Kayla McLaughlin, Lauren Auciello and Lindsey Vieira
We purchased an existing studio and we have just entered our fourth year as owners/directors. We grew up dancing together from a young age at the Donna Miceli Dance Center and have been best friends ever since. Read more>>
Robert Lentz
The founders of Elyxor have worked in the Boston start-up scene and along with our core team of Architects and Software Engineers have worked together for 20+ years. After working for several companies and observing what practices led to successes and failures, we decided in 2010 to apply our collective experiences in building complex software by launching Elyxor. Read more>>
Liz Aquilino
I joined WellPet in October 2013 and have been involved in the pet industry for 4 years. It’s the best category in which I’ve ever worked, full of passionate people who are all committed to providing the best nutrition for our pets, who depend on us. It doesn’t get much better than that if you are a pet lover. Read more>>
Kimberlee Bowen
After many years as an Executive Assitant, I was laid off from a job after 8 years and had been considering Esthetics as a part-time job. Of course totally scared to death being unemployed I took the bold opportunity to attend Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics and became a Master Esthetician. Read more>>
Ghada and Monica Rizkallah
Determination and hard work can magically make things happen! I started working for med spa for a great talented business guy where I had most of my experience. And with life changes were happening I found myself starting my own business. Read more>>
Mary McAlary
In June of 2004, Mary McAlary suffered a painful attack, was rushed to the hospital and after weeks of treatment and testing heard the words that would change her life forever. “Mrs. McAlary, you have multiple sclerosis. You need to prepare to live the rest of your life in a wheelchair.” Read more>>
Domenic Prisco
We opened our studio in June 2014, with one goal in mind to help every person who walked through our doors reach their health and fitness goals. We started off by offering one-on-one personal training and eventually added both small group training and boot-camps for those who were looking to train in a group atmosphere. Read more>>
Katelyn McNamara
I’ve definitely always had a creative soul. Prior to starting Freebird in 2013, my background was in journalism, branding, and advertising. From second grade through college and then professionally, I loved telling stories through words in print. In advertising, I loved telling a business’ story through branding and marketing. Read more>>
Checka Antifonario
I hit the reset button at age 29. After following a path I thought I “should” take throughout my teens and twenties, I found myself nearing 30 with my stress level high and enthusiasm low. I thought – is this really how I want to feel? How do I want to be? Read more>>
Geovanny Palacios
Ever since I can remember I been passionate about photography and making people happy, it wasn’t until 2014 that started photographing weddings and it was then when I decided that this what I really like, this is what I want to do for a living “create beautiful memories that will be cherished for years and years to come”, looking at my clients happy when they received their final product it’s been one of the best feelings ever. Read more>>
Paul Kelly
Kelsen Brewing Company, LLC was co-founded by Paul Kelly. I started brewing on a homebrew scale, as many do, with a long time friend and co-founder. With the recent boom in the craft beer industry, we saw the opportunity to take the hobby that we are passionate about to the next level. Read more>>
Jennifer Desrosiers
Laney & Lu was born out of my own journey to holistic wellness. In 2012, I was battling severe inflammation in my kidneys that was unexplained by weeks of tests and evaluation. Ultimately, I started doing my own research on the potential causes of inflammation and was introduced to the concepts of the mind, body, spirit connection and the pitfalls of the standard American diet. Read more>>
Timothy McGivern
SNECC started as just an idea thrown about in a discussion with a friend of mine on how to go about saving some boulders we love. Now we’re on a seven-member board of an all-volunteer organization that is growing larger by the day. It’s taken on a life of its own. Read more>>
April LaRoche
I’ve always adored taking photos, being able to document life exactly how it was at that single moment, it’s a rush. It wasn’t until a got a push from a fellow photographer that I really felt that i’d be crazy if I didn’t pursue this dream. Read more>>
Jonathan Young
Joining the Marine Corps at a young age I was stationed at Camp Pendleton in CA around 2007 when the beer mecca was blowing up in San Diego area. I went from drinking Bud Light to being introduced to all kinds of craft beer. Read more>>
Jared Gendron
I have been an entrepreneur since I was a kid. I founded JG Autographs when I was a teenager in the 1990’s. We specialize in selling rare autographs and historical artifacts. I am always focused on building bigger and better things in business; you cannot sit still. Read more>>
Rachel Daggett
My introduction to bodywork started early on around the age of 14. My family had been involved in a car accident that resulted in severe nerve damage in my mother’s arm which led her to find an integrative manual therapies office. Read more>>
Samantha Courtois
I realized I loved doing hair when I was 15 years old. In high school, I attended a Cosmetology Class where I learned the very basic, but it kept me wanting more. After High School, I attended a Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School. I had won a selling competition through the school and was rewarded with a trip to Las Vegas to attend classes taught by some of the biggest names in the industry. Read more>>
Heather Goodwin
Twigs and Heather was started with a simple idea- casting a twig in sterling silver. That piece of jewelry was our first jewelry design. In 1998 I was working for Amory Casting in Jamaica Plain. It was a woman-owned business that cast jewelry designs for local artists. Read more>>
Ed Clark Mary Ellen Hettinger
I’m the owner of award-winning H2O Salon Spa in Bedford, NH and was born into the business–my mother was a hair stylist. I’ve always dreamed of running a great salon. H2O offers the very latest and literally “cutting edge” (pun intended) techniques and exclusive product lines you won’t find anywhere else. Read more>>
Patrick Gocklin
I grew up in Manchester, NH, began playing golf at 4 years old, and have been competing in tournaments since I was 8. Since I started playing the game at a young age I knew it was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, growing up in my area I found it difficult to find a coach to help me develop my game to a level that was needed to compete at a very high level of junior golf and college golf. Read more>>
Mariah and Thomas Roberts
Our story starts out 15 years ago selling our signature bread “fougasse” at a few local farmers markets. We opened our doors on Route 1 Kittery Maine on January 15, 2002 with Thomas and myself as the only staff members. Our basic philosophy was to feed our community with all natural ingredients with traditional production methods from scratch. Read more>>
Brenda Barthelemy
Brookvale Pines Farm is committed to family and community. We are currently the 5th generation to be working this family farm. My great-grandparents, Grandparents, parents Phillip and Virginia Peterson, Brenda and Scott Barthelemy ) sons Lester and Lance and now granddaughter Lenya. Read more>>
Scott Alderson
My journey begins back in my 20’s when I was waiting tables. My right arm started to go numb and I didn’t know what to do about it. A friend at work recommended I see her chiropractor. I’m not sure I even knew what a chiropractor was at that point. His name was Dr. Guy and what he explained made sense. Read more>>
Matt `Kanner
My background is in journalism. I started out as a reporter for Foster’s Daily Democrat, a daily based in Dover, NH. That’s where I met my wife, Chloe, also a reporter. We happened to start working at Foster’s on the same day in September 2005. Read more>>
Tina Hoang
I started this business after I became a single mom. It was a risk that I took. I needed flexibilities with my work hours. I feel that once I’ve become my own boss, I can spend more time with my kids. I’ve been doing nails right after I graduate from high school. Read more>>
Jessica Giarrusso
After working as a hair stylist for many years I decided I wanted to try something new. I have always loved animals and have a lot of experience with all types of animals. I wanted to work for myself but also do something I loved. I started this business and worked part time cutting hair for the first 4 years. Read more>>
Cam Brensinger
NEMO Equipment, Inc. in 2002 as a senior at RISD. My intention was to bring high-level design and engineering to the outdoor industry. Three days after graduation, I opened NEMO’s headquarters in an old mill building in Nashua, NH. Read more>>
Misty Wykes and Bonnie Buckley Curtis
I have always been an artist and I am inspired by life in general. The littlest thing can inspire me to paint. The colors in a flower, the leaves in fall, the sun sparkling on a blue ocean. I am most inspired by nature and my paintings reflect that. Read more>>
Deb Bahre
I started the business in 2001 with my purchase of three alpacas. Threw births, purchases and boarders the numbers have grown and receded and are now at a comfortable 22 alpacas. I learned to knit, weave and spin and the business has evolved from a livestock business to putting emphasis on the wonderful fiber these animals produce. Read more>>
Lisa Sutton
Kitchen Local is the North Shore’s first shared-use commercial kitchen and is one of only a handful of shared-use commercial kitchens in Massachusetts. Located in Amesbury and opening for business in January of 2013, Kitchen Local fills a niche for small-scale food producers by providing around-the-clock, 24/7 access to a modern, affordable, convenient, and permitted kitchen workspace and storage. Read more>>
Marissa Dupont
oneTesla was started back in 2012 by two then-MIT students, Bayley Wang and Heidi Baumgartner. They came up with the idea for a musical Tesla coil kit and thought others would enjoy it so they launched it on Kickstarter. Read more>>
Vernon Tirey
After 30 years in management consulting and marketing automation, I was looking to take on new challenges. A former client asked me to help him with a turn-around project at Insurance.com, and on that assignment, I fell in love with the marketplace model. Read more>>
Robert Reid
Robert Reid has now been operating the Organic Garden Café of Beverly for almost 18 years. This winter solstice will mark the 18th anniversary. Robert made the transition to a super healthy and vegetarian diet in 1994 when a loved one was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Read more>>
Trevor Bilodeau
After receiving my business degree from UNH, I had to decide what career path to take. I loved music, animals, and entertainment. I ended up taking a restaurant management job with Olive Garden straight out of college because it paid decently and I had spent my college years waiting tables and bartending. Read more>>
Piran and Ray
Piran and Ray have been working together for over 34 years spanning multiple healthcare companies based here in the greater Boston area. In 2005, it was brought to their attention that traditional breast therapy methods were helping patients survive, but were falling short when it came to letting patients continue living their normal lives. Read more>>
