Yellow Light Breen, executive vice president and chief strategic officer at Bangor Savings Bank, says, “You are only as good as your constant drive to be even better.” During Breen’s tenure, the bank has earned a Best Places to Work in Maine six times and, in 2013, recognition
Seth Wescott moved home to Maine from Colorado for a postgraduate semester at Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA) to pursue his goal of becoming a professional snowboarder. There, Wescott worked with a talented, ambitious group of athletes. Twenty years later Wescott has two Olympic gold medals, over 50 professional, four world championships, nine X
“I believe that making connections between people, places, and ideas can foster the growth of resilient and prosperous communities. I believe in hard work rooted in values. And I think creative confidence and new perspectives are what we need today to make tomorrow awesome,” says Adam Burk, director
Tim Hussey is the CEO of Hussey Seating Company, which has been a family-run business for 180 years and through six generations. “We are one of the 50 oldest family businesses in the country, and are determined to keep it going to the next generation, and let
Last year Apothecary by Design was recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing privately held businesses in Maine. “At Apothecary by Design our role is to champion for patients as they navigate their health care journey,” says Catherine Cloudman, principal and chief
Donato Tramuto and his partner, Jeffrey Porter, run Five-O Shore Road and the Inn on Shore Road in Ogunquit. In 2001, Tramuto was supposed to be with his friends on United Airlines flight 175, the second plane to hit the
As Casco Baykeeper, Joe Payne made a career out of his greatest passion—the ocean. He spent summers on Peaks Island where he and his siblings collected sea treasures, fished, and swam. “As I became aware of pollution and other threats,
Her passion for the outdoors is what drew Carolann Ouellette to Maine, where hiking trails, canoe trips, and campsites abound. Now Ouellette is the director of the Maine Office of Tourism and her job is to inspire others to follow
Luke Muzzy has deep ties and affection for the Moosehead Lake region—his children are the fifth generation of his family to grow up there. “I’m proud of maintaining the legacy of my family’s connection to Moosehead Lake,” says Muzzy. “It’s pretty special to walk in the same footprints
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