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The Bold Types covers the movers and shakers in Boston's business scene.

Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city's business community to talk about career paths, work, and accomplishments. Jon Chesto compiles a weekly roundup of the comings and goings of Boston change-makers and happenings at local institutions.

season 4

Bold Types | With SparkCharge, Josh Aviv is providing electric vehicle charging on-demand
Aviv is the founder and chief executive of Somerville-based SparkCharge, the world’s first mobile on-demand EV charging network. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)

Josh Aviv

The founder and chief executive of the Somerville-based company is creating infrastructure to let more people get behind the wheel of electric vehicles.
Bold Types | Christophe Chantre of Tender Foods is making a meatier plant-based meat
The scientists working out of Greentown Labs in Somerville are using a technology that’s similar to a cotton candy machine. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)

Christophe Chantre

The co-founder of Tender, which works out of Greentown Labs in Somerville, is hoping to fight climate change by creating a version of plant-based meat that tastes, well, meatier.
Bold Types | With Curio Spice Co., Claire Cheney is reinventing the spice trade
The owner of the North Cambridge-based company wants to do her part to support small growers by keeping a short supply chain. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)

Claire Cheney

The owner of the North Cambridge-based company wants to support small growers by keeping a short supply chain, putting more money in the pockets of the farmers.
Nick Falkoff is constructing climate change solutions
Nick Falkoff wants to make high-efficiency construction more available and affordable. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)

Nick Falkoff

Falkoff, among the region’s leaders in pushing for high-performance techniques in homebuilding, is educating people on how construct buildings in ways that are better for the planet.
Bold Types|Charley Cummings is building a new kind of bank
Charley Cummings wants you to put your money where your mouth is. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)

Charley Cummings

The founder of Walden Local Meat Co., which distributes locally raised meat and dairy throughout the Northeast, is creating a mutual bank that will lend to farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs who are working to create a sustainable food system.
Bold Types | Andrea Stanley is building a local grain economy from the Ground Up
Boston Globe business reporter Janelle Nanos spoke with Andrea Stanley, a local small business owner building her own ecosystem. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Producer: Caitlin Healy, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock, Mikayla Litevich)

Andrea Stanley

As the co-founder of a malthouse and flour mill in Holyoke, she supplies brewers and bakers with grains grown throughout the Northeast, helping create a more sustainable supply chain.

Updated Weekly

Mass. General Hospital grant enables West End Museum to hire its first salaried executive director

Regional chambers join forces on Beacon Hill; real estate leaders speak up for First Republic; Another Mass. resident is on shortlist for federal energy post; Inclusion proves a winner for J.Jill.

Emerson Hospital president takes charge at Mass. Health & Hospital Association

Next stop for Baker transportation chief: Harvard Kennedy School; Jemison gets grilled at real estate event; Regan Communications finds one of its cars in a pickle; Iron Man actor joins local board.

UMass Boston’s first on-campus dorm to be named after former chancellor Keith Motley and his wife

Biz Roundtable hires a new No. 2; Major Boston public affairs shop expands in New York; Boston remains a big draw for foreign investment.

Chef launches products for distance runners and triathletes out of his Fenway food lab

Martin makes his way back to old stomping grounds; Ed nonprofit gets new boss; Boston gets a new women’s network; Somerville’s FORGE heads south to Connecticut.

About Janelle Nanos

Janelle Nanos is a business enterprise reporter writing features, investigations, and projects, and the assistant business editor for news innovation at The Boston Globe. She thrives on diving deep into the ideas, people, and trends that drive Boston’s economy.

About Jon Chesto

Jon Chesto is a business reporter who covers the leaders who shape Boston’s business community. He has been reporting on business and politics in New England for the past two decades.

Season 3

Bold Types|Tracy Chang
Chang speaks about creating two nonprofits during the pandemic to help feed frontline workers and to deliver groceries to restaurant workers in need. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Camera: Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)

Tracy Chang

Tracy Chang is the owner and chef at Pagu, a Japanese tapas restaurant in Cambridge. Chang speaks about creating two nonprofits during the pandemic to help feed frontline workers and to deliver groceries to restaurant workers in need.
Bold Types | Maria Camila Vasco
Maria Camila Vasco shares the story of how she built her company Uvida, Boston’s first zero-waste store, while still an undergrad at UMass Boston. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Camera: Shelby Lum/Globe Staff, Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe)

Maria Camila Vasco

The 23-year-old is the owner of Boston’s first zero-waste store, Uvida in the North End, which opened last year during pandemic. Vasco wants to change how we shop, one toothbrush at a time.
Bold Types | Rach Junard & Jaylee Momplaisir
Rach Junard and Jaylee Momplaisir cofounded You Good Sis, a wellness collective that aims to create a space for mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Camera: Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe, Baolong Song/Special to the Globe)

