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This podcast series will interview leaders in a variety of businesses who found their life, their business, or their world upended in one day. How did they react? How did they shift direction? How did they move forward to continue with the success of their company?
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Patrick Breeding was a biomedical engineering student at the University of Maine when he discovered something unique with his co-founder Amber Boutiette, special proteins called glycoproteins that are found in lobsters. Patrick speaks to Mainebiz about a defining moment that inspired him to launch Marin Skincare, and help make a significant difference in people's lives.
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Saddleback Mountain is a popular ski resort in Maine, and is vital to the economy of the Rangeley region. When the resort closed in 2015, it was devastating to both skiers who loved the glade friendly mountain and to the region that relied on the resort. After years of will they/wont they, the mountain secured investment and reopened with Andy Shepard at the helm. Andy talks to Mainebiz about the challenges of reopening a resort that had been closed for 5 years, the major investments that had to be made, and what it meant to the Rangeley region to have their mountain back.
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Kim Block was a successful journalist- she worked for over three decades with WGME 13 News in Portland bringing stories to our homes every night. In January of 2019, Kim slipped on a patch of ice resulting in a traumatic brain injury. After a year of trying to “get better,” Kim realized that she was going to have to walk away from the career she loved. Kim talks with us about coming to terms with walking away from the newsroom, her continued recovery, and how she stays involved with the stories that made her a part of the Maine community for so many years.
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Scott Gillespie is a fitness industry veteran and owner of Saco Sport & Fitness that he opened in 1983. Running the club has had its challenges, starting with a fire early on that destroyed the facility he then rebuilt from scratch. Fast forward to 2020, when the pandemic forced a business-model rethink in one of the hardest-hit industries during COVID. Hear from Scott how Saco Sport & Fitness adapted with virtual classes and new outdoor equipment.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
After Bill Benson left the U.S. Army to start a new life in Maine with his family, there were many changes to navigate — including the ups and downs of running a small business with his wife before he joined Portland-based nonprofit Boots2Roots as program director. Bill, who became the group’s executive director in early 2020, talks about his transition to civilian life and how Boots2Roots helps returning military members hit the ground running in Maine.
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Mainebiz podcast interviewers Alison Nason, Renee Cordes and Andrea Tetzlaff reflect on what they learned from business and nonprofit leaders this year. Some common themes include: the human side of leadership; planning, risk and perseverance; and strategic approaches to business.
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Diane Atwood was a health reporter in television news for years- and found her passion in telling people’s stories. She started blogging and podcasting which allowed her to continue bringing important stories to her followers, however when Diane attended a conference in 2018 on loneliness and aging in rural America her focus shifted to telling the stories of older Mainers- and learned some surprising lessons along the way. Andrea Tetzlaff talks with Diane about why that conference had such an impact on her, and why it is so important to document these stories.
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
When Amy VanHaren was a new mom with a full-time job, breastfeeding posed challenges from finding places to pump while travelling, to packaging and sending breast milk home. During one trip, an emotional call with her sister sparked a thought about providing support to other breastfeeding parents. Amy reflects on the lightbulb moment that led her to launch an app called pumpspotting, and how her Kittery-based startup is evolving.
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan when he was critically injured by a roadside IED. He is one of only five quadruple amputees from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to survive his injuries. As he worked towards recovery, Travis and his wife Kelsey started the Travis Mills Foundation to send care packages overseas. Travis talks with Andrea Tetzlaff about his recovery, what the foundation turned into, and how he lives by his motto, “‘Never give up, never quit.”
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Kay Aikin and the late Caryl Johnson, founders of a startup that designs intelligent technology for electrical grids, were romantic and business partners until Caryl’s death from cancer in November 2019. Kay talks about how she carried on after her loss and stepped down as CEO for another role, the book she’s writing in tribute to Caryl, and where she sees the company and her professional future longer-term.