News: Spotlights
Posted: December 31, 2021
2021 Year in Review: Louis Proto, Owner, The Proto Group
The Proto Group
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? You can’t get upset over things that are out of your control
How has your working environment changed over the last year? Coming into the office casual and the phone not ringing every second.
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021? I received the 2021 Veritas Award from Providence College.
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022? I wish I had a crystal ball, but I don’t. I just wish things would go back to being semi-normal
What is the best advice you have received, and who was it from? Keep your head down and do the best you can every day. Life lessons from my Dad Dominic Proto.
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