Alex Nerney, co-founder of Create & Go, an online blog that teaches others how to start a blog and eventually make money blogging. Alex and his partner Lauren quit their jobs, sold almost everything they owned and went all in on blogging. Within their first year, they made $100,000 blogging and now, by year three, they are currently making over a $100,000 per month online.

Tobias Parkhurst is the president of Oakes & Parkhurst Glass and a co-owner of Cushnoc Brewing Company in Augusta. He earned his B.A. from the University of Hartford and for 10 years he traveled the world as a professional skateboarder.

Emily Roy is the marketing and communications specialist for the City of Saco. In this role, Emily has spearheaded Saco’s rebranding through the development and implementation of a Marshall Plan®, a new logo and a website design.

Carey Kish is veteran hiker, outdoors and travel writer, photographer, registered Maine guide and certified funmeister. Kish has completed some two-dozen long-distance trails in the United States, Canada and Europe, including the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine

As a food lover who felt relegated to the culinary “audience,” Maddie decided to take matters into her own hands by flipping the script and creating an environment in which anyone can cook creatively and have a ton of fun doing it.

Ruth Jackson is the vice president for communications at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She is the college’s chief communications officer, providing vision, direction, and leadership for Colby’s internal and external communications.

In addition to his role as a producer for the PR Maven® Podcast, Greg is an account supervisor at Marshall Communications and manages the public relations and marketing efforts for a wide range of clients. In 2016, he received his Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) through the Public Relations Society of America and is one of only 5,000+ professionals nationally accredited in the field of public relations.

Skylar grew up on a small island in Eastport, Maine. She graduated from the University of Maine.

Whitney loves Maine and enjoys representing the state in her role as international marketing manager for the Maine Office of Tourism. Her enthusiasm has endeared her to the tour operators and travel agents that she works with.

Kevin Frisbie is from Rumford, Maine, is the owner of Frisbie & Associates and is one of Maine’s top financial advisors.