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You're listening to the Arctic Circle Podcast.In today's episode, we're diving into how ocean data and analysis are enabling technologies that can support better decision-making across the Arctic - socially, environmentally, and economically.We'll explore the ocean data value chain, and take a look at both established and emerging use cases, from aquaculture and commercial operations to government and defense. We'll also talk about how ocean and climate data are being used in dynamic risk management, and how they're helping drive innovation in insurance.Joining us today are:Blaine Grimes, Chief Ventures Officer at Gulf of Maine Ventures, Gulf of Maine Research InstituteÓlavur Gregersen, CEO of Ocean RainforestSteve Woll, COO and Head of Business Development at Ocean Data NetworkDan Bookham, Senior Vice President for Business Development and Commercial Lines at Allen Insurance & FinancialThe conversation and the audience Q&A are moderated by Dan Berger, Director of the Maine North Atlantic Development Office at the Maine International Trade Center.This panel was organized by the Maine International Trade Center and NORA – North Atlantic Cooperation, and it was recorded live at the 2024 Arctic Circle Business Forum.Arctic Circle is the largest network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, Indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe. It is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization. Learn more about Arctic Circle at www.ArcticCircle.org or contact us at secretariat@arcticcircle.orgTWITTER:@_Arctic_CircleFACEBOOK:The Arctic CircleINSTAGRAM:arctic_circle_org

From the Williams Broadcasting Studio join John Williams and Patrick Woodcock with special guest Wade Merritt President of the Maine International Trade Center.

You're listening to the Arctic Circle podcast.In this episode, you are invited to join a dialogue about the emerging trade routes connecting Greenland, Canada, and the United States. Listen in as experts unpack the opportunities for economic growth and strengthening of North American ties, but also discuss the challenges at hand.The panelists include:Thomas 'Tyt' Mogensen, CEO of Nalik Ventures, GreenlandKarl Inuk Faurschou, Advisor, Ministry of Independence and Foreign Affairs, Greenlandic Representation in ReykjavíkMark Hopkins, COO of Hancock Lumber, USANiels Clemensen, CEO of Royal Arctic Line, GreenlandThis dialogue was hosted by the Maine International Trade Center and took place at the 2024 Arctic Circle Business Forum.Arctic Circle is the largest network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, Indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe. It is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization. Learn more about Arctic Circle at www.ArcticCircle.org or contact us at secretariat@arcticcircle.orgTWITTER:@_Arctic_CircleFACEBOOK:The Arctic CircleINSTAGRAM:arctic_circle_org

