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Community spotlights, event recaps, and news from nearly a decade of FountainHead RI.
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Spotlight: Emily Levy – CEO & Co-Founder: Mighty Well
What is Mighty Well’s origin story? I had a PICC line, used for delivery of intravenous medicine needed to treat my chronic neurological Lyme disease. I was diagnosed during my second year at Babson College, and my…
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Spotlight: Comedian Anthony DeVito
At what point did you decide to take your comedy career from a hobby to ‘professional’? What did you do different in your approach when you did this? Starting in New York, everyone was already treating it like a job. So…
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Spotlight: Matthew Glassman; Start-Up Investor/Restauranteur/Stand Up Comedian
Q: You seem to be involved with quite a bit; what drives you to get involved with a new project? A: Inspiration comes in unexpected ways. Since branching out on my own in 2011, I have become industry agnostic. My first…
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Upcoming Event: Networking and Comedy Show – Comedy Connection
Join us on Sunday, August 26, 2018; 6 pm – 9 pm Networking 6 pm – 6:45 pm Comedy Event to start promptly at 7pm with ticket costs at $15 a person Headliner Anthony DeVito with featured performance by Erica Spera and…
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Spotlight: Kevin Egolf, CFO: Iroquois Valley Farms LLC
Tell us about Iroquois Valley Farms and what the company does: Iroquois Valley Farms is an organic farmland REIT (real estate investment trust) that was built to support the business of organic and regenerative farmers.…
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Spotlight: Cindy Sabato, Communications Director: Save The Bay® – Narragansett Bay
What is the mission and vision of Save The Bay? Save The Bay’s mission is to protect and improve Narragansett Bay. Our vision is a fully swimmable, fishable, healthy Narragansett Bay accessible to all. We work to…
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Spotlight: Joanne Quinn, Executive Director: Autism Project of Rhode Island
How did you first get involved with The Autism Project (TAP)? My youngest son, Patrick, was diagnosed with autism in 1999. His original team of teachers and therapists at his school were some of the founding mothers of…
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Spotlight: Jennifer Dalton, CEO/Founder BrandMirror
Share with our community a bit about yourself, your current role as a brand strategist, and what made you focus on the branding business. I grew up in an entrepreneurial family, which made starting my own business seem…
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Spotlight: Carole Ann Penney, CPC Leadership and Career Coach
Carole Ann Penney is the Founder & CEO of Penney Leadership, LLC. As a Certified Professional Leadership & Career Coach, Carole Ann guides mission-driven professionals to pivot into more meaningful careers and develop…
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Spotlight: Pat Brown CEO – WeSurv
Could you share with us what made you jump into the Start-Up space? I didn’t realize I owned a start-up until someone told me. When I visited San Francisco, everyone said that those who own a start-up have a backpack…
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Spotlight: Luis Barrios Engagement Manager – Sprout CoWorking
Would you share for us some background details about Sprout and how it came to be? Sprout was founded in January 2015 by Zachary Weinberger and John Kevorkian after seeing the growing trend of co-working spaces in big…
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Spotlight: Patsy Culp Founder & Creative Director – And Celebrate
Patsy Culp is the founder and creative director of Celebrate, LLC since 2014. Patsy has spent thousands of hours studying, designing, and executing boutique special events while supporting a diverse array of clients in…
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Spotlight: Olivia Rodrigues Professional Stylist and Co-Founder of The Branding Edit
Olivia Rodrigues is a Providence-based stylist who lives for helping her clients go through personal transformations by falling in love with their wardrobes, and enhancing their signature styles. Olivia is also the…
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Spotlight: Rhode Islander Brittanny Taylor on Fashion, Lifestyle, and Branding
Born and raised in Providence, RI Brittanny Taylor is a fashion and lifestyle photographer and social media branding consultant. What is Brittanny Taylor Photography’s origin story? The origin story of my photography…
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Spotlight: Jillian Butler, Rhode Island’s Wavemaker (Rhode Island Commerce Corporation)
Jillian Butler serves as the Wavemaker Fellowship Director for the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. In this role, Jill is responsible for facilitating the annual application & award process, promoting the program to…
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Wealth Building 101 With Justin Medeiros (Part 2 of 3) #FHRIMoneyMoves
Written by: Justin Medeiros Start a portfolio This might seem like a daunting and expensive task, but these days you can start a portfolio with even the smallest dollar amount. Online brokers will even develop a…
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3 Tips for Millennials Who Want to Give Back: Co-Founder David Almonte
Interview of FountainHead RI Co-Founder David Almonte by Samantha Delgado, Manager – Communications, PR & Corporate Responsibility, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants: As a young accountant…
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FountainHead RI leaders Almonte, Dodier, and Ter Meer talk about the future of Rhode Island on the RNN Network.
Do we, as a society, empower future leaders or do young people of quality empower our future? Who leads whom? What is the heartbeat of change within a community? FountainHead RI leaders Jason Dodier, David Almonte, and…
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Wealth Building 101 With Justin Medeiros (Part 1 of 3)
Wealth Building 101: There are so many amazing and downright shocking financial success stories out there. You hear them from time to time about ordinary working class people becoming millionaires. Accumulating a net…
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Spotlight: Five Questions With Jennifer Rousseau (Committee Member and Director of the Cherrystone Angel Group)
Jennifer Rousseau is the executive director of the Cherrystone Angel Group and a FountainHead RI committee member. The angel investment group was recently named one of the four most active in the region. Rousseau talks…
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Spotlight: Carrie Rich – Co-Founder and CEO of The Global Good Fund
Click Here Click Here Carrie Rich speaking on pursuing the ‘Global Good’ (Click image to read more) Carrie Rich with Mentor J. Knox Singleton, CEO of Inova Health System One of the core tenets of the Global Good Fund is…
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Spotlight: Maria Johansson – Founder of L’Ecole Des Enfants, Inc.
Click Here Click Here Tell us a little bit about your organization and what lead you to create it? My personal passion for adventure, culture and exploring areas of the world less traveled by the main stream tourist led…
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Spotlight: Khe Hy – Founder of RadReads and the Oprah for Millennials
Click Here Click Here One of the core tenets of FountainHead RI is about diversity and international collaboration among young leaders, which falls exactly in line with your personal story. Could you please share more…
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Spotlight: Alyssa Gill – Founder of Hometeam and Venture for America (VFA) Fellow in Providence, RI
Click Here Click Here My name is Alyssa Gill and I’m a Venture for America (VFA) Fellow living and working in Providence, Rhode Island! VFA is a fellowship program that connects recent college graduates to startups in…