Fred Betti
For many years, I have owned and operated an industrial supply company and often thought about having a hardware store. Being located in the same town as SPAGS kept me from opening my own store until about 5 years ago when SPAGS closed. Read more>>
Brian Treitman
I started in fine dining, after graduating the CIA. I have cooked all over the country New York, Boston, Florida, and Napa Valley. When I moved back to MA, I was a chef at Spire in Boston on Tremont st, but I was living in Brimfield and commuting the hour and twenty minutes each day. Read more>>
Jay Gates
I moved to Boston in 1984 to attend the Berklee College of Music. Graduated in 1988, recorded and performed as a drummer in Trash Broadway (Torrid/Important Records) and Nevada Beach(Warner Bros/Metal Blade Records) for 7 years. Read more>>
Lara Friedman
It all started in high school where I was a persistent window peeper as my friends and I wandered Back Bay. I used to climb the stairs of residential brownstones trying to catch a glimpse of their glamorous and intriguing interiors. Read more>>
Robin Helfand
Robin grew up hearing tales of the old-fashioned soda fountain and candy shop founded in the 1930’s by her grandparents in NYC . As a child in the 1960’s she spent many an afternoon with her nanna and poppa tasting treats and meeting shop owners stocking barrels and towers of sweets in the Candy Emporiums on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Read more>>
Dana Tubman
I was a predominantly a stay-at-home mom since I had my first child in 2005. I’ve done some work from home jobs and other part time gigs, but haven’t been back in the work force full-time for about 12 years. I was starting to look for a more steady and lucrative job but still needed the flexibility to be the type of mom I want to be. Read more>>
Jen Niles
I am a self-taught artist living and working in Paxton, Mass., right next to Worcester in Central Mass. I’ve been drawing all my life, and for many years concentrated on pen & ink illustrations including commissioned house portraits. Read more>>
Vincent Errichetti
My story is like most people, I got laid off after putting my heart and soul into my work. After a bit of reflecting, I realized it was better to just work for myself, even if it was a slow build, at least I would own whatever I created. Read more>>
Emily McSweeney
After graduating college with my BFA in 2014. I started my journey documenting life, emotion, and best of all, love. I have always been drawn to people and the connection I have when I am photographing them. In 2015 I started shooting weddings. This is where the real fun and challenge began. My work in every aspect started to improve greatly. Read more>>
David Karofsky
I grew up being part of our family’s 3rd generation wholesale wallpaper distribution business which my great grandmother started in 1915. Watching my father and grandfather work together was very special and although I never formally worked there (the business was sold in 1988), I did have the opportunity to see the pleasure of working in a family business. Read more>>
Joe May
In 2010 a few local rowers informally got together to provide a newer means for adult rowers (Masters as classified by USRowing) to comfortably work on their fitness and rowing skills, with a particular emphasis on sculling – two oarssper person. Most of our rowers had background in sweep rowing – one oar per person. Read more>>
Rebecca Morningstar LaRose, Aramei Dragonsfyre
Rebecca and I met in her living room at the second Red Tent gathering she had ever run and became fast friends. As trauma survivors, the amount of healing we experienced by circling with women in safe and sacred space was beyond our deepest hopes. Read more>>
Jason Dimitropolis
I founded Hashtag Positivity in late 2015 as a way to spread positivity and give people a way to put their positive attitudes on display. What started with a couple of tee shirts and hats has developed into a movement that supports and raises awareness for numerous causes. Read more>>
Kris Salvi
I’m actually not sure how this all started, wanting to be an actor. I guess I’ve kind of always had a flair for the dramatics and discovering acting early in my high school years just seemed to fit me. I can’t pinpoint an exact time when I said “Hey, that’s it I want to be an actor” I think I just sort of fell into it I guess. Read more>>
Jon Rosenfield
I was a special education teacher for 10 years, focusing on vocational skills for Autistic students transitioning out of high school and into adulthood. From that chapter I learned to be independent and outcome oriented and wanted more control over my career. Read more>>
