Christopher Perrotti:  

After 23 years, fifteen as General Manager, in October 2007, I resigned my position as GM at the Newport Yachting Center. It was a very hard decision for me to make, as was my decision to leave my teaching position at Bishop Stang in 1993, because I had put so much of myself into the job, but the time was right. In 1993, I was given a chance to build a business from scratch, which is now one of the most vital organizations in the tourist and hospitality industry in the State of Rhode Island. Over the past 15 years, I have learned a great deal about building a business model that interacts, thrives and is part of a community. I always believed and still do, that my experience as a teacher and coach is what helped make me be so successful in the hospitality, event and business world. I have been asked many times in the past year, why I decided then to move on. No real good answer other than I have always been passionate about what I do in life. My jobs are vocations. Making a difference, how small or large has always been the driving force behind all that I have done. After 23 years, I need a change. I have always had a passion for teaching and coaching young adults, which still f...Expand for more