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SOUTHERN FLAVOR: Julia Broome started Kin Southern Table + Bar in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was laid off from her event planning position. She’s returned to that job but still runs the restaurant full time. 
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When she lost her job, Kin came to the rescue

Business Women
Ask Julia Broome to name her favorite dish on her restaurant’s menu, and she thinks for a moment. “It’s the crispy chicken wings in honey...
TAKING ROOT: ­Gloria Chacón, a licensed arborist and owner of Green View Tree Service LLC, with her crew at a worksite in North ­Providence.
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She went out on a limb, and her tree service has...

Business Women
Gloria Chacón didn’t plan to become a tree doctor, dealing with all things related to shrubs and woody plant life. “My parents wanted me to...
CLEANING UP: Debbie Martitz 
took over ownership of the family business, Hope Cleaners in East Providence, in 2005.
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Her reputation at Hope Cleaners? It’s spotless, of course

Business Women
After 57 years in the family’s dry-cleaning business, Debbie Martitz has heard some unusual requests. For example: Can you dry clean a bra? Yes. How...
IN STUDIO: Alison Bologna purchased a 15,000-square-foot building in Pawtucket in January 2020 and turned it into a new home for her yoga studio, Shri Studio Inc. 
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Bologna stretches for more with yoga

Business Women
2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Alison Bologna Shri Studio Inc. founder and owner ALISON BOLOGNA’S GOAL for Shri Studio Inc.’s new home is to be...
POSITIVE IMPACT: XBInsight Inc. President Kathi Graham-Leviss developed a database of thousands of jobs that predicts how successful someone will be at work. 
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Having insight in predicting job success

Business Women
2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Kathi Graham-Leviss XBInsight Inc. president ANYONE WHO’S WATCHED “Succession,” the ­addictive saga about the mega-wealthy Roys, knows how it ends:...
GOAL-ORIENTED: Amber Bichun helps facilitate growth and continuous education among Citrin Cooperman & Co. LLP’s young employees at the firm’s Providence office. 
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Citrin Cooperman’s Bichun is passionate about giving back

Business Women
2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | FINANCIAL SERVICES: Amber Bichun Citrin Cooperman & Co. LLP partner AMBER BICHUN UNDERSTANDS that her leadership impacts her...
CLEAR MESSAGE: New Harbor Group Managing Director Lauren Greene uses her communication and networking skills to share her clients’ stories with the public. 
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New Harbor Group’s Greene informs the public, inspires change

Business Women
2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | CREATIVE SERVICES: Lauren Greene New Harbor Group managing director LAUREN GREENE GREW UP watching and reading the news....
BEST MEDICINE: Through her work at Thrive Behavioral Health Inc., Daisy Bassen allows Brown University students to watch her work with children attending Thrive’s Eleanor Briggs School, sit in on art therapy classes and meet with other staff. 
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Helping others was Bassen’s destiny

Business Women
2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | HEALTH CARE SERVICES: Daisy Bassen Thrive Behavioral Health Inc. medical director DAISY BASSEN WANTED to have a career...
POSITIVE FUTURE: Michelle Carr, executive director for Leadership Rhode Island, has also worked to support youths via the Prepare RI program, helping incoming high school juniors secure internships. 
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Carr a driving force at Leadership R.I.

Business Women
2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Michelle Carr Leadership Rhode Island executive director WHEN SHE FIRST STEPPED into her role as...
LIFE’S WORK: Along with her staff, Kerry Evers, co-CEO and president of ProChange Behavior Solutions Inc. in Narragansett, has successfully enabled people to make lasting behavior changes and improve their well-being at work, at home and at play.
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Pro-Change Behavior Solutions’ Evers finds solutions to change people’s lives

Business Women
2024 Business Women Awards INDUSTRY LEADER | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Kerry Evers ProChange Behavior Solutions Inc. co-CEO and president EVERYTIME KERRY EVERS and her staff at ProChange...
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