Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Juan Carlos, founder of J C Consulting, lives in Boston’s South End neighborhood, a place he has called home for over ten years. His is a compelling story, beginning in Puerto Rico where he was born and raised, and where he studied Engineering and Science. In 1999, he moved to Boston, where he first began to learn English and enrolled in business school. Read More>>
Febian Shah
I am a Boston based Wedding and Fashion Photographer. I was always fascinated with photography but could never afford to buy a camera. After securing my first job in America – seven years ago, I spoiled myself and bought a $200 second hand camera off of Craigslist. I immersed myself in the world of photography and got obsessed with it. Read More>>
Isabel Sweet
Although I started my photography business in 2013, my journey began long before that. Since childhood, I have had a strong affinity for art and photography. Growing up, I was always “the girl with a camera” taking pictures at get together and anything that caught my eye. Read More>>
Oliver Childs
I am British by Citizenship Born in Bletchley park UK, when 19 I Landed Myself a record deal with Warner Bros and started recording an Album at Wessex studios in Highbury London. To keep it short, I am one of those stories that got away! Notoriously the music industry is not the most promising way to earn your bread and butter so I channeled my creativity into another trade to subsidize my drizzle of an income. Read More>>
Stephen DeRose
I grew up in the suburbs of Boston, in Walpole and Norwood. I have always been organized and detailed and was taught if you are going to do anything, to do ones best and be as successful as you can. I received a Bachelor’s degree in Business management from Bryant University and have had a few jobs leading up to this one. Read More>>
Rebekah Brooks
We launched Rebekah Brooks Jewelry in 1998 while working out of a drafty Brooklyn loft shared with friends. The business grew quickly thru a bustle of trade shows where the line got picked up by boutiques & shops across the US, Europe, and Japan. By 2004, we decided to seek greener pastures and relocated from New York to a converted Victorian church in the ‘happy valley’ of western Massachusetts. In 2007, fulfilling a desire to be more creative with production & sell directly to the public we took a leap & opened the flagship retail space for Rebekah Brooks in Northampton, Mass. Read More>>
Christopher Carreiro
My interest in nutrition and fitness largely stemmed from looking for answers on how to address my own health issues. After years of experiencing unresolved digestive issues, I was introduced to Functional Medicine and discovered that I had numerous food allergies. Once I eliminated these foods and healed my gut with a holistic food and supplement plan, I began to experience a whole new level of energy and I wasn’t in pain for the first time in years. Read More>>
Curtis Key
Originally from Virginia Beach, VA. Raised by a lower middle-class family. I started playing piano when I was 6 years old. Throughout my childhood I picked up guitar, bass and drums as well. Since my parents didn’t have the ability to help me pay for school, I put all of my efforts through school into earning a full scholarship for music and leadership. Read More>>
Madison Maushart
Growing up, my father had always emerged me in the arts. As he was an artist and gallery owner himself, I was always around art and art history. For me, it was a natural progression to the arts. I received my degrees in Interior Design and Art History and began to work in galleries. Read More>>
Melissa Ryberg
After working in real estate and property management for many years, I realized the impact and value that staging brings to the housing market. Additionally, I realized I enjoyed working with sellers, real estate agents, and developers on preparing homes for sale a lot more than selling them. I enrolled in an extensive training course and received accreditation as a home staging and design professional. Read More>>
Quang Le
I came to the United States as an international student from Vietnam at Boston University. My education funding came from government scholarship, family, and work. I started selling laptops on EBay as a side business when I was in school to make extra money for the tuition. When the recession hits in 2008, particularly hard in Vietnam, all of the scholarship money was not renewed. Originally, I wanted to go to law school after college because it had always been my dream to study the laws in America. Read More>>
Brad Kersanske
I started in the trades as a Master Electrician’s apprentice. It was working with him that I found a love for low voltage wiring. We’d occasionally do some audio video or telecom jobs and those were my favorite days to go to work. I ended up finding an opportunity with a company that specialized in the high end residential market. Read More>>
Andrew Zieff
The Art Collector Company is a well-known, family run, art dealer in Boston. The company was founded by Laurence and Glenda Tall in 1979. Since that time, The Art Collector has established itself as a highly regarded marketer of original fine art for its clients. Read More>>
Paul Turnberg
I have always been fascinated by vintage jewelry. By 1960 I had quite a large collection, which I decided to put on the market. The best outlet were antique shows. Back then I was part of the group who created the Cyclorama Antique Show and Flea Market in Boston. Read More>>
Alexander Ciesielski
The Guild of Boston Artists is a non-profit art gallery promoting representational painting and sculpture of enduring beauty by leading New England artists. We are committed to fostering a love of fine art through our gallery exhibitions and educational programs. The Guild is unique in that it is the only nonprofit art gallery in Boston solely committed to exhibiting traditional painting and sculpture by living New England artists. Read More>>
Jill Goldberg
I actually started out going to LA to become an actress. I had small successes but after a few years and a chance Oprah episode, decided to go back to school for Interior Design. Eventually I ended up back in Boston working for an architect, Daniel Reynolds. I loved working for him and learned so much from my time with him. Read More>>
Victoria McKay
I have had a passion for art and ideas, museum, and public service for as long as I can remember. I sought out positions that combined my business aptitude with this passion – read museum administration. My first museum job was as an Executive Assistant to the Director at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. I started in 2007, and then 2008 happened and changed a great deal of that role. Read More>>
Mike & Nancy Maida
