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“Love what you do. Passion will be your biggest asset. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes or ask for help.” Sage advice from Donald Machado, local coffee master.

“I like not being alone in my home office. I’m able to bounce ideas off of other really smart folks, and to have interesting conversations with them. It also helps me be more productive, as there’s so much productivity going on around me.”

With graduation right around the corner, I started to reflect on my time here as an intern at Groundwork!. From pie contests to learning the how to’s on writing a blog, I have come a long way from day 1 in the beta space.

You might know Steven Froias as co-chair of New Bedford Open Studios, or maybe you’ve seen him around downtown on AHA! nights, or maybe you bought one of his awesome…

“We are often blown away by people’s generosity. People spend so much of their time working hard on our committees, giving so deeply — it’s really a community of people sharing a heart connection to the mission, wanting to help women move to economic strength and are willing to really roll up their sleeves, share what they have to make that happen.”

“[I’m inspired by] The pursuit of building and creating something from nothing. It comes in all shapes, sizes, and doesn’t just stop with me but passing the motivation on to do the same for others as well. I do a lot of mentoring and coaching with other businesses in my space and I really enjoy being able to help others.”