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62 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | AUGUST 23, 2021 Lindsay Ryan Jensen Q: What is your biggest professional accomplishment since receiving this award? M y biggest professional accomplishment since receiving the 40 Under Forty award was purchasing Ryan Marketing from my father, Patrick Ryan, so he could begin a much- deserved retirement in 2019. Together we made sure my transition Year Won: 2014 Current Title: President Company: Ryan Marketing Current Age: 39 40 from managing partner to owner was smooth and seamless. We were both equally excited for the next chapter of our family-owned enterprise, which he started in 1996. My role grew from managing our client campaigns to making strategic decisions for the growth and direction of the firm — which is consistently one of my most rewarding responsibilities. During COVID-19, our team's skill and dedication helped our clients pivot and adapt with many of our clients even able to increase revenues during this challenging time. Our team also helped grow our own portfolio of accounts here at Ryan Marketing during the pandemic, which speaks volumes. Our team is truly the best! On a personal note, my greatest accomplishment was to grow my family with my husband Benjamin Jensen, which now includes Sam (6), Claire (3) and baby number three on the way. Salvatore Carrabba Year Won: 2003 Current Title: President & Founder Company: Salamander Designs Current Age: 51 40 improvements and provides an opportunity for future growth in a very large market. It seems like a natural evolution for us and it has pushed us to expand our product range as well as our internal capabilities in several ways. Operationally, to meet the custom requirements of our new clients, we have expanded our design engineering team and substantially increased our in-house manufacturing. At the same time, our sales and marketing team worked to develop a strong go-to-market plan and set up new distribution and industry partners. We have been fortunate that the office market has responded well to our brand message and unique capabilities as a value-add furniture manufacturer. Our team was able to move quickly because of our experience doing the same in the residential market for over 20 years. It has been like starting a new company but with a better roadmap and clear directions. Q: What is your biggest professional accomplishment since receiving this award? A round 2015, Salamander began entry into the office furniture market. Until that time we had focused on the home AV furniture market. The transition into the commercial office has driven many company Bob Zanlungo Q: What is your biggest professional accomplishment since receiving this award? A After joining Norcom in 2016, and opening our Glastonbury branch offi ce in 2017 with only two employees, we have grown our team to 13 and now have two branch offi ce locations. Between 2018 and 2020, we grew our loan origination production by 483% and were one of the Top 5 branches at Norcom Mortgage in 2020. Year Won: 2015 Current Title: Branch Manager/Senior Loan Offi cer Company: Norcom Mortgage - Glastonbury Current Age: 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Melissa Lambright Year Won: 2015 Current Title: Owner and Optometrist Company: SIGHT, SIGHT Rehabilitation and SIGHT Specs Current Age: 44 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Q: What is your biggest professional accomplishment since receiving this award? S ince receiving my award we opened a 3000 sq ft Visual and Sensory Rehabilitation center in Farmington, CT. We are the only visual rehabilitation center in the state with a collaborative model of optometrists, vision therapists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. My biggest accomplishment is our patients and how their lives have changed since receiving vision therapy and sensory rehabilitation. Many of our pediatric developmental patients have eliminated the visual barrier for learning demonstrated in their change in reading levels. Our neurological rehabilitation patients have reclaimed their lives by retraining their brain how to process visual and sensory information. Our visual system is our primary sensory system for daily function. When the visual system is compromised patients may experience dizziness, headaches, eye strain, fatigue, and have diffi culty with comprehension, multi-sensory input, attention, driving, visual motion, handwriting, balance and various activities of daily living. I am so fortunate that I love my profession and that it includes building relationships and changing patients' lives. WHERE ARE THEY NOW?