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Puritan Medical Products ramped up production of their testing swabs under the Defense Production Act as one of only two producers of these swabs in the world. Bob Shultz, Puritan's new president, sits down with Nancy to talk about Puritan's growth since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and plans for the future. Nancy and Bob also discuss the role sales and marketing has played in Puritan's success.   3:27 – Bob talks about his career path, from his time as a student at Bowdoin all the way to becoming president and chief financial officer at Puritan Medical Products.    7:33 – Bob explains Puritan's role as one of two companies in the world producing swabs for COVID-19.   15:05 – Bob describes Puritan's goals for the future, focusing on life sciences and becoming more well known for more than COVID swabs.   19:05 – Bob shares how he was surprised at how well-known and respected Puritan was when he decided to join the company, whether it was telling his former colleagues at 3M or speaking with people throughout Maine.   26:31 – Bob talks about the job opportunities available at Puritan.   30:22 – Bob describes how sales and marketing have helped Puritan grow.   34:16 – Bob shares some resources that have been helpful to him.     Quote   “It's an American success story ultimately is what this is. It's one that's centered here in Maine. Yes, we have this great new facility down in Tennessee. It's just tremendous, but we're never going to forget Maine is who we are. Maine is where we're from, and it's the work ethic and the people and everything else that is centered in Maine.”– Bob Shultz, president and chief financial officer at Puritan Medical Products     Links:   Maine Office of Tourism: https://visitmaine.com/   Cianbro: https://www.cianbro.com/   Bath Iron Works: https://gdbiw.com/   Abbott: https://www.abbott.com/   3M: https://www.3m.com/   L.L. Bean: https://www.llbean.com/   Careers at Puritan: https://www.puritanmedproducts.com/careers/   Maine International Trade Center: https://www.mitc.com/   StrengthsFinder 2.0: https://www.amazon.com/StrengthsFinder-2-0-Tom-Rath/dp/159562015X   “Not For Sale” by Kevin Hancock: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Sale-Finding-Center-Crazy/dp/0692410996     Listen to Kevin Hancock's episode on The PR Maven® Podcast.   Listen to Lindsay Skilling's episode on The PR Maven® Podcast to learn more about Gifford's.   Listen to Katie Shorey's episode on The PR Maven® Podcast to learn more about Live + Work in Maine.     About the guest:      A 1990 graduate from Bowdoin with a major in economics and a minor in government, Bob Shultz started his career with Deloitte where he earned his CPA. After public accounting, Bob worked in a variety of leadership positions in both financial and operational capacities. These roles allowed him to excel as a business leader given the diversity of experiences. Bob has worked in organizations ranging from start-ups to global Fortune 100 companies and across diverse industries. Prior to joining Puritan, he was the division CFO of one of the largest global operating units of 3M Company.    At Puritan, Bob is currently the president and chief financial officer of this great Maine company. In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations as well as the future strategic direction. This role allows Bob to utilize the totality of his strengths and experiences to partner with the fantastic leadership team and drive profitable growth across all of Puritan's markets.   Looking to connect:             Email: rlshultz@puritanmedproducts.com   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bobshultz3   Website: www.puritanmedproducts.com  

About the guest:     Carolann Ouellette joined the Maine Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD) in September 2018 to lead the newly created Office of Outdoor Recreation. Before her current position, she was the Executive Director of Maine Huts & Trails, a non-profit that operates a hut-to-hut system of four year-round back-country ecolodges and 80 miles of trails that are open to the public, year-round, for hiking, biking, paddling, skiing & snowshoeing. Prior to her time at Maine Huts & Trails, Carolann was Director of the Maine Office of Tourism at DECD. Under her leadership, Maine benefited from multiple years of consistent growth in tourism. A graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, Ouellette was the chef/owner of an award-winning Maine restaurant. She has a strong background in outdoor recreation as a former Whitewater Guide and operations manager for New England Outdoor Center, and lodging manager at Sugarloaf Resort. In 2015, she was named by Maine Magazine as one of “50 Mainers Boldly Leading Our State.” Carolann has been involved in many organizations in board or advisory member capacity over the years including U.S. Travel Association, Maine Woods Consortium, Discover New England, Maine Tourism Association and University of Southern Maine School of Tourism & Hospitality. She is a ski, snowmobile, snowshoe, hike and paddle enthusiast. She is also working on her mountain biking, fishing and hunting skills, and loves the exploration and discovery of travel.   In the episode:     3:04 – Carolann talks about how her career started, from visiting Maine as a child and going to college for hospitality to how her network has helped her career. 6:10 – Carolann shares what interesting and impactful work is being done throughout Maine that many may not know about. 8:43 – Based on her extensive tourism experience, Carolann describes how public relations helps the tourism industry and businesses, including how Instagram helps attract visitors.   14:56 – To measure success, Carolann tells what she looks at, whether it is the number of followers or engagement. 16:32 – Carolann explains how outdoor recreation impacts Maine's economy. 18:50 – Carolann describes the benefits of outdoor recreation to tourism in Maine. 26:19 – Nancy shares a listener line question. 27:40 – Although it was not a conscious effort, Carolann shares how she has built her network. 32:19 – Even though she didn't think she would like it, Carolann has found LinkedIn to be a useful resource as well as Slack and Zoom. 37:25 – Carolann emphasizes Maine's heritage and connection to the outdoors.   Quote:  “We often think of outdoor recreation as needing to be really active, but it's really about being in the outdoors and enjoying what you love to do.” – Carolann Ouellette, director of the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation   Links:           Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation: https://www.maine.gov/decd/programs/maine-office-of-outdoor-recreation CAN-AM Crown International Sled Dog Races: https://can-am-crown.net/ AMC Lodge-to-lodge Skiing: https://www.outdoors.org/lodging-camping/maine-lodges/lodge-to-lodge-skiing-program-details Trek Across Maine: https://action.lung.org/site/TR/Cycle/ALANE_Northeast?pg=entry&fr_id=18638  Peaks to Portland: https://ymcaofsouthernmaine.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=520  Maine's Bicentennial: https://www.maine200.org/ L.L. Bean: https://www.llbean.com/ Flowfold: https://www.flowfold.com/ Via Advertising: https://theviaagency.com/ Teens To Trails: https://www.teenstotrails.org/ Winter Kids: https://winterkids.org/ Sail Maine: http://www.sailmaine.org/ Outdoor Sport Institute: https://www.outdoorsi.org/ Blaze Partners: https://blaze-partners.com/ Outdoor Retailer: https://www.outdoorretailer.com/ Live and Work in Maine: https://www.liveandworkinmaine.com/ Maine & Co.: https://maineco.org/ Maine International Trade Center: https://www.mitc.com/ Maine Huts and Trails: https://mainehuts.org/ Carrabassett Valley Academy: https://www.gocva.com/ The Portland Pod: https://portlandpod.com/ The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko   Activate the PR Maven® Flash Briefing on your Alexa Device.   Join the PR Maven® Facebook group page.     Looking to connect:            Email: carolann.ouellette@maine.gov LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolann-ouellette-b373a515a/ Phone: (207) 624-9824

