This week we are pleased to welcome Angus King, former Governor and current US Senator, to the Grow Maine Show!  Angus was kind enough to invite me to his understated home in Brunswick for a great discussion about what he's reading, the perspective he's

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 serv

I had a great interview with Pete and he was very generous with his time so I split it into two sections - this is the second half.  We sat down at Cianbro HQ in Pittsfield, Maine.   Here are some quick insights that I took away - what are some of your

Pete Vigue is one of Maine’s most remarkable CEOs.  He's led Cianbro Corporation, an employee – owned heavy construction firm based in Pittsfield, Maine, through a period of remarkable growth, and he’s done it in an unexpected way.  In the ling

This is a recording of David Stone’s talk at the Envision Maine series, originally recorded on 1/8/14.  Register for the next Envision Maine talk at www.envisionmaine.org and use the discount code GrowMaine for 20% off! David Stone is one of Maine’s

Nancy Marshall is one of Maine’s most remarkable entrepreneurs.  From her days handling public relations for Sugarloaf, to today as CEO of one of Maine’s most well-known, longest-tenured, and successful marketing firms, Nancy’s built a brand that i

Box Talk Radio is a show hosted by Derek Volk of Volk Packaging.  Volk Packaging is this amazing company that has really diversified and serves many markets, from biotech to food to industrial all over the world, and Derek is the president.  He also hos

Mick Dunn is one of Maine’s most remarkable entrepreneurs.  OK, well, he’s one of Australia’s most remarkable entrepreneurs, but he’s here in Maine.  (Don’t you just love these Maine businesses that are national and international leaders?). M

I am pleased to have the opportunity to record the Envision Maine series of entrepreneur talks and post it to my podcast for those who missed it. This talk by Corky Ellis of Kepware Technologies was originally given on December 11. With nearly 75 empl

This week, we're joined by Ry Russell of The Saco Drive In, another awesome entrepreneur making it in the worst state in the USA for business!  Ry took over the Saco drive in two years ago, and turned it from dying to profitable in just one season by sho