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One Last Thing

Wendy Mackie started Jamestown-based education and workforce consultancy Two Bridges LLC in 2022. She previously served as CEO of the Rhode Island Marine Trade Association. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Go for the triple win

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Wendy Mackie | Two Bridges LLC principal in my experience, the most effective efforts create a ripple effect of positive outcomes. To build a truly...
Sasha Gorski helped launch Providence-based Talaria LLC in 2019. She started as a trimmer, grow hand and graphic designer. She is now co-owner, chief operating officer and head of marketing and brand strategy for the cannabis cultivator. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Define your brand

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Sasha Gorski | Talaria LLC co-owner Who are you, and why should people buy your product? In any competitive industry, especially one as fast growing...
Marisa Angell Brown has been the Providence Preservation Society’s executive director since October 2023. She previously served as associate director of the Rhode Island School of Design’s Center for Complexity. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Phase in changes

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Marisa Angell Brown | Providence Preservation Society executive director No matter what your organization or business does, 2025 is shaping up to be a year...

Ted Carr has served as Providence’s economic development director since May 2024. He previously served as senior vice president for Energyzt Development Partners, a global advisory firm, and as executive director of the Mass. Office of International Trade and Investment. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Engage with government

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Ted Carr | Providence economic development director As a former business owner now serving as director of economic development for Providence, I know firsthand how...
Tina Guenette founded Real Access Motivates Progress, or RAMP, in Burrillville six years ago. The nonprofit works with businesses, elected officials and others to help them use best practices when working and interacting with the disabled community. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Profit from being inclusive

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Tina Guenette | Real Access Motivates Progress CEO, president and founder Making your business inclusive is not only the right thing to do for your...
After growing up in the family business started by his grandfather, Brian Goldman took over as CEO of Providence-based Big Blue Bug Solutions seven years ago. He was recognized as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Rhode Island Small Business Person of The Year. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

To grow, simplify

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Brian Goldman | Big Blue Bug Solutions CEO This is a special year for our company. We are celebrating 90 years of serving our community....
Chris Whitten founded Smithfield’s Premeer Real Estate in 2013 and the Premeer Gives Back Foundation in 
2023. He began serving as the Realtors association’s 2025 president in November. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Giving culture starts at top

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Chris Whitten | Premeer Real Estate Inc. broker/founder; Rhode Island Association of Realtors president A culture of giving back in business always starts at the...
Dan Faber was named CEO of Newport’s International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2023. He previously served as head of the United States Tennis Association Foundation. / COURTESY INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME/MARK HIGGINS

Value your relationships

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Dan Faber | International Tennis Hall of Fame CEO When I was appointed CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, I recognized the importance...
Farouk Rajab in July was named CEO and president of the nonprofit Rhode Island Hospitality Association, after serving on the Providence-based nonprofit’s board for seven years. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION

People power hospitality

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Farouk Rajab | Rhode Island Hospitality Association, Rhode Island Hospitality Education ­Foundation CEO, president At the heart of our industry, our associates are the driving...

Robert Piechota was appointed district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island district office in September. He joined the agency in 2019 as branch manager of the Long Island, N.Y., office and spent two years as deputy district director for Delaware’s district office. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Fear and ego stall success

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Robert Piechota | U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island district director I have found that there is one key trait shared by successful business leaders....
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