Growing up in rural Michigan, Gary Warren’s best entrepreneurial influence were his parents. “Mom and Dad opened a waterfront family restaurant when I was 11,” he says. “When I hire people who worked for a [Read More…]
“Community is key to Gather’s success,” says Savannah Bolin, regional director. “We’re not just another office space. We really bring people together.” Small business consultants Doug and Polly White wanted a professional, inspiring space to [Read More…]
“My dad is my hero,” says Mike Melo, CEO and president of ITA International, of his Air Force fighter pilot father who served in Korea and Vietnam. California native Melo grew up with four brothers [Read More…]
“I was always outside digging in the dirt and collecting rocks,” Rebecca Kleinhample, executive director of Virginia Living Museum (VLM), says of her Pennsylvania childhood. “Now, I marry my experience and skills with my love [Read More…]
Jim Bostaph, owner of Black Goose Chimney which opened in 1993, found this new line of work in Hampton Roads after working as a real estate agent his first eight years here. After his and [Read More…]
Virginia Tech (VT) just brought its premier solutions for the educational opportunities of working professionals to Newport News’ Tech Center. VT Hampton Roads Center’s (VTHRC) new location offers an array of educational opportunities. Susan Johnstad, [Read More…]
Ohio native, Larry Gordley, originally wanted to go to the Air Force Academy, but color blindness and severe astigmatism squelched his dream. He was captain of his high school football, track and wrestling team. “I [Read More…]
“I have a level of expertise born from 30 years in this business,” Alonzo R. Bell, Jr., CCIM, principal broker of Randolph Real Estate Services Company, says. “Our goal is to provide a full range [Read More…]
“She’s not your typical teen — Charlotte is my 14-year-old granddaughter,” says Lynn Harmonay. She and her husband, Gholam Farrokhpour, opened Charlotte’s Café in August last year in the Hidenwood area in hopes of adding to [Read More…]
“I always had a saltwater and freshwater aquarium,” Michigan native, Doug Van Wyck, says of his early interest in aquatics. Van Wyck earned his scuba certification at 12. A few years later his dad took [Read More…]
Ken Chen’s dad, Bichao Chen, came to the United States to provide a better opportunity for his family when Chen was a baby. His mom joined her husband four years later. Chen lived with his [Read More…]
“Everything was hands on to build relationships and that’s stuck with me,” Rhonda D’Bene says of her beginnings in mortgage lending 35 years ago. “Now technology is strong and savvy, but people still want to [Read More…]
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