The Grow Maine Show

The Grow Maine Show


Latest Episodes

Sam Hotchkiss, CEO & co-founder of Reconnect
August 18, 2020

Sam combines technical skill with vision to identify markets and motivate teams. He's built and sold two successful tech companies, including Parka to Automattic, so he knows how to take on a problem and address it.

Mike Davis of Industrial Roofing Co.
August 11, 2020

Mike Davis is an owner & President of the IRC Industrial Roofing Companies in Lewiston, Maine. With over 100 team members, and offices in both Maine and Massachusetts, IRC is Northern New England’s leading commercial roofing, siding,

Brett Wickard of Bull Moose & Fieldstack
August 04, 2020

Brett Wickard founded his first company, Bull Moose Records, after his junior year at Bowdoin College. Wickard oversaw Bull Moose's rise to become the largest retailer of music, movies, games, and books in northern New England.

Amanda O’Brien of 1820 Wines
July 27, 2020

Amanda started eighteen twenty wines in 2015 with a friend who had been home-brewing rhubarb wine. When she tried it, she had the same reaction everyone else does when they have it "this actually tastes good".

Richard Pfeffer of Gritty’s
July 20, 2020

Richard is co-founder and president of Gritty's Brew Pub, of Portland, Auburn and Freeport Maine. In this episode we discuss the founding of Gritty's, including Richard's background as a sailor and stockbroker -- prior to making a 32-year leap into en...

Jim Robbins of Robbins Lumber
June 29, 2020

Jim retired as President of Robbins Lumber in 2013. He is staying involved with the company as a consultant but also enjoying his retirement to the fullest. He’s very active with the following organizations: Katahdin Area Council Boy Scouts of America,...

Dr. Sam Fratoni, Mentor and Angel Investor
June 23, 2020

Sam is a business executive with over 30 years of corporate leadership with Hewlett Packard Company and as Corporate Vice President for IDEXX Laboratories. He holds a BSCH degree from Bucknell University and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue Un...

Jack Moore of Harpswell Advisors
June 08, 2020

Jack is President and Chief Investment Officer of Harpswell Advisors, a Maine based firm serving foundations and endowments throughout the United States.  Harpswell embraces an OCIO approach that leverages the benefits of both passive and active strate...

Rich Brooks of Flyte New Media
June 01, 2020

Rich Brooks is founder and president of flyte new media, a digital agency in Portland, Maine, that’s been in business for over 23 years. He is a nationally recognized speaker on entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and social media.

Whit Richardson of Maine Startups Insider
May 25, 2020

Whit is an award-winning journalist and communications professional. After more than a decade in the newspaper business, during which time he won the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism from the UCLA Anders...