Have you considered selling your products abroad? Looking for international opportunities as a growth strategy? But not sure where to start, or how tariffs, trade wars, or foreign laws might impact your chances? Wade Merritt, President of the Maine International Trade Center, shares how to get started selling internationally, go on trade missions, and greatly expand your revenues.

About the guest:   Julene Gervais began her career after completing her master's degree from Emerson College and undergrad at Boston College.  Her first job was at WECT-TV, an NBC affiliate in Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1996, Gervais moved to Maine and became an anchor/reporter at WAGM-TV in Presque Isle before moving on to WLBZ-TV NEWSCENTER MAINE in Bangor and WGME-TV Channel 13 in Portland.  Gervais owned and operated three restaurants with husband George Gervais until she was recruited by the pharmaceutical industry where she went on to become a senior business sales executive for several Fortune 500 companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca and now Johnson & Johnson.  Gervais is also the producer and host of Greenlight Maine—taking all transitional skills and putting them together to help the great state of Maine build its economy.   In the episode:      3:36 – Julene shares how she thought she was going to be a teacher but had always had a public-speaking passion that lead to her career.   6:54 – If she had it to do over, Julene says she would have moved to Maine sooner.   9:30 – Julene talks about how vital social media is to businesses in this day and age.   11:34 – Julene explains how she has handled the obstacles she has faced in her career.   17:03 – Nancy asks Julene about going through The Marshall Plan® process for Greenlight Maine.   18:28 – Julene shares how much people can learn about Maine and its entrepreneurial ecosystem from watching Greenlight Maine.   23:20 – Julene talks about the Greenlight Maine community, including their audience, businesses and partners.   26:51 – Julene shares that building Greenlight Maine's network is her way of giving back to the state of Maine.   31:15 – Julene gives a few examples of resources she has found helpful.   34:23 – Nancy and Julene talk about Nancy's Marketing Minutes airing throughout season five of Greenlight Maine.   35:14 – Julene tells listeners to follow your passion, do what you love and don't listen to people who tell you you can't.   37:01 – Julene tells the story of how she and Nancy met.   Quote:          "A rising tide lifts all boats. We are in this all together.” — Julene Gervais, Producer and Host of Greenlight Maine  Links:         www.greenlightmaine.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenlightmaine/?ref=br_rs   Twitter: @GreenlightMaine  Instagram: @greenlightmaine  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenlight-maine/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC17EKBY6CyLrhX6wtxeiInw   Tony Robbins  Small Business Administration   Finance Authority of Maine  Maine & Co.  Bangor Savings Bank  FirstPark  Success is an Inside Job by Lee Milteer   Department of Economic and Community Development   Maine International Trade Center  Maine Technology Institute  SCORE  Thomas College  Harold Alfond® Institute for Business Innovation   Husson University   New England School of Communications   Looking to connect:          Email: julenegervais@yahoo.com   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julene-gervais-9404ba3a/  

