We took a few minutes with Marilyn Edmund, owner of One Family Diner, to learn what lessons this business owner has learned about reviving a space of importance to the community and making friends family.

We took a few minutes with this Business Analyst to learn more about how mentorship has guided her to overcome challenges and reach her goals.

We took a few minutes with Adam Romanow, founder and president of Castle Island Brewing, to learn what lessons this small business owner has from the world of craft brewing.

We took a few minutes with George Lawson, owner of Lawson Drayage, to learn what lessons this third-generation businessman has learned in managing his family’s business.

Wealth is so much more than a person’s net worth; it extends beyond accumulation of money. It’s about the potential of wealth: what it can achieve, how it can help, whose lives it can change for the better. Every person, every organization has a different reason, a unique mission. Together these Whys of Wealth^SM are what get us up in the morning. Who is Steve Stein and what’s his Why?

At Boston Private, we sponsor a diverse group of organizations that share many of our own values while educating and inspiring the people and communities around them. The answer is different for every organization. We took 30 minutes with Seth Rosenzweig, Executive Director of Team IMPACT, an organization that connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses to local college athletic teams, forming life-long bonds and life-changing outcomes, to learn more about his biggest influences and what has driven the organization’s success.

We took 30 minutes with Elizabeth Galbut, Co-Founder of SoGal Ventures, the first female-led millennial venture capital fund investing in diverse entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Asia. Read on to learn more about her biggest influences and what drives the company.

At Boston Private, we have the opportunity to partner with many diverse and talented business owners, striving to help them live their lives the way they want to and achieve their goals, hopes and dreams. Every single one of them has a different reason why they work so hard to achieve so much in life. We took 30 minutes with Annette Palazuelos, President and CEO of LifeLung, Inc. DBA Tridant Solutions, a multi-certified 8(a) woman-owned small business specializing in government contract services in Southern California. Read on to learn more about her biggest influences and what has driven the company’s success.

At Boston Private, we have the opportunity to partner with many diverse and talented business owners, helping them live their lives the way they want to and achieve their goals, hopes and dreams. Every single one of them has a different reason why they work so hard to achieve so much in life. We took 30 minutes with Lisa Wexler and Ken Wexler of Elaine Construction Company, a third-generation, family owned and operated woman-certified business that delivers construction management and general contracting services to academic/institutional, corporate interiors, health care, pharmaceutical and fitness sectors. Read on to learn more about their biggest influences and what has driven their success.

Over the course of his career, a busy senior executive has accumulated a concentrated stock position as part of his compensation. With retirement approaching, he is beginning to worry about the risk associated with a concentration in one security and how he might generate income during his retirement.