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Maine Thrive Voices
Join Sandy Smith for conversations with the people building businesses, serving neighbors, and contributing to life across Maine.
Visit the Episodes page to browse guests and choose a conversation.
Interviews & Insights
Meet the people behind the stories.
Hear from Maine business owners, nonprofit leaders, and neighbors with something worth sharing. Then explore the written stories behind their conversations.
A conversation is just the beginning.
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Maine Thrive Insights
Spend a little more time with the ideas, experiences, and local stories that come out of these conversations.
Explore written Insights about Maine people, businesses, and community organizations.
A few voices to get you started
Each interview button takes you to the MTV Episodes archive. Choose the guest there, or follow the companion Insight below.
Episode 16 · Thriving Proof
Jennifer Goddard
Meet Jennifer Goddard of Thriving Proof in Bangor through her Maine Thrive Voices conversation and companion Insight.
Episode 15 · Upstart Maine
Lisa Liberatore
Get to know Lisa Liberatore of Upstart Maine in her conversation with Sandy and the related written Insight.
Episode 13 · Marshall Communications
Nancy Marshall
Meet Maine’s PR Maven® and Maine Thrive Voices Founding Ambassador, Nancy Marshall of Marshall Communications.
Episode 7 · North Star Property Solutions
Tony LaPrino
Meet the person behind North Star Property Solutions and get to know this Bangor-area business through Tony’s conversation and Insight.
Episode 6 · Woof LLC
Peter Richmond
Get to know Peter Richmond, the business owner behind Woof LLC, in his conversation with Sandy.
Episode 5 · MESA-Maine
Laura McIntyre
Meet Laura McIntyre of MESA-Maine and explore a conversation connected to Maine’s running community.
Explore stories by region
Penobscot Valley Insights
Stories and conversations from Greater Bangor and surrounding Penobscot Valley communities.
Casco Bay Insights
Local conversations and business stories connected to Greater Portland and Maine’s Casco Bay communities.
Visit the Maine Thrive Insights home page to explore additional regional collections.
Who should we meet next?
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