WBJ Staff

Since 2014, Porter has taken Cinch I.T. to new levels. Now the sole owner, he has grown the company’s headcount by 22 employees and moved the business from a cramped 2,500-square-foot office on West Boylston Street to a newly purchased 12,000-square-foot office on West Mountain Street.

Tran, who arrived with her family as Vietnamese refugees in the mid-1970s, takes pride in forming and developing Worcester’s Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts, which supports immigrants and refugees.

Tran, who arrived with her family as Vietnamese refugees in the mid-1970s, takes pride in forming and developing Worcester’s Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts, which supports immigrants and refugees.

At 17, Johnson made about as big of a leap of faith as one could take: She came to the U.S. from Jamaica, alone, with just $400 and two suitcases of clothing.

At 17, Johnson made about as big of a leap of faith as one could take: She came to the U.S. from Jamaica, alone, with just $400 and two suitcases of clothing.

When Wiersma graduated from college while five months pregnant and working full-time while commuting to class at Boston, it was just a snapshot for her ability to juggle responsibilities.

When Wiersma graduated from college while five months pregnant and working full-time while commuting to class at Boston, it was just a snapshot for her ability to juggle responsibilities.

Estevez founded Families Together in 2014, which offered a medical day program to disabled adults and seniors through daily activities. The organization has grown from just three clients to now more than 60 and a staff of 16.

Estevez founded Families Together in 2014, which offered a medical day program to disabled adults and seniors through daily activities. The organization has grown from just three clients to now more than 60 and a staff of 16.

After winning 40 Under Forty, Belsito became the head of the $5.4-billion global insurance firm’s charitable arm.