BusinessTalk with Marianna Litovich, Executive Director, All Our Kids Inc.
In 2015, Marianna Litovich had been a foster parent for seven years — and had adopted two children through foster care — when she began to recognize a lack of opportunities for foster and adoptive fam...
12 Mai 202522min
BusinessTalk with Chris Thompson, founder and owner, Westfield Starfires
Chris Thompson, who already boasted a robust background in the sports business, namely hockey, took a big swing in 2019 when he and a partner launched the Westfield Starfires, a franchise in the Futur...
28 Apr 202521min
BusinessTalk with Jacob Robinson, Executive Director, Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
Jacob Robinson came from a deep background in economic and community development when he took the reins a year ago at the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce. Since then, he’s seen new shops and restaura...
14 Apr 202521min
BusinessTalk with Megan MacBride, Director of Marketing & Communications, Better Business Bureau of Central New England
The Better Business Bureau has long promised value for both businesses and consumers: for companies, a reputation boost and access to member benefits, and for the public, trustworthy information and a...
31 Mar 202520min
BusinessTalk with Brianna Drohen, President and CEO of LaunchSpace
In the eight years since LaunchSpace was … well, launched from the Orange Innovation Center, it has grown its impact while staying true to its mission of supporting economic development in some intrig...
17 Mar 202523min
BusinessTalk with Girls Inc. Executive Director Suzanne Parker
The mission of Girls Inc. is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. But Girls Inc. of the Valley has certainly displayed those characteristics in other ways, including building out and op...
3 Mar 202520min
BusinessTalk with Emma deVillier, owner of deVillier Designs
Emma deVillier was just 19 when she launched her own event-planning business. Today, six years later, she creates both impactful moments and lasting memories with weddings, showers, parties of all kin...
17 Feb 202516min
BusinessTalk with DJ Tucker, executive director at the Children’s Museum at Holyoke
DJ Tucker understands the value of the Children’s Museum at Holyoke — after all, he grew up in the city and spent a lot of time there as a kid. Today, as the museum’s executive director, he has a much...
3 Feb 202527min
