jessica Wurzbacher | Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island executive director Executing on a mission as ambitious as ours requires meeting a number of challenges, and...

Groov-Pin supplies precision turned components and engineered fasteners to companies around the world for application in the aerospace, automotive and medical industries. Social Enterprise Greenhouse supports early-stage ventures through a variety of programs, including supplying mentors such as Scot Jones to help them refine their business plans and grow. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Success today requires fresh thinking

One Last Thing 08/25/2017

Scot Jones | Groov-Pin Corp. owner, Social Enterprise Greenhouse board member Groov-Pin needs a new generation of skilled talent for its advanced-manufacturing operations in Rhode...

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