20-40 Visionaries — Young Turks Set the Pace

Petro loves to play softball and coach his daughters’ traveling soccer teams. He’s also an electronics buff with a passion for stereo equipment. Married for 15 years, the Petros have three daughters—Kristen, Sara and Kelly.

Christopher Wells, 34
President and CEO, LaVigne Inc., Worcester, MA

Chris Wells was in the process of building his new home and, being a former professional painter, he insisted on doing all the internal painting and staining himself after work, between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. He was a business manager with Leadership Dynamics (LDI) at the time, consulting for a commercial printing company, LaVigne Inc., and its president, Toby LaVigne. LaVigne told Wells he was looking to recruit a vice president of sales and marketing. Wells responded that he would look into finding a candidate.