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Building a legacy of financial leadership

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 WOMAN TO WATCH | FINANCIAL SERVICES: Stephanie Mansour, WithumSmith & Brown PC senior manager Stephanie Mansour’s career is proof that success...
IN THE KNOW: Patricia Lyons-Bousquet, owner of CompLyons HR Consulting LLC, says her graduation from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Rhode Island was transformative. 
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She’s put her resources into building an HR firm

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Patricia Lyons-Bousquet, CompLyons HR Consulting LLC Patricia Lyons-Bousquet launched CompLyons HR Consulting LLC in 2023 out of the East Providence...
A GOOD YARN TO TELL: Katy Westcott started her company on a shoestring in 2012, and now Katrinkles Inc., a maker of tools and other items for crafters, is a substantial manufacturing business in Providence. 
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Fabric of her company crafted from a hobby

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Katy Westcott, Katrinkles Inc. Katy Westcott is a designing woman. She knits socks, crochets sweaters, spins yarn and sews her...
CONSTANTLY EVOLVING: Beauregard Built LLC owner Olivia Beauregard launched the Providence-based design-build firm, specializing in interior and exterior work in residential and commercial new construction and renovation, six years ago. 
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Designer travels ‘Amazing’ journey to build her career

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Olivia Beauregard, Beauregard Built LLC Olivia Beauregard has always been fascinated by how things work. While other kids played video...
ORDER FROM CHAOS: After years working in different accounting roles, Keeping the Books NE LLC owner Marsha Thayer launched her own firm that helps businesses build efficient, accurate financial systems.
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Thayer’s drive, work ethic add up to success

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Marsha Thayer, Keeping the Books NE LLC Marsha Thayer didn’t seem like a typical math nerd in high school. Far...
Raising the roof: Michelle Wilcox, CEO of Crossroads Rhode Island, was recognized for her work with the 2026 Women Leading the Way award by U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I. 
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Crossroads RI looks back at 30 years of fighting for Ocean...

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 INDUSTRY LEADER | SOCIAL SERVICES/NONPROFIT: Michelle Wilcox, Crossroads Rhode Island CEO “I just feel so lucky that I get to do this...
Mindful manufacturing: Rachel Ajaj’s design studio, Air & Anchor, manufactures its products at her local family-run facility, keeping skilled labor in jewelry making in-state. 
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Building purpose into every piece

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 WOMAN TO WATCH | CREATIVE SERVICES: Rachel Ajaj, Air & Anchor co-founder RACHEL AJAJ has spent 19 years proving that intentional design...
EXPANDED HORIZONS: Line Daems, owner of Kreatelier LLC, a “fabric concept store” in Providence, opened the business in 2007 after living in several European countries and moving to Rhode Island in 2002.  
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Store owner proves fluent in creativity

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Line Daems, Kreatelier LLC Packing up and moving to a new country when you don’t speak the language isn’t most...
Learning to manage money: Sharyln Martinez, CEO of Sincere Multiservice Inc. and Sincere Consulting Services LLC, is driven to educate underserved communities on financial literacy and entrepreneurship. 
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Martinez builds financial literacy across R.I.’s underserved communities

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 OUTSTANDING MENTOR: Sharlyn Martinez, Sincere Multiservice Inc. CEO As the CEO of Sincere Multiservice Inc. and Sincere Consulting Services LLC, Sharlyn Martinez...
From trials to treatment: Working as executive director at the New England Medical Innovation Center, Jenny Hoffman helps connect med-tech entrepreneurs with funding and clinical access. 
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Turning breakthroughs into treatment

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 WOMAN TO WATCH | SOCIAL SERVICES/NONPROFIT: Jenny Hoffmann, New England Medical Innovation Center executive director Jenny Hoffmann has mastered navigating the complicated...
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