May 2010 40 Under 40 Nominees

Published on Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Christopher J. Joyce
Age: 38
Title: President
Company: The Joyce Companies – Joyce Landscaping Inc., Always Green of Cape Cod Inc. & Grassroots Irrigation Inc.
Education: Associates Degree, Landscape Construction, Stockbridge School of Agriculture; Bachelors Degree, Urban Forestry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Biggest professional success: The ability to assemble a team of employees who contribute daily to the development and growth of our business.

Dream job: I am living it … our services provide beauty and happiness to many people!

Businessperson you admire most: Henry Ford, for his ability to overcome early failure.

Hobbies: Golf, walking, my family.

Favorite vacation spot: Sanibel Harbor, Florida.

Joyce started Joyce Landscaping while in high school and has increased services with the launch of Always Green of Cape Cod & Grassroots Irrigation during the past five years. Joyce was a recipient of the 2008 Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce “Business Excellence Award” for Service. In addition, Joyce is a past president of the Cape Cod Landscape Association, president of Barnstable Youth Football and a supporter of many charitable organizations throughout Cape Cod and the South Shore.


Marci Tyldesley
Age: 35
Title: Freelance publicist/event planner
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Boston College

Community involvement: I do Pro Bono PR work and event planning for numerous animal-related non-profits, including “Pets with Disabilities” and the Mashpee Dog Park committee.

Biggest professional success: Hard to say, but anytime I get a client in the national spotlight for something GOOD they’re doing, it’s a good day.

Dream job: Veterinarian.

Businessperson you admire most: Martha Stewart for her vision, tenacity and ability to overcome adversity; and for creating a billion dollar empire out of the little things.

Hobbies: Running, gardening, cooking, spoiling my three dogs and seven nieces & nephews.

Tyldesley is a freelance publicist, consultant and event planner, working mostly with nonprofits and small, emerging companies. Prior to launching out on her own this year, Tyldesley has served as a Vice President/Team Leader at Boston-based Regan Communications Group, one of the largest public relations firms in New England. She has managed some of the company's marquee accounts while at Regan, including the New England Patriots and Entercom Radio Group. She also ran the company's satellite office in Osterville and oversaw all of the company's Cape Cod operations.


Susana Murphy
Age: 35
Title: Real Estate Agent
Company: Re/Max Paramount
Education: Attended Greenwich University in London, England for International Business

Community involvement: I am a member of the Pine Hills BNI chapter and also serve on the board. I have also served on the board of South Shore Young Professionals and am still an active member to this day. As a proud contributor to the Children’s Miracle Network, I make a donation on behalf of every buyer or seller who buys or sells a home through me.

Dream job: Motivational Speaker.

Favorite movie: The Notebook.

Hobbies: I love to spend time with my family while traveling and visiting many different places in the world.

Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere sunny and warm! And of course Europe.

Favorite book: The Power of Positive Thinking.

Before becoming a real estate agent, Murphy owned her own HR employment recruiting company. While running her company, she envisioned a sales environment that offered a product, service and environment that were all dynamic instead of the typical ebb and flow. Because of this, she was drawn to the real estate industry and earned her license in 2005. She has earned the Re/Max Paramount Broker of the Year award three years in a row and is trending toward being the recipient once again in 2010.


Lisa Marie Williams
Age: 37
Title: President
Company: Lisa Marie’s Boutique

Biggest professional success: Opening my boutique and leaving the corporate world to pursue what I love and never looking back.

Dream job: This is my dream job.

Hobbies: Biking, running, reading, designing and cooking.

Favorite vacation spot: Aruba.

Williams had been a Human Resources Manager for BIDMC Hospital, but as a seamstress and designer for 23 years, started her own business 18 years ago. Her Marshfield boutique offers one-stop shopping for custom alterations and jewelry and accessories. In addition, she donates time and money to breast cancer research, in honor of her mother, a breast cancer survivor.


Will Rubenstein
Age: 37
Title: Co-Owner/Director
Company: Camp Wingate*Kirkland
Education: BA, Journalism, Ithaca College

Biggest professional success: Purchasing and directing a summer camp with my wife.

Dream job: Radio play-by-play announcer, Baltimore Ravens.

Businessperson you admire most: Steve Jobs, Apple. Because he has never been afraid of change ... rather, he backstrokes through change, laughing.

Hobbies: Big live music fan – especially Phish.

Favorite vacation spot: Vail, CO or Portland, ME.

Favorite book/movie: Lawrence of Arabia.

