Beyond the Boardroom
Author: Alexandra Russell
Mar, 2010 Issue
Raised on an Oregon farm, Mike Purvis was 18 years old and recovering from knee reconstruction surgery when he was introduced to the field of physical therapy. “Once I grew up enough to realize farming wasn’t a viable career choice, the attraction of health care became a strong interest,” he remembers.
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Author: Alexandra Russell
Feb, 2010 Issue
Remember not so long ago when business recycling programs were considered cutting edge? Welcome to the future, where companies like Marin’s iReuse are leading the way. Founded five years ago by Ken Kurtzig, iReuse is a sustainability consulting and software company focused on operational efficiency for businesses.
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Author: Alexandra Russell
Jan, 2010 Issue
Doobie Brothers manager Bruce Richard (B.R.) Cohn began envisioning wine industry success while “Rockin’ Down the Highway” with the band in the late 1960s and early ’70s. In 1974, just one year before the founding of this very magazine, Cohn purchased an old dairy farm in Glen Ellen with the intent of planting a vineyard and entering the wine industry. It was, in many ways, a return to his agrarian roots (he grew up on a goat farm in the Russian River Valley).
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Author: Alexandra Russell
Dec, 2009 Issue
Before establishing ProInsurance Associates LLC in Novato with his partners this past April, David Hofele ran the Northern California offices (San Francisco, Novato, Redwood City, Concord, Sacramento and Truckee) for a large national insurance brokerage firm. But in 2009, he says, “A merger in our industry created a unique opportunity for many talented folks to come together to create a firm grounded in entrepreneurial spirit where the clients’ interests are put first.”
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