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Topher Mallory of Mexicali Blues, Split Rock Distilling and Royal Rose Simple Syrups

August 24, 201808/24/18

Topher Mallory has three roles: he’s CEO of Mexicali Blues, and co-owner and co-founder of Split Rock Distilling, which also owns Royal Rose syrups. So it’s three interviews in one, for Maine entrepreneurs! We recorded the interview at Topher’s office at Mexicali Blues in Newcastle, after a quick visit to one of the Mexicali Blues stores.

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And as promised, here’s a link to Rich Brooks and Agents of Change conference; a link to Tim Ferriss and Tools of Titans, and a Link to the Book Essentialism.

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Kate Dickerson of Maine Science Festival

February 20, 201802/20/18

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Kate Dickerson is the founder and director of the Maine Science Festival. Featuring Robert Krulwich of the popular podcast Radiolab as keynote speaker (listen to the episode to hear of Robert’s Maine connections!), this four-day event attracts 12,000 festival goers of all ages to Downtown Bangor and the Cross Insurance Center for more than 60 events and activities available free-of-charge. Featuring forums, workshops, hands-on activities, films, exhibits and presentations, there’s no better place to find out about (and celebrate) Maine science.

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Back to Kate: did you hear about an idea so good that you had to drop everything you’re doing? That’s what Kate did with the Maine Science Festival in 2012. Taking three years to produce the inaugural event, she has built an ongoing success that highlights the ‘you can do it here’ spirit of Maine.

The Maine Science Festival is proud to be an independently funded program of the Maine Discovery Museum, and a member of the Science Festival Alliance.

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Ben Davis of True Course Yachting and Portland Container Co.

January 19, 201801/19/18

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This is our second time having Ben Davis on. His first visit was one of our most popular episodes ever and we’re glad to have him back to talk about his new venture Portland Container Company.

What I think is amazing about Ben is that he seeks advice and counsel, and he listens to it, and pivots. Frankly, I don’t think I did that well enough as an entrepreneur, so it makes me really appreciate it when I see it. Ben has been relentless in seeking out advice and wisdom, and has done it in an a really egoless way, which is a lot harder than it looks, isn’t it?

What advice are you looking for, what are the challenges you’re stuck on right now? Let me know at [email protected], and subscribe and follow on Facebook. Don’t be afraid to be awesome!

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Steve Woods, CEO of TideSmart Global

October 12, 201710/12/17

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Steve Woods is CEO of TideSmart Global, a Falmouth, Maine based experiential marketing company. Seems like someone in marketing could come up with a shorter term for the field, but anyway, it’s a growing and important area of marketing – actually experiencing and interacting with a product, in a live setting in which you have to put down your phone. It’s what many CMO’s in the world of automotive and retail are looking for, and TideSmart Global provides it, all over the world. The company also has a strong focus on environmental sustainability, and developed and built Maine’s first Net Zero office on the campus, where the interview was recorded (using batteries! really!).

Steve has hosted his own podcast and radio show for many years, ran for Governor in 2014, and has strong opinions about the growth and direction of Maine’s economy. We’ll explore them more deeply in the episode, but the basic question is, do we let growth and entrepreneurship bubble up, or do we pick winners and losers?

I’d love to hear your opinion. Which approach will net greater growth for Maine’s economy?

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Nancy Strojny of Portland Maine SCORE

August 7, 201708/07/17

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The Portland, Maine office of SCORE is one of the top chapters in the country, and much of the credit is due to chair Nancy Strojny. Following a successful career in product management at Procter & Gamble, Nancy has been running our local chapter since 2009, successfully advising a who’s who of Maine startups and growing the mentorship base to cover multiple areas of expertise.

Benefit from the experience of a SCORE mentor – sign up for a mentoring session today.

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Margo Walsh of MaineWorks

May 10, 201705/10/17

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Margo Walsh is the founder and CEO of MaineWorks, which provides day labor to industrial construction sites. The company is growing quickly, not just in spite of – but because – it has a developed a specialty in working with people in recovery. Finding success by helping to solve a difficult, pressing problem. Remarkable. I hope you enjoy this episode.

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Rural Maine’s Next Economy

February 16, 201702/16/17

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I carried my podcast recorder to the Rural Maine’s Next Economy Envision Maine conference at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Friday February 10. The temperature outside was in the single digits, but inside the ideas were flowing. I captured two segments – the Rural Sparkplugs segment of four minute talks, and the One Minute Big Ideas, an off-the-cuff opportunity to pitch the crowd on your idea. Here the guests in order of appearance:

Amanda Beal, President of the Maine Farmland Trust
Lucas St. Clair, Elliotsville Plantation, Inc.
George Smith, Author, Hunting/Fishing Activist
Bonnie Rukin, Slow Money Maine
Leah Cook, Crown of Maine Organic Cooperative
Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine
Vaughan Woodruff, Insource Renewables

On the One Big Idea Segment

Ron Brown on Broadband
Matt Delaney from Millinocket Library
Mike Turcotte
Ken from Arrowsic
Matt Polstein from New England Outdoor Center
Robin Zinchuk, Executive Director of Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce
Kay from Lexington Township (note: what Kay wants to do is closely aligned to what Maine Farmland Trust’s Farmlink program does)
Martha Bentley of Maine Technology Institute
Mike Wilson of Northern Forest Center
Jonah Fertig of Cooperative Development Institute
Eric from Appleton with a cool idea: Uber for canoes. Or Zipcar for canoes. Zipcanoe.
Scott Vlaun of Center for an Ecology Based Economy
Brooks Winner of Island Institute
Ivy from College of the Atlantic

Hope you enjoyed the episode – it was fun to do – which of the big ideas was your favorite and why?

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Ten Big Ideas from Dreamers and Doers at The Envision Maine Summit

December 8, 201412/08/14

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Dream something big with Kerem Durdag of Biovation, Shannon Kinney of Dream Local, Shawn Moody of Moody’s Collision Centers, Melissa Smith of WEX, Jess Knox of Blackstone Accelerates Growth, Lisa Pohlmann of NRCM, Dana Connors of Maine Chamber of Commerce, John Piotti of Maine Farmland Trust, and Sean Sullivan of the Maine Brewer’s Guild.

Like what you hear? Register to hear Shawn Moody on Tuesday Dec. 16.

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#18 Karin Gregory of Furman Gregory Deptula

March 4, 201403/04/14

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Karin Gregory and her law firm Furman Gregory Deptula provide legal counsel to entrepreneurs, and are known for their tag line ‘We Jump Start Start Ups’. They’ve developed an active specialty in health care and university spinouts, but provide services to all types of entrepreneurs, including tech and transportation. The firm has offices in Biddeford, Maine and Boston, Mass.

Key takeaways you will learn from this cast:

-Don’t let legal concerns prevent you from thinking bigger
-A university network and ecosystem exists from Bangor to Boston, and you can take advantage of it
-How to use your lawyer

Would you like to arrange a free one hour consultation with Karin and her team? Fill out this contact form and mention The Grow Maine Show!

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