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TEAM EFFORT: Lauren Motola-Davis, managing partner at the Providence office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, says being a team player is essential to being a leader and credits the hard work of her staff at the law firm for helping her become the leader she is. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Lauren Motola-Davis

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Lauren Motola-Davis | Managing partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Lauren Motola-Davis is a managing partner at the...
ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE: Joan Kwiatkowski, CEO of the PACE Organization of Rhode Island in East Providence, brought the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly model to the Ocean State when she founded the home health care service 16 years ago. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Joan Kwiatkowski

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Joan Kwiatkowski | CEO, PACE Organization of Rhode Island Joan Kwiatkowski’s story is one of resilience. She lost her...
PUBLIC RELATIONS 101: Betty Galligan, president of Newberry Public Relations & Marketing Inc. in East Providence, created The PR Finishing School, a set of 10 online learning modules designed to help people who are new to public relations learn the business or for companies to supplement training for new employees. / COURTESY NEWBERRY PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING INC.

Betty Galligan

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Betty Galligan | President, Newberry Public Relations & Marketing Inc. As president of Newberry Public Relations & Marketing Inc....
ABILITY TO ADAPT: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employees at the Providence Marriott Downtown plummeted from more than 200 to eight. Susan Colucci, the hotel’s controller, says she had to relearn the systems her staff had been handling, such as accounting, purchasing and human resources as a result. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Susan Colucci

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Susan Colucci | Controller, Marriott Providence Downtown Just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, the...
ADVANCING EXCELLENCE: Lisa Bergeron, chief visionary officer at AWE LLC in Providence, founded the consulting agency 17 years ago with the goal of “creating experiences to help people, teams and leaders expand the most important skills to navigate the new future of work.” / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Lisa Bergeron

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Lisa Bergeron | Chief visionary officer, AWE LLC Lisa Bergeron, chief visionary officer at AWE LLC, often begins virtual...

R.I. Commerce hires 2 consulting firms to advise on small-business credit...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. at its board meeting on Thursday approved the hiring of two consulting firms to advise on the implementation...

Report: R.I. experienced K-shaped recovery from pandemic in 2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island experienced a "K-shaped recovery" from the COVID-19 pandemic as the retail trade sector thrived, while the services sector suffered. The retail...
TRAVEL COMPANION: Paul Fleming is the owner of marketing communications firm Fleming and Co. in Newport. The firm also designs and sells products, including the Flight Companion that Fleming is holding, which is a kit he designed for people who travel infrequently and don’t have an established packing routine for carry-on items. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

After learning to sail, Fleming dove into sales

Sales and sailing have always been a part of Paul Fleming’s life. The son of an emigrant who moved from Ireland, Fleming learned to sail...
Stephen D. Zubiago / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Stephen D. Zubiago

Stephen D. Zubiago | CEO and managing partner, Nixon Peabody LLP 1. In your new role as CEO and managing partner of Nixon Peabody,...
PUMPING IRON: U-Haul International Inc.’s Travis Ambrose, right, lifts weights while General Manager Corey Perry, left, and Assistant General Manager Will De La Cruz look on.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

U-Haul wellness program gets employees moving, targets specific needs

PBN 2021 HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS AWARDS 5,000+ EMPLOYEES: 1. U-Haul International Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Edward J. “Joe” Shoen, CEO and president Number of employees: 13,262 U-Haul International...
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