Kerem Durdag, President and Chief Operating Officer of Great Works Internet, Founder and Managing Partner of Indus Fund By Paul Koenig Great Works Internet (GWI) is “maniacal” about having all Mainers connected to broadband Internet, says Kerem Durdag, president and
David Roux, Managing Partner of BayPine By Paul Koenig At the beginning of last year, Northeastern University announced it was partnering with entrepreneur, investor, and Maine native David Roux to launch a graduate education and research campus in Portland. The
Ilma Lopez, Co-Owner of Chaval By Paul Koenig Around the time the pandemic forced Chaval to close its doors in March 2020, co-owner Ilma Lopez received a call from John Woods, who was president of Full Plates, Full Potential and
Whitney Reynolds Waxman, COO and President of American Roots By Rachel Hurn First and foremost, Whitney Reynolds Waxman is proud that she was able to save her family’s business this year. American Roots, an apparel company based in Westbrook that
Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms By Paul Koenig Atlantic Sea Farms started off 2020 strong. The kelp farming company launched a collaboration with chef David Chang and Sweetgreen in February, and it had pre-sold its upcoming kelp harvest
Ethan Hipple, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department for the City of Portland By Rachel Hurn As a teenager, Ethan Hipple, director of parks, recreation, and facilities for the city of Portland, took part in a youth corps program
Brian Skerry, Photojournalist + Film Producer By Paul Koenig Brian Skerry has spent decades photographing the world’s oceans for National Geographic and other publications, but his most recent assignment has brought him home, in the cold waters off the coast
Bri Dostie, Founder of Confluence Collective, Maine Guide, Illustrator + Writer By Rachel Hurn The mission of Bri Dostie’s social enterprise, Confluence Collective, is to create a space for fly-fishers who don’t match the traditional archetype: straight, white, male, able-bodied.
Drew Dumsch, Cofounder, President + CEO of the Ecology School By Rachel Hurn On Earth Day of this year the Ecology School, a nonprofit environmental education program for students of all ages, celebrated the completion of its new $14.1 million
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