Larry Wold is president in Maine for TD Bank. He has over 30 years of commercial lending experience in Maine. Prior to his current position, he served as TD Bank's executive vice president of commercial lending in southern Maine. He joined the company in 1991 as a commercial loan officer after beginning his banking career in the commercial lending department of Casco Bank, the Maine affiliate of the Bank of Boston. An active member of the community, he currently serves on the boards of Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Maine and Company, the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges, and Maine International Trade Center. He was previously president of Maine Real Estate Development Association (MEREDA) and a board member of Friends of Casco Bay. He holds a BS in economics from Principia College in Illinois and is a graduate of ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking in Washington, D.C. https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/larry-wold-maine-td-bank-president/

In 2016: 2,264 Maine companies exported $2.8 billion in goods and services to 168 countries. International trade supports nearly 1 in 4 Maine jobs. The Maine International Trade Center, led since 2005 by my guest Janine Cary, makes it all happen by advising Maine companies on both the technical and the operational sides of exporting. If your growing business is looking to begin exporting, Maine International Trade Day on May 25, 2017 presents a unique opportunity to get a rocket start. Sign up here.

As president of Hancock Lumber Company, Kevin Hancock leads a sixth-generation family business that has operated since 1848. Headquartered in Casco, Maine, the company has 10 retail stores and three sawmills, and employs 425 people. The company also owns and manages 12,000 acres of timberland in Cumberland and Oxford counties. In 2014, Timber Processing Magazine recognized Kevin as its forest products industry “Person of the Year.” He is past chairman of the Northeast Retail Lumber Association, 
the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association and the Bridgton Academy Board of Trustees. Under his leadership, Hancock Lumber has been recognized as the Maine International Trade Center’s Exporter of the Year and the Maine Family Business of the Year. Additionally, the company received the Governor’s Award for Business Excellence and most recently became a 2014 “Best Places to Work” recipient. A graduate of Lake Region High School and Bowdoin College, Kevin travels often to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where he has connected with residents and key organizations. Kevin has created a nonprofit called “The Seventh Power” to support initiatives on the reservation and is currently writing a book, titled Not For Sale: Finding Myself in the Land of Crazy Horse, about the history and modern day life of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

As president of Hancock Lumber Company, Kevin Hancock leads a sixth-generation family business that has operated since 1848. Headquartered in Casco, Maine, the company has 10 retail stores and three sawmills, and employs 425 people. The company also owns and manages 12,000 acres of timberland in Cumberland and Oxford counties. In 2014, Timber Processing Magazine recognized Kevin as its forest products industry “Person of the Year.” He is past chairman of the Northeast Retail Lumber Association, 
the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association and the Bridgton Academy Board of Trustees. Under his leadership, Hancock Lumber has been recognized as the Maine International Trade Center’s Exporter of the Year and the Maine Family Business of the Year. Additionally, the company received the Governor’s Award for Business Excellence and most recently became a 2014 “Best Places to Work” recipient. A graduate of Lake Region High School and Bowdoin College, Kevin travels often to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where he has connected with residents and key organizations. Kevin has created a nonprofit called “The Seventh Power” to support initiatives on the reservation and is currently writing a book, titled Not For Sale: Finding Myself in the Land of Crazy Horse, about the history and modern day life of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

Have you seen the name EIMSKIP on Portland's waterfront? Transporting inbound items such as German chocolate and ski equipment, and outbound products like Maine blueberries, this Icelandic-based company has provided a boost to the Maine economy--one that will continue to strengthen as we maximize our international exposure. Today we speak with EIMKSIP station manager Petur Peterson, Janine Bisaillon-Cary of the Maine International Trade Center and Dana Eidsness of the Maine North Atlantic Development Office. https://www.themainemag.com/radio/2014/11/maine-iceland-world-beyond-168/