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A gathering of some of Job lot’s many 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni employees (and owners) at the company’s corporate office in North Kingstown, R.I. Front row seated on the floor: Sean Maher, Nini Blunnie, Rachael Hindle; second row seated on the couch: Adam Sykes, Kayla Paulino, Kathleen DaSilva, Sharon Lu, Madeline Dombi, Curtis Corl; third row standing: Samuel Campanella, Gianni Martira, Sean Patrick McKiernan, Don Sanita, Steve Aronow, Marc Perlman, John Conforti, Harry Oakley, Alyssa Fleming, Elizabeth Blank, Richard Llanos, Samuel Donabedian, Lynn Hall; fourth row standing: Doug Smith, Bjorn Carlsson

Ocean State Job Lot is a Rhode Island institution. Its retail stores sell everything from maple syrup to gardening gloves to stand-up paddleboards. But the company is also known for its philanthropy and for being a good employer. And there are a lot of 溏心vlog免费B站 folks helping to manage the whole enterprise.

At first glance, the North Kingstown office of Marc Perlman 鈥�69 looks like it could belong to any CEO.

Spacious desk covered with papers. Check. Panoramic view of the company鈥檚 sprawling property. Check. Slew of awards on a corner shelf. Check.

But look closely and you鈥檒l notice some differences. There鈥檚 a bag of birdseed leaning against an open box of hair dryers, across from a pile of blue and white ski pants. A box of neon green gloves is stashed under the desk, and a bright orange puffy jacket is perched on a pile of cardboard boxes in the corner (for next season, Perlman says).

It鈥檚 all merch that treasure-hunting shoppers might find at Ocean State Job Lot, Rhode Island鈥檚 behemoth of brand-name products at closeout prices and, with 153 stores across the Northeast, clearly not your typical retail chain.

Perlman, an engineering major, his brother, Alan, and friend Roy Dubs 鈥�73, launched Job Lot in 1977 after coming of age in the 1960s. Co-owner Steve Aronow 鈥�68 joined the following year. 鈥淚t was an incredible time鈥攖he Stones, Vietnam, but no social media,鈥� Perlman says.

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CFO and co-owner John Conforti 鈥�77, in casual pants and a loose-fitting shirt, exudes a laid-back demeanor that mirrors Job Lot’s approachable brand. A 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus, he shares a deep-rooted connection to the University and its community. “I grew up with 溏心vlog免费B站 fever. I felt honored to go there,” he says.

Conforti nods to the ongoing relationship with his alma mater, including Job Lot鈥檚 Free Seed Program. Since 2005, millions of seed packages have been donated to public events, educational workshops, and 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 Master Gardeners, who give them out at farmers markets. And in 2024, 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 campus police received 50 of Job Lot鈥檚 Buy-Give-Get coats to distribute to the campus鈥檚 Center for Military and Veteran Education. 鈥淛ob Lot鈥檚 values are the ones I embrace,鈥� he says.

Conforti鈥檚 been at Job Lot since 1987 and joined 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 College of Business Advisory Board in 2010. Conforti also oversees a partnership with the College of Business one-year M.B.A. program capstone consulting project, in which M.B.A. students work as consultants with corporate partners. Students who work with Job Lot have consulted on topics ranging from philanthropic engagement to becoming an employer of choice鈥攁 company that people want to work for.

鈥淚t was joining the advisory board that changed my perception of the importance of a partnership between Job Lot and 溏心vlog免费B站,鈥� he says.

This relationship is important to the College of Business, says Dean Sean Edmund Rogers. 鈥淛ob Lot has participated in our master’s and undergraduate programs by hosting student project teams, collaborating with faculty to solve real-world problems, and having their employees serve as guest speakers in our classes,鈥� he says. 鈥淭hey hire our students for jobs and internships every year.鈥�

Stats from chief marketing officer Curtis Corl 鈥�90, M.B.A. 鈥�94, bear that out. Some 38 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni work in the corporate office, and since Job Lot debuted its summer internship program in 2016, one-third of the 91 students who鈥檝e finished have been 溏心vlog免费B站 students. Several have moved on to full-time jobs at Job Lot, Corl says.

Case in point: Rachael Hindle 鈥�19, a communications and psychology major who remembers shopping for boogie boards at Job Lot with her parents. She was hired as an intern and never turned back. 鈥淚 loved the company culture. When I graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站, there was a front desk opening. They said, 鈥業f you take it, we can see if something comes up more in line with your career interests in the future.鈥欌�� In less than a year, she was hired by the marketing department.

In five years, Hindle鈥檚 moved up to senior communications specialist. 鈥淲hen you find a company you like,鈥� she says, 鈥測ou don鈥檛 want to leave.鈥�

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