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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 May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Brian Corcoran and his team at Shamrock Sports & Entertainment worked hard to bring the PGA Korn Ferry Tour to Maine in the summer of 2020. When it became clear that large scale events like this weren't going to happen in 2020, everything changed. Hear how Brian and his team felt about cancelling the 2020 event, and what they've done in preparation of the rescheduled 2021 Live + Work in Maine Open to ensure it is successful and has a positive economic impact in Maine.
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Emma Tiedemann moved from Lexington to Maine to become the next voice of the Portland Sea Dogs. On her first day of work, she was sent home to work remotely amid COVID-19 and ended up having her first season in Portland cancelled. Hear how she connected with her new co-workers and continued to stay engaged with the fan base- without having met any of them!
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
What is it like to leave an established career at an international investment bank to start an independent wealth management firm? Mainebiz Senior Writer interviews Great Diamond Partners Founding Partner & CEO Steve Tenney.
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
How does the purchase of a vacant diner create an unexpected career for a serial entrepreneur? Mainebiz Senior Writer Maureen Milliken talks with Farmington Diner owner Rachel Jackson
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
How does a winning team that has just been acquired by a national franchise face shutting down its entire season? Mainebiz Publisher Donna Brassard talks with Maine Red Claws President Dajuan Eubanks.
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
How do you operate a working waterfront when the breakwater collapses in the middle of the night? Mainebiz Publisher Donna Brassard talks with Eastport Port Authority Executive Director Chris Gardner.
See the video referenced in the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdR9AivM7Xk
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
How did a business operations expert make her way back to Maine to lead one of the state’s largest craft brewers? Mainebiz Senior Writer Renee Cordes talks with Baxter Brewing President Jenn Lever.
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
How starting a company during COVID required one startup to shift the entire business plan. Mainebiz Senior Writer Renee Cordes talks with Actual Foods Founder Steffy Amondi.
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
What was it like to be the first woman to step into the CEO role of a 115 year old law firm? Mainebiz Publisher Donna Brassard talks with Bernstein Shur CEO Joan Fortin.
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
How does a non-family member take the reins of a sixth generation family-owned business? Senior Writer Renee Cordes talks with Hussey Seating President and CEO Gary Merrill.