She’s succeeding by giving all the accolades to others
For some, the path that life takes can emerge early on. For Kristen Gossler, it began unfolding when she was so small she could...
For Morillo, ‘the promise of a better future … kept me...
From the time she was in her teens, Enith Morillo has faced down challenges and reinvented her life.
As a high school junior in Venezuela,...
A tireless matchmaker in temp job market
If life imitates art, Dawn Apajee can offer proof in something she read: think like an immigrant. “It resonates with me and sums up...
She’s built a business from ‘power in herbs’
Herbalist and community educator Mary Blue, owner and founder of Farmacy Herbs LLC, was barely out of high school when she realized she had...
She’s building a venture in pop-up matchmaking
During the early part of her career in the technology sector, Jo Lee’s perspective was global. The industry’s momentum swept her up into jobs...
For her, Ageless Innovation much more than pet project
It was a combination of soccer, Hasbro Inc. and Bryant University that brought Meghan Gamboa to Rhode Island, where she now works as co-founder and senior vice president...
Her customer service goes beyond skin deep
Acne, sun spots, scars and pockmarks, wrinkles. People find many reasons to feel bad about their skin. But often that bad feeling goes much...
Moore’s interpreting skills are in high demand
It wasn’t until she took a Bootstrap Bootcamp course for entrepreneurs that Shirley Moore, 40, fully realized the idea for her business, something that...
Haverhill Leach’s jewelry bears extra emotional significance
Haverhill Leach works with her husband in her second self-made business from a waterfront maker space in Warren, creating goods for an appreciative, growing...
She left corporate life to be a bagel artisan
Milena Pagan was a retail strategist for CVS Health Corp. in 2016 when she told the pharmacy giant she was quitting this steady job...