Every two weeks, Mainebiz publishes “On the Record,” the edited transcript of an interview we conduct with a Maine business or nonprofit leader. Here are some memorable quotes from people we talked with during 2023.
Karl Sutton, co-founder of Bite Into Maine, on how he and Sarah Sutton financed their startup costs: “In 2011, after yet another failed loan application, the loan officer looked at me and suggested we seek out the three F’s for financing. The three F’s? I hadn’t heard of this. He explained: Friends, Family and Fools.”
Sarah Sutton, on the couple’s business approach: “Start small and learn.”
The Telling Room Executive Director Kristina M.J. Powell: “I’m inspired by the power of youth and honored to be able to write and share alongside them.”
Maine Cancer Foundation Executive Director Ray Ruby: “Good work gets done when we build the right relationships.”
Meredith Strang Burgess, president and CEO of Burgess Advertising & Marketing: “I learned how to be a better leader and listen to my intuition along the way.”
Donna Anderson, director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Maine: “Lifelong learning is tied to curiosity about the world and an eagerness to explore.”
Muhammad Humza Khan, founder and CEO of Inclusion Maine: “For organizations, inclusion is the way opportunity is configured, interactions occur and how decisions are made to utