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Nate Wildes: Nate Wildes, Executive Director for Live and Work in Maine – YouTube

Nate is the Executive Director for Live and Work in Maine where he and his staff focus on raising awareness about the career opportunities and world-class quality of life experienced by those of us who live and work in Maine. A University of Maine graduate who followed employment to the mid-west only to come ‘Boomeranging’ back to the Way Life Should Be, Nate knows first-hand how under-appreciated life in Maine is – and how much opportunity there is for our future. Nate is also co-founder of Flight Deck Brewing on Brunswick Landing (the re-developed Brunswick Naval Air Station). The production brewery is open to the public, offering beer, food, and family-friendly events.

Nate Wildes | LinkedIn

Heather Lux: Heather Lux, Founder and CEO of True North Beauty – YouTube

Heather is the Founder and CEO of True North Beauty, an innovative, Chaga based, luxury skincare company with a mission to build people’s confidence through healthy, clear skin. Before she became an entrepreneur, Heather spent over 20 years working in the areas of Organizational Development, Innovation and HR for Fortune 100 companies. In 2017, Heather left Corporate America to turn her passion of inspiring women and creating skincare products into a start-up company. Today, Heather is in her 5th year of operation and was recently named the 2020 SBA, Small Business Manufacturer of the Year.

Heather Lux | LinkedIn

Chris Wolfel: Chris Wolfel, the Director of Entrepreneurship at the Roux Institute – YouTube

Chris is the Director of Entrepreneurship at the Roux Institute. At the Roux Institute Chris’ role is to develop and execute programs that support entrepreneurs who want to build world changing businesses in Maine. A serial entrepreneur, Chris is the Co-Founder and CEO of Helpful, a community enablement software platform, Founder of Barrel Proof Ventures, an early stage venture consulting firm, as well as a Co-founder of Mavrck, an industry leading influencer marketing platform. Chris is also an active mentor for entrepreneurs through programs including IDEA, Northeastern University’s Venture Accelerator, Youth CITIES, and Techstars where he also serves as the Vice President of the Boston Alumni Chapter.

Christopher J. Wolfel | LinkedIn

Amber Lambke: Amber Lambke, Founder and President of Maine Grains Inc. – YouTube

Amber is the Founder and President of Maine Grains Inc. located in Skowhegan, Maine. Maine Grains is known for its industry setting standards in quality and is carried by specialty food stores and used by bakeries, breweries, and restaurants throughout the Northeast. Amber is also known as the founding director of the Maine Grain Alliance, a leader in Maine’s sustainable food initiative. In addition, she also is the co-founder of the Kneading Conference, an event that attracts individuals from around the world

Amber Lambke | LinkedIn

Amy Rowbottom: Amy Rowbottom, Founder and Head Cheesemaker at Crooked Face Creamery – YouTube

Amy is the Founder and Head Cheesemaker at Crooked Face Creamery which she has operated for over 11 years. Known for their incredible hand-crafted artisan cheeses and first-in-class marketing, Crooked Face Creamery is on the leading edge of Maine’s sustainable food resurgence and part of the effort to reestablish the agriculture sector. Amy is a graduate of Wheaton College.

Amy Rowbottom | LinkedIn

Nick Rimsa: Opening Discussion: Nick Rimsa, Garvan Donegan and Mike Duguay – YouTube

Nick is a Co-Founder Product Designer at Eariously, a company that helps businesses build an even more engaged audience by turning written articles into audio articles and embedding audio players on companies web sites. Nick is also a Product Designer and Design Instructor of Tortoise Labs, a company he co-founded which teaches makers of early-stage products how to understand their customers so they can go get their first ones. They then work with these makers to prepare to scale their product independently or with the help of outside capital. He also uses his expertise in product design as a Product Design Instructor for the Propeller project, an initiative created by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Nick is a graduate of Colby College in Waterville Maine.

Nick Rimsa | LinkedIn

Garvan Donegan: Opening Discussion: Nick Rimsa, Garvan Donegan and Mike Duguay – YouTube

Garvan is the Director of Planning and Economic Development for the Central Maine Growth Council where he has led the organization for over 7 years and the region’s recent renaissance boasting new developments and a resurging downtown in Waterville. As part of his duties, Garvan manages the Waterville Opportunity Zone, one of the national opportunity zones established in federal legislation, and he also oversees the region’s US Foreign Trade Zone. In addition, he is also the Principle of the private planning firm Project Planning and Analysis, Inc. which provides planning, policy analysis and economic development for municipal customers.

Garvan Donegan | LinkedIn

Owen Mcarthy: Owen McCarthy, Co-Founder of MedRhythms, Inc. – YouTube

Owen is a Digital Therapeutics Entrepreneur who is the Co-Founder and President of the Board of Directors for MedRhythms, Inc. which uses sensors, music, and Artificial Intelligence to build evidence-based neurologic interventions to measure and improve walking. He is a Vice-Chair of the University of Maine Board of Visitors and is the Co-Founder of the UMaine Business Challenge, an annual business pitch competition for UMaine college students. Owen received his undergraduate degree in biological engineering from the University of Maine and his MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Owen McCarthy | LinkedIn

Martin Grohman: Martin Grohman, creator and host of The Grow Maine Podcast – YouTube

Martin is the creator and Host of The Grow Maine Podcast where he explores innovation with Maine entrepreneurs doing incredible things. He is also the Executive Director of the Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine. Known as E2 Tech, the organization seeks to build and expand the State’s environmental, energy, and clean technology sectors. Martin is also the Founder of Correct Building Products, LLC which was a three-time listee on the Inc 500 that reached 30MM in annual revenue and 75 employees within 6 years. Martin graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BS in Chemical Engineering.

Martin Grohman | LinkedIn

Ethan Sclar: Ethan Sclar, College Student and Amazon FBA Expert – YouTube

In addition to being a college student, Ethan is a serial entrepreneur. He currently is an Amazon FBA expert where he has created a successful business selling grocery and discontinued items. Prior to his most current venture, Ethan founded Frankie’s, a pop-up closeout and surplus store that he operated in Windham, Maine. Ethan is currently a business student at Babson College where is a junior.

Ethan Sclar | LinkedIn