Thriving Under Thirty panel to kick off Maine Business School Executive Speaker Series
Four Maine entrepreneurs will talk about their businesses and how they achieved success in the first event of the Maine Business School Executive Speaker Series on April 4 at the University of Maine.
Noah Bissell of Bissell Brothers Brewing Co., Kate McAleer of Bixby & Co. craft chocolates, and Jack and Max Barber of Mainely Burgers will participate in a panel discussion, “Thriving Under Thirty,” beginning at 3:30 p.m. in 100 Donald P. Corbett Business Building. The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 581.1926.
“These talented young people chose to start companies in Maine after finishing college, and they’re all thriving,” says Susanne Lee, MBS executive-in-residence and professor of marketing. “So often we read of Maine graduates leaving the state, but we hope that through this event our students will realize the vibrancy and opportunity of Maine’s economy. This is the real story.”
The business leaders’ presentations on their challenges and achievements will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Audience members are encouraged to submit real-time questions for the panelists using mobile devices.
In addition to the afternoon program, the speakers will visit MBS classes, and meet with students and faculty.
The Maine Business School Executive Speaker Series highlights today’s outstanding business leaders to share their exemplary qualities and achievements with UMaine students and the greater Maine economic community.
“The mission of the Maine Business School is to provide excellent business education, advance business knowledge, and serve the business community,” says Nic Erhardt, associate dean of the Undergraduate School of Business. “The MBS Executive Speaker Series is a dynamic, informative and celebratory way to deliver upon that mission.”