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Emily Hessney Lynch thought she wanted to be a teacher. During her undergraduate years she had the opportunity to student-teach while studying abroad, and she soon realized that teaching wasn’t the right fit. After graduating from the University of Rochester ...

As a corporate human resources executive with ties to many businesses in the local community, Jeanne Allen says she felt like the pied piper. Business owners called her left and right asking for guidance on how to do the right ...

Agathi Georgiou-Graham’s road to becoming a staple in the Rochester hospitality industry wasn’t one of glitz and glamour. In fact, she never planned on being an event planner and multi-venue owner. Rather, she realized in college that she had a ...

At first glance one might assume that Computer Systems Asset Disposal gets rid of old computers, but the company does much more than that. In fact, founder Peter Bartula is committed to leaving as small a carbon footprint as possible. ...

Cindi Crowley was as surprised as the person on the other end of the phone when she declined a lucrative job offer. The price was right, she got along well with management and it was a sensible move in her ...

For Gino Broccolo, being original and innovative is not tantamount to neglecting his roots. Both are possible. The founder and sole member of the new Rochester graphic design firm, Ninety Two, has worked with the likes of Netflix, Google, Major ...

Kristina Powell has been an avid runner all her life. After having her two kids—now five and six—she felt it was important to carry her phone when she runs to stay connected in case of an emergency. But she couldn’t ...

Fourteen years. That’s how long Gabriela Carranza studied dentistry before officially beginning her career as a prosthodontist.

The little spa that could. That is how Beth and Craig Gamble, co-founders of Waterlily Spa and Cosmetics Boutique, think of their business.

“I’m going to save the world with chocolate.” That is the declaration that Lindsay Tarnoff, owner of Laughing Gull Chocolates, made in college, and the idea stuck. She grew up baking with her mother, her two sisters and her grandmother, ...

Amorette Miller admits that ShiftDiff was born out of her frustration. A longtime labor and management worker, she found herself struggling to find a job. “I couldn’t find any positions that were actually vacant in Rochester on national (job seeking) ...

Aaron Olden M.D. tragically lost his 34-year-old brother to an opioid overdose in 2017. Devastated, Olden found hope in his heartache and used it as a catalyst for his latest project. “My brother’s death made me rethink my professional goals ...

Fun, funky and affordable. Those are the three words Ron Weinstein uses to describe his vintage store, Tupelo Interiors. Weinstein got his start in the antiques and collectibles business at a young age. Both his father and grandfather were local ...

Roughly one third of small businesses shut down within their first two years of business, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Fifty percent of businesses exit within their first five years. Integrated Systems has made it past the five-year mark ...

Sometimes it is the darkest time in one’s life that brings the most clarity. Christine Porter was going through a harrowing divorce when she challenged herself to 30 days of meditation. She was tired, anxious, stressed and felt ready to ...