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Community spotlights, event recaps, and news from nearly a decade of FountainHead RI.
Event recap
After a two-year break from in-person events we are back! Please join us for FountainHead RI’s 6th Annual Business Leaders Networking Event!
About this event Please join us for FountainHead RI’s 6th Annual Business Leaders Networking Event on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 from 6 pm – 9 pm at Aloft Providence Downtown, Providence, RI’s newest hotel (opening in…
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FountainHead RI Upcoming Fireside Chat with Hubert Joly: 12/08/21 – Register Now!
About this Event On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from Noon – 1 pm (EST), FountainHead RI leaders will host an impromptu fireside chat with nationally recognized leadership expert Hubert Joly. Hubert Joly is a senior…
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Recap: “Reopening the Economy” Expert Panel Event
About this Event In case you missed it, check out the recording of our final panel event of 2021, with a star studded line-up of speakers that provided critical, real-time insights around what an equitable recovery may…
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Recap: Self-Care and Mental Health Panel Event
About this Event On Thursday, May 27th, FountainHead RI successfully hosted its first educational community panel event of 2021, on the topic and “Mental Health and Self-Care”. To say we have been through a lot these…
Community spotlight
FHRI LIVE Spotlight: Erin Carr-Jordan, CEO of Kids Play Safe & Five-11
Live spotlight with the amazing Erin Carr Jordan, Founder & CEO of Five-11 Finding Balance & Kids Play Safe. Get the Finding Balance app for the youth in your life on the App Store, learn more about the app at…
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Spotlight: Carrie Majewski, Founder & CEO of Women in Leadership Nexus
Carrie discusses her fast growing Organization, Nexus, how to get more women into leadership positions, and what the future of work may look like in these uncertain times (and how leaders can get it right). Featuring…
Announcement
FountainHead RI to host its final Community Expert Panel Event of 2021 on “The Economy and the Big Reopening.”
About this Event On Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 the FountainHead RI community will be hosting its final Community Educational Expert Panel Event of 2021 on the topic of “The Economy and The Big Reopening.” This event…
Announcement
FountainHead RI to host its premier 2021 kick-off community educational panel event on “Self-care and Mental Health.”
About this Event On Thursday, May 27th, the FountainHead RI community will be hosting its first event of 2021 on the topic of “Self-Care and Mental Health.” This event will be held in a digital (online) format only. To…
Community spotlight
Live Spotlight: Adrian Van Alphen, an International Executive Search and Professional Recruitment Executive
Our first spotlight of 2021 featured a conversation between Adrian van Alphen and FHRI’s own Erica Busillo Adams on job recruitment, adaptability, and how to always be ready to be a candidate for your next job…
Event recap
FountainHead RI’s 6th Annual Business Leaders Networking Event Recap!
On Thursday, December 17th, 2020, FountainHead RI hosted its 6th Annual Business Leaders Networking Year-End Event with an innovative twist from those in year’s past due to the ongoing pandemic. Rather than hosting our…
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December Live Spotlight: Katie McDonald, Holistic Executive Coach and Founder, B.Nourished
Recently on November 30th, FountainHead RI Board Member, Erica Busillo Adams, welcomed Katie McDonald, of B.Nourished, to join our community for an incredible (and well timed) live community spotlight focusing on…
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Upcoming Event: 6th Annual Business Leaders Networking Event In partnership with Yellow Rose Distilling – Virtual Event
About this Event With the rapid changes brought on by a truly unprecedented 2020, and given the impact COVID-19 has had on our ability to host both in-person panels and networking events, we (as an organization) have…
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Event Recap: September 21st Virtual Panel Event – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
If you were unable to join live, please be sure to check out the latest panel on #Diversity , #Equity and #Inclusion . A powerful discussion was held showcasing the importance of how accountability, having allies and…
Community spotlight
September Live Spotlight: Women for Women International
Check out our YouTube page to listen to the complete session between FHRI Board Member Kassandra McGlone and Sabreen Alikhan of Women for Women International: https://www.facebook.com/FountainHeadRI/ Link to Recording:…
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Upcoming: September 2020 Panel Event – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
About this Event: FountainHead RI will host it’s second and final panel event of 2020 on Monday, September 21, 2020 with topic of discussion being: “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).” This event will be held 100%…
Community spotlight
August Spotlight: Jeffrey Kuehn of Colossal Contracting, LLC
What is your current position at Colossal Contracting, LLC? I am the Vice President of Engineering for Colossal Contracting. What inspired you to build a career in engineering services / Federal IT? From an early age,…
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First Live Stream Spotlight: Darlene Slaughter , Chief People Officer, March of Dimes
Listen in here as our own Erica Busillo Adams leads a live spotlight session with Darlene Slaughter, Chief People Officer at the March of Dimes. The dialogue is timely and extremely dynamic, touching on all of the…
Event recap
Event Recap: July 29th Virtual Panel Event – Technology and Uncertainty
Technology can be a benefit & a curse as many companies are sadly realizing. Learn how to get ahead of the competition & protect yourself. Technology & Uncertainty Panel Event Recap: On Wednesday, July 29th,…
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Spotlight: Nan J. Morrison of Council for Economic Education (CEE)
What is the Council for Economic Education (CEE)’s origin story? What is CEE’s mission? Our mission is to equip kids with the tools and knowledge of personal finance and economics so that they can make better decisions…
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Spotlight: Chris Stevens of JPMorgan Chase
What is your current position at JPMorgan Chase? What inspired you to build a career in commercial banking? I am the Executive Director for JPMorgan Chase’s Commercial Bank in Providence, Rhode Island, supporting Middle…
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Upcoming: July 29th Virtual Panel Event – Technology and Uncertainty
Technology can be a benefit & a curse as many companies are sadly realizing. Learn how to get ahead of the competition & protect yourself. About this Event On Wednesday, July 29, we will be hosting our first event of…
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Spotlight: The Daily Note
What is The Daily Note’s origin story? This is a question we always enjoy answering! Back in high school, Coog was always talking about music (Hip-Hop, in particular). It was to the point that a friend jokingly said for…
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Spotlight: Wayne Grover – Founder, You Are Not Alone Gifts
What is YANA Gifts’ and the YANA Foundation’s mission, and how does YANA work to achieve that mission? Loneliness is an epidemic that is affecting the entire globe. Prior to the current crisis we all are experiencing,…
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Upcoming: September 2020 Panel Event – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
About this Event: FountainHead RI will host it’s second and final panel event of 2020 on Monday, September 21, 2020 with topic of discussion being: “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).” This event will be held 100%…