BusinessTalk with Jennifer Core, Executive Director, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture: Experts in Their Field
Agriculture has always been a large and important part of the region’s economy, even it is often overlooked. But this sector faces many stern challenges, everything from the rising cost of everything ...
8 Jun 26min
BusinessTalk Suzanne Parker, Executive Director, Girls Inc. Of The Valley
The mission of Girls Inc. is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. And Girls Inc. of the Valley has certainly been all three during the buildout of its new headquarters in Holyoke, which...
5 Jun 26min
BusinessTalk with Alex Balise, Director of Corporate Strategy for Balise Auto Group, and Giancarlo Crivelli, Executive Director of Fishing Friends: Welcome to the Club
There are now 800 people in the club — that would be the BusinessWest 40 Under Forty club. That’s 20 classes of rising stars, with the latest, the class of 2026, announced late last month. For this ep...
5 Mai 19min
BusinessTalk with Lois Nesci, CEO, Gándara Mental Health Center: A Broad Mission to Serve
When Lois Nesci took the reins at Gándara Mental Health Center in early 2020, she did so during a time of pandemic challenge, but this large, regional agency — with more than 70 locations serving the ...
1 Apr 23min
BusinessTalk with Nicolle Cestero, President, American International College: Making Progress
It’s called the Pathway to Progress. That’s the name of a strategic plan that Nicolle Cestero has helped shape and shepherd at American International College, first as interim president, then since sh...
16 Mar 24min
BusinessTalk With Mike Tautznik, Board Treasurer, CitySpace: Momentum At Old Town Hall
In some ways, progress on CitySpace — a project to transform Easthampton’s Old Town Hall into a vibrant arts and performance space — has ebbed and flowed over the past several years, but it has never ...
2 Mar 21min
BusinessTalk with Julie Quink, Managing Principal, Burkhart Pizzanelli, P.C.: Beyond the Numbers
Julie Quink says the accounting profession has changed quite a bit in her 35 years of practice, but one of the more positive changes has been a focus on workplace culture, mentorship, and the well-bei...
17 Feb 14min
BusinessTalk with Diana Szynal, President and CEO, Springfield Regional Chamber: A Vital Mission
Chambers of commerce have evolved over the years, and they are in many ways smaller than they were decades ago, in terms of both membership and staff. But their mission remains vital, and in many ways...
2 Feb 19min