Mike and Nancy Maida opened Pawsh in October 2008. Soon after they brought their Boston Terrier puppy, Balki, home in January 2007 they realized there was nowhere in the Back Bay to buy food, treats, toys and unique accessories. The pair set out to fill that void by creating a chic boutique and grooming salon offering a variety of healthy, practical and fun options for dogs and their owners. Read More>>
Zhanna Drogobetsky
After graduating Northeastern University my parents presented me with keys to my own furniture showroom in Brookline (imported Italian designer furniture). The showroom was in a basement location on busy Route 9 and we were given 2 windows at the upstairs rug store as our display to get people in. In the next 10 years we grew the showroom to 2 floor of the building and another showroom across the street for lighting. Read More>>
Claudia Cutlip, Kristina Filozova, Ron O’Connor, Max Camponovo
While in college one of my co-workers at another bar had mentioned Minibar as a great lounge, chic and fantastic place to work. Newly introduced into the hospitality field within Boston, I figured, take a chance and go for the interview. I fell in love with the decor, location and management was superb. Read More>>
Scott and Minter (husband and wife team) Richter
Scott and I were lucky because we entered into our marriage with professional backgrounds that complemented each other’s and that fell very easily into line so that we could comfortably start a business together. Scott had, by that time, already received some notoriety in the artisan world of sword and knife-making (And even more today! Keep an eye out for the Minter & Richter Switchblade hitting the big screen in the new Blade Runner movie coming out in October 2017 with Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford!) and I had been spending my time working in business and learning about sales start-ups both here and in Europe. Read More>>
Stephanie Pernice
My parents are from Italy; my mom a fashionista and my dad, an engineer who also dabbled in architecture.early on, my teachers noted I had a flair for art and am eye for color. I atttribute this to my parents who exposed me to the art, fashion, architecture and history of Italy. Read More>>
Sophie Hughes
I grew up on the Maine coast and had my first taste of jewelry making through an apprenticeship program in high school. Making jewelry instantly resonated with me. My metalsmithing teacher helped me get an apprenticeship with a local jeweler, and once it was time to apply for college, there was no question what I was going to pursue! Read More>>
Anya Zelfond
The idea for Gourmet Boutique was brewing for quite some-time. I grew up in Moscow and would frequently travel to Europe bringing back food gifts for friends in Boston. Who doesn’t love good food – right? People kept asking where they can purchases same treats in Boston. Read More>>
Stacy and Jack Connolly
Years ago, Stacy could often be found enjoying crocheting bags and scarves as a stress relief- from her day to day job in the mental health field. Stacy was passionate about her full time career, but knew there was more to her calling, and wanted to spend more time with her daugter. Then, about ten years ago, on Valentine’s Day, at a jewelry-making class, Jack and Stacy discovered their mutual interests and began crocheting necklaces, bracelets, cuffs, and more, together. Read More>>
Sean Juneja
When I was renovating my home, it was incredibly difficult to find an interior designer that fit my budget, scope and aesthetic. I found the costs to be exorbitant and the industry seemed incredibly opaque. I had heard the same story from a lot of my friends: they wanted a professionally designed space, but didn’t want to spend a fortune. Read More>>
Taline Farra
Originally from Toronto, I moved to Boston to pursue an optometric residency at the New England College of Optometry (NECO). After my residency, I was offered a faculty position and eventually appointed Director of Admissions. While at NECO, I continued to practice optometry and see patients in South Boston. Read More>>
Al Hall
We started off as a medical office cleaning company when my wife’s uncle asked me if i would like to learn his waterproofing business. With his 50 plus years of business experience in home improvement he trained me in diagnostics of problems in the home. We formed a partnership in 2004 and expanded into the indoor air quality and mold remediation industry. Read More>>
Sheri Olans
I’ve grown up having cats around me all of my life. One of my feline friends was a diabetic, and it was always hard to find a consistent person/service to come in and give insulin shots and medication, I understand the importance of cats being creatures of habit and liking consistency and timeliness. I am a finance person by profession and decided once I left corporate life I decided this is what I wanted to do next. Read More>>
Trong Huynh
When I was 16 my father came home and was told that his kidney wasn’t working. And he need a kidney translplant. He was going through dialysis 3 time a week. Growing up family of 7 we was poor . Had welfare to help us . Read More>>
Melissa Peil
I have been psychic and intuitive since birth, and had many spiritual experiences throughout my
life. In 2005 I truly awoke to my spiritual gifts and talents, which was sparked by the death of my grandfather. He was the second family member to die that I was aware of prior to anyone else knowing. Read More>>
Alan Bilzerian
Alan Bilzerian was first established in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1967, bringing the finest technical and aesthetic expressions in clothing to New England. The Bilzerian family continues to develop new ideas in design with European and Japanese partners, complementing their own collections of knitwear, jewelry, shoes and menswear, in both their Boston and Newton Centre locations. Style isn’t about trends; it’s an understanding of oneself and an expression of that understanding. Read More>>
Dahlia Popovits
I started as a Fine Arts painter at The School of Visual Arts in NYC..painting very large abstract forms, sometimes using a broom as my paintbrush. One summer I was working as a nanny while getting my fine arts degree, and stumbled across a weaving class, where I learned what happens when fibers and yarns intertwine in order to create patterns. Read More>>
Rob Charlton
I started Goosefish Press in 2005. After working in the corporate world for a few years after graduating college I went back to school at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where concentrated in printmaking and artists books as I completed a Post-Bac. After finishing up at Museum School I knew I wanted to have my own studio, but I wasn’t sure how to get started. Read More>>
