Sarah Boynton Chadbourne worked at her father’s Sunoco station in downtown Kennebunk when she was a teenager. She spent countless hours every summer pumping gas, changing tires, and building relationships with customers. Sometimes
Category: Leaders & Working Women
Meet Nikki Strout, Owner of Rugged Seas
When Nikki and Taylor Strout started Rugged Seas—a Maine company that makes tote bags, wallets, backpacks, and other items out of recycled fishermen’s “bibs” (hauling pants)—they thought it
Lexi Stevenson
Actress, Songwriter, Health Advocate Lexie Stevenson, 22, has always been a driven person, whether the issue at hand is her career, the health of women,
Blush Pampers Brides, in Person and Virtually
Courtney Wetzel bought her first business, the former Pancsofar’s Bridal Shop in Presque Isle, from her best friend’s mom in 2011. Now in 2021, the
Meet Lisa Sturgeon
Wedding Planner We at Maine Women Magazine were wondering what it was like being a wedding planner, in winter, in the pandemic. Lisa Sturgeon graciously
Taking Shelter, Finding Home
Part II of II Emergency shelters provide vital resources, sanctuary, and community, which can make the difference between death and life. They improve quality of
Marching Forward
CEO Lisa DeSisto Listens to her Heart and Head Lisa DeSisto, who relishes organizing parties and events, devised an elaborate scavenger hunt for her son’s
The Blueberries of Welch Farm in Roque Bluffs
The Blueberries of Welch Farm in Roque Bluffs Tourism and “The New Normal” By Ruth Feldman, CEI Women’s Business Center Tourism is one of Maine’s
A Famous Woman Shipwright Invoked in New Boatbuilding Scholarship at The Apprenticeshop
The Mary Lacy: A Famous Woman Shipwright Invoked in New Boatbuilding Scholarship at The Apprenticeshop By Nate Hathaway “Name a famous woman boat builder or
EMERGING LEADERS – Meet some accomplished rising stars
EMERGING LEADERS – Meet some accomplished rising stars
