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Jamie Mitri founded Smithfield-based Moss Pure in 2020 at a Massachusetts Institute of Technology startup competition. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Learn and pivot

Jamie Mitri | Moss Pure founder and CEO Here are some tips on becoming an innovative entrepreneur: • Combine your passion with a business strategy: It’s...

William C. “Will” Tsonos has been a Rhode Island banker for over 30 years.  He has been with Bank Rhode Island since January 2006 and was promoted to CEO and president in November 2022.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Protect your culture

William C. Tsonos | Bank Rhode Island CEO and president We’ve built a strong working atmosphere at BankRI. Here are some keys to our success: •...
Joanne Vincent began working at Providence’s Tortilla Flats Restaurant as a server in 1994. She quickly climbed the ranks to general manager two years later. In 2006, she bought the restaurant. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Be willing to listen

Joanne Vincent | Tortilla Flats Restaurant owner and manager There are always employees who can see potential, have creative ideas, want to better their workplace...
Erik G. Brine was named director of Middletown-based 401 Tech Bridge in December. He’s also a member of the Jamestown Town Council. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Understand your mission

Erik G. Brine | 401 Tech Bridge director After 26 years of national security experience, I’m excited to find myself at the intersection of...
Chris Federico last July became president of the 150-year-old Rhode Island Pharmacists Association for the second time. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Run your own race

Chris Federico | Rhode Island Pharmacists Association president It’s a Friday evening and your family is getting ready to travel across the country for a...
Hilda Vargas founded Providence-based brokerage company Ocean Blue Realty LLC in 2023. She’s also president of Cranston-based HVG Property Management LLC. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Determined to succeed

Hilda Vargas Ocean Blue Realty LLC broker/owner HVG Property Management LLC president Determination is not just a motto for me; it’s the driving force behind...
Carol C. Malysz was named executive director of RI Bio, a Providence-based life sciences trade organization, in 2017. She is retiring in June. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Results speak loudest

Carol C. Malysz | RI Bio executive director Through strategic initiatives and a commitment to listening to our members, we’ve successfully elevated RI Bio from...
Heather Singleton joined the Rhode 
Island Hospitality Association 26 years ago as 
a Johnson & Wales University internship student. She became chief operating officer in 2015 and 
in March was named interim CEO and president. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Personalize your board of directors

Heather Singleton | Rhode Island Hospitality Association interim CEO and president Now is the time to check in on your board of directors and determine...
Tracey Cunningham-Martins was named CEO and president of Cranston-based AccessPoint RI in 2022. She previously served as associate director of employment for the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Be inclusive for all

Tracey Cunningham-Martins | AccessPoint RI CEO and president Matching individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those with barriers to employment with suitable employers is...
Marianne Raimondo was appointed dean of the Rhode Island College School of Business in 2022. She joined RIC as a health care administration faculty member in 2013. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Boost skills to grow

Marianne Raimondo | Rhode Island College School of Business dean Rhode Island’s labor force has been largely stagnant since 2019, limiting our ability to grow...
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