BusinessTalk with Ayanna Crawford, President, AC Consulting Media & Public Relations Firm: Educating, Elevating, And Inspiring
Much of Ayanna Crawford’s work has been built on the importance of education, from her public school teaching days to her creation of the youth public speaking initiative called Take the Mic; from the...
19 Jan 28min
BusinessTalk with Meg Talbert, Executive Director, Dakin Humane Society: More Than a Pet Project
Meg Talbert says she and her dedicated staff and volunteers at Dakin Humane Society bring a lot of love and joy to their work, even though they’re dealing with animals — and families — facing difficul...
22 Dec 202519min
BusinessTalk with Sean O'Brien, Director of Cybersecurity & Computer Science at Bay Path University
Cybersecurity is no longer just a technical discipline: it’s a cornerstone of business, law, and civil society,” Sean O’Brien said recently, and businesses of all sizes and sectors are grappling with ...
8 Dec 202525min
BusinessTalk with Jillian Morgan, Director of Development, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Every single month, through its roughly 200 partners, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts helps about 125,000 people in the 413 access more than 1 million meals. Among the roles of Director of Deve...
24 Nov 202522min
BusinessTalk with Chelsea Kline, Executive Director, Cancer Connection: Leading with Empathy and Impact
Chelsea Kline has long had a passion for helping people who are struggling, and found the perfect outlet for that as executive director of Cancer Connection, the Northampton-based nonprofit that offer...
10 Nov 202524min
BusinessTalk with Aaron Vega, President and CEO, Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council: The EDC’s Next Phase
Aaron Vega calls it the next logical progression in a career that has taken him from freelance film editing to directing the Office of Planning & Economic Development in Holyoke. He was referring to t...
27 Okt 202519min
BusinessTalk with Tony Worden: Safety First
Tony Worden’s long career in the finance world, most of it in commercial lending, eventually led to his assuming the presidency of Greenfield Cooperative Bank in 2021. There, he continues to grow not ...
10 Okt 202525min
BusinessTalk with Rick Sullivan, President and CEO, Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council
Rick Sullivan's 11-year tenure leading the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council has been one of both challenge — the region has dealt with everything from shifting economic tides to a pa...
29 Sep 202518min
