Cindy Atoji Keene

East Boston’s New England Casket Co. has carved out a niche business in an industry that’s heavily consolidated.

Vincent Kersey’s fastidious work has won national and world championships and he proudly mounts — not stuffs — every animal as if it were his own.

Vincent Kersey’s fastidious work has won national and world championships and he proudly mounts — not stuffs — every animal as if it were his own.

Rob Stull, who has worked as a comic book artist for every major comic book publisher, says black comic book artists have always been part of the industry — they just haven’t gotten the visibility they deserve.

Manchester-by-the-Sea mason Marty Nally has worked on 26 over nearly two decades.

Marine biologist Dan DenDanto owns a company aptly named Whales and Nails.

The Hamilton resident says the fashion industry has changed for the better, but inequities still exist.

This shark researcher lives the dream-job that he saw Richard Dreyfuss portray in “Jaws.”

Meet the worker who rose from janitor to project manager, the IT tech who takes satisfaction in solving customer problems, the manager who advocates for marginalized communities, and more.

For some, it’s the joy of helping customers and colleagues. For others, satisfaction comes from feeling like the company ‘invests in my future.’