Rubenstein’s varied background includes numerous camp counselor positions as well as sales and marketing assistant at Primeshot.Com, recreation assistant at JCC of Greater Baltimore, agent’s assistant at William Morris Agency and The
Paradigm Agency and associate at The Goodman Group, all leading to the ownership, with his wife Sandy, of his own camp in Yarmouthport. In addition, he is president of the Massachusetts Camping Association, Recreation Commissioner for the town of Yarmouth, VP and president-elect of the board of Cape Cod Child Development Program, and board member of Community Leadership Institute of The Cape and Islands.


Anthi Frangiadis
Age: Under 40
Title: Principal
Company: Archit8 Studio LLC
Education: Bachelor of Architecture & Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concentration in Art History, Rhode Island School of Design

Community involvement: Womenade of Wareham, Board of Directors; the Gleason Family YMCA Expansion Steering Committee; Community Giving Campaign “Drawing for a Cause.”

Biggest professional success: Delivering results for clients.

Dream job: Aside from what I presently do? Naming colors for a paint manufacturer.

Businessperson you admire most: Alan Mulally, Pres. & CEO Ford Motor Company, for his ability and perseverance to lead in difficult times by re-focusing on the consumer and the automobile design which always worked for the corporation.

Hobbies: Painting.

Favorite book: Good to Great.

Favorite movie: The Matrix.

Before striking out on her own, Frangiadis has worked for Abacus Architects & Planners of Wareham, Cubellis Saivetz Associates of Braintree and Boston and Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects/Builders of Chatham. In addition to her RISD training, she has become a LEED Accredited Professional and a Certified Planner and currently holds licenses to practice architecture in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Ontario. In 2009, she launched Archit8 Studio LLC, an architecture, interiors and planning firm. Her past involvement in the Town of Wareham was recognized by the Commission of Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District in May 2005 and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, House of Representatives in June 2006.


Stephanie Whelan
Age: 33
Title: Nurse Manager, Pediatrics and Med/Surg 2
Company: Falmouth Hospital
Education: BSN, UMASS Dartmouth

Businessperson you admire most: Oprah Winfrey, as she has overcome adversity and her diligence has resulted in a fantastic career. She proves that hard work pays off.

Hobbies: Reading, running, crafts.

Favorite vacation spot: Disney World, anywhere with palm trees.

Favorite book/movie: The Bell Jar, My Sister’s Keeper.

After stints at St. Anne’s Hospital, Pediatrics; Brockton Pediatrics, Private Physician Office; Pediatric Clinical Supervisor, Falmouth Hospital, Whelan obtained her current position, branching into adult med/surg medicine in conjunction with pediatrics. In addition, she often assists with community flu clinics.


Jessica Mattoli
Age: 37
Title: Hand Surgeon
Company: Cape Cod Healthcare/Falmouth Hospital Foundation
Education: Tufts University, BS and MD

Dream job: I have it.

Businessperson you admire most: Bill Gates. Not only is he brilliant, but he’s generous and is “hands on” in helping to save countless lives.

Hobbies: Running, gardening.

Favorite vacation spot: Martha’s Vineyard in the summer, Stowe in winter.

Favorite book: Anything by P.G. Wodehouse, Ayn Rand’s Fountainhead.

Dr. Mattoli joined the medical staff at Falmouth Hospital after attending medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine and did her residency in general surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center. She also did a fellowship at the State University of New York at Syracuse. Mattoli is certified by the American Board of Surgery and
received an additional certification from the American Board of Surgery in Surgery of the Hand. She opened and is a partner in the Hand Center at Falmouth Hospital.


Donna Kutil
Age: 36
Title: Co-owner with brother Jeff Kutil
Company: Sandwich Agway
Education: BA from NASC in psych; certificate programs from UMass extension

Biggest professional success: Acquiring Sandwich Agway and taking it out of near bankruptcy; receiving Business of the Year in 2009 from Sandwich Chamber; No. 2 Garden Center award from Cape Cod Life (No. 1, here we come!); being able to retain all our employees in this economy.

Dream job: I absolutely am living it!

Hobbies: Softball, kayaking, golfing, gardening, cooking.

Favorite book/movie: Gladiator.

Kutil has been working the family business since 1988, and acquired Agway in 2005. She counts as major highlights being able to bring her passions to the business, employees and customers without any resistance or reservations, including taking information from a seminar/workshop, tradeshow, etc. and implementing it. She strives to make changes about the perceptions of a local garden center and educating her customers and community. In addition to extensive involvement with the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce, including co-chair of Shop Sandwich First and SandwichFest, Kutil created a perennial line that donates proceeds to Children’s Cove and is part of the Cape & Islands Green Initiative.


Published in Cape & Plymouth Business May 2010