Rach Junard and Jaylee Momplaisir

You Good Sis is a Boston wellness collective that aims to create a space for mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.
Bold Types | Hadley & TJ Douglas
TJ and Hadley Douglas of the Urban Grape said sharing their experiences running a Black and woman-owned business has deepened their connection with customers. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Camera: Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe, Baolong Song/Special to the Globe)

TJ and Hadley Douglas

TJ and Hadley Douglas of the Ubran Grape said sharing their experiences running a Black and woman-owned business has deepened their connection with customers.
Bold Types | Jae’da Turner
Jae’da Turner, founder of Black Owned Bos., is hosting a holiday pop-up, featuring more than 30 Black-owned vendors in a store just steps from Copley Square. (Camera: Lucie McCormick / Special to the Globe, Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff)

Jae'da Turner

Jae’da Turner, founder of Black Owned Bos., is hosting a holiday pop-up, featuring more than 30 Black-owned vendors in a store just steps from Copley Square.
Bold Types | Ross Chanowski
Ross Chanowski has created a new way to help launch local businesses. And it couldn’t come at a better time. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Produced & edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Camera: Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe, Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff)

Ross Chanowski

Ross Chanowski has created a new way to help launch local businesses. And it couldn’t come at a better time.

Season 2

Bold Types|Bob Rivers
Rivers discusses why he’s placed social justice issues at the center of Eastern Bank’s mission. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)

Bob Rivers

Bob Rivers is the chair and chief executive officer of Eastern Bank, the largest and oldest mutual bank in the U.S. Rivers discusses why he’s placed social justice issues at the center of the bank’s mission.
Bold Types|David Howse
David Howse is the executive director of ArtsEmerson, which produces and presents theatrical performances with an emphasis on cultural and contemporary works. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)

David Howse

David Howse is the executive director of ArtsEmerson, which produces and presents theatrical performances with an emphasis on cultural and contemporary works. Howse speaks about his efforts to cultivate conversation and promote diversity through the organization’s programming.
Bold Types | Lyndia Downie
Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff. Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff

Lyndia Downie

Lyndia Downie has devoted her career to the Pine Street Inn, which serves Boston’s homeless population, and has been the organization's president since 2000. As Pine Street Inn celebrates its 50th anniversary, Downie discusses its future and its focus on finding permanent housing for its guests.
Bold Types | Niraj Shah
Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff. Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff., Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff

Niraj Shah

Niraj Shah is the cofounder and CEO of the online housewares giant Wayfair. He discusses how the fast-growing e-commerce site, with more than 14,000 employees and annual sales of $1.8 billion, is looking to the future and the challenges ahead.
Bold Types | Vikki Spruill
Vikki Spruill, chief executive of the New England Aquarium, shares her vision for how she plans to expand the organization. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff. Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff., Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Mark Gartsbeyn)

Vikki Spruill

Vikki Spruill is the new president and CEO of the New England Aquarium. Spruill shares her vision for how she plans to expand the organization from a tourist destination to a leader on ocean conservation advocacy.
Bold Types | Amy Latimer
Amy Latimer discusses how the new Hub on Causeway mixed-use development will transform both the fan experience and the neighborhood’s streetscape. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff. Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff., Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)

Amy Latimer

Amy Latimer is the president of TD Garden, overseeing the programming at the arena and its recent $100 million, 50,000-square-foot expansion. Latimer discusses how the new Hub on Causeway mixed-use development will transform both the fan experience and the neighborhood’s streetscape.

Season 1

Bold Types: Greg Shell
Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city’s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments. (Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff)

Greg Shell

Greg Shell is the managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, where he works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.
Bold Types: John Fish
As CEO of Suffolk, John Fish leads one of the biggest players in the booming construction industry in Boston. (Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff)

John Fish

As CEO of Suffolk, John Fish leads one of the biggest players in the booming construction industry in Boston.
Bold Types: Andrew Dreyfus
Andrew Dreyfus on his father’s career path, the challenges facing health care, and more (Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff)

Andrew Dreyfus

As chief executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Dreyfus’ career in health care has been defined by his willingness to embrace disruption: His leadership helped spearhead the rollout of the state-level plan for universal health insurance.
Bold Types: Joanne Chang
Conversation with Boston business leaders. (Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff)

Joanne Chang

As chef-owner of eight Flour bakery cafes and the modern Chinese restaurant Myers + Chang, Joanne Chang oversees a staff of several hundred employees, spends time on the line at her restaurant, and is often shuttling between bakery locations.