After being a schoolteacher for eight years, Scot Fuller decided to follow a different path. He offered inn-sitting services, temporarily taking care of bed-and-breakfast inns so the owners could take a break. Then, in August of 2010, the owner of The Chadwick Bed and Breakfast, located at 140 Chadwick Street in Portland, contacted Scot about…
Justine Carlisle had been enjoying her 15-year marketing communications career when she was suddenly injured and turned to yoga for healing. Though it was a physical ailment that brought her to the studio, she couldn’t deny the impact her practice had on her spiritually and mentally. She enrolled in a 200-hour teacher training program with…
Maine has a unique history of being a place where community citizens can indeed affect major change in public policy and laws. No-one knows this more than Joanne D’Arcangelo, owner of JD’A Consulting, Inc. She’s a policy and advocacy consultant with over twenty years of experience in public policy development, civic engagement, legislative advocacy, voter…
The independent local bookstore is alive and well, and located in Southern Maine. After 13 years in business, Nonesuch Books is going strong thanks to its reputation of serving its communities with an excellent book selection and more. At both locations (Mill Creek Shopping Center and The Shops at Biddeford Crossing), you’ll find great books,…
Honeck O’Toole client Bill Creighton was honored this year for his persistent advocacy for responsible wealth. But he makes it very clear: he’d prefer not to be singled out. That’s because Maine Initiatives — an organization that cultivates social, economic, and environmental justice through grants and other support for Maine grassroots organizations — is all…
PS It Matters runs on the belief that we all have the power to do our part to change the world by the simple decisions we make. With a social entrepreneurship philosophy as their business model, they extend these opportunities to make a difference in the communities we call home. PS It Matters offers top…
“I’m in love with our planet!” That’s the enthusiastic declaration of Clara Cohan, a lifelong artist whose mission is to interpret our place in the universe through art. Her philosophy is that our relationship to nature sustains us; the earth provides for us. “My mother was a very good painter – a realist. When I…
What do you do when you’re happy with your business and everything’s working out well? You make a plan to keep the momentum going so you can enjoy a rosy future. That’s exactly what Dr. Leslie Elston is doing after owning the Mountain View Dentistry practice in Bridgton for 14 years. “I realized that this…
Back in 1977, longtime friends and Organizational Development consultants Stephen Jenks and Fritz Steele published The Feel of the Workplace, a book about internal organizational climates. For years after that, the two wrote articles about arrogant leaders and the effect they have on people and institutions. “Then when Enron went down, we realized its leaders…
Inspired by the remarkable monarch butterfly, Jennifer Lunden founded CCH to offer transformative mental health counseling to individuals, couples and groups. “In May 2011, I metamorphosed my business from a private practice to a licensed mental health agency. Now we’re a team of five like-minded therapists sharing ideas and inspiration with clients and each other.”…
