Maya Shavit

Oct 23, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Maya Shavit

As the president of The Pastene Companies Ltd., Mark Tosi works to stay close to the Canton-based brand’s original, local customer base — even as he makes ambitious plans for growth. For Mark Tosi, customer feedback is the secret sauce in his company's actual sauce, as well as its other Italian foods. As the president of The Pastene Companies Ltd., Tosi works to stay close to the Canton-based brand’s original customer base in Massachusetts — even as he makes ambitious plans for growth.

Aug 22, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Maya Shavit

In the next few years, cohorts of students who have been educated in part within a prison will be graduating from Massachusetts’ top universities with more degrees than ever before thanks to a revitalization of interest from the public and private sectors. Everything changed for Christopher Gannon when he worked his way into his dream school, Boston College from behind the walls of a prison.

Aug 21, 2024 | baystatebanner.com | Maya Shavit

Banner Business Sponsored by The Boston FoundationBoston needs the Black business economy to grow, according to experts. Black businesses need to be top of mind for financial institutions every month, not just during August, which is National Black Business Month, according to Kimberly Lyle, the CEO of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corp. “We have a month for everything, a week for everything, and that’s great to shine a light on a particular cause,” said Lyle.

Aug 18, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Maya Shavit

Kymberly Lyle, the CEO of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, believes that Black businesses need to be top of mind for financial institutions. Boston needs the Black business economy to grow, according to experts. Black businesses need to be top of mind for financial institutions every month, not just during August, which is National Black Business Month, according to Kimberly Lyle, the CEO of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corp.

Aug 14, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Maya Shavit

One Boston-based salon that trying to change the narrative around manicuring by reforming the traditionally unethical industry and allowing nail designers to benefit from the growth f the company. Nicole Wong has been a nail designer at some high-profile events, including at New York Fashion Week and backstage before Janet Jackson hits a red carpet. Yet as an industry, she says, nail designers are still looked down upon. Wong’s employer, MiniLuxe, is trying to change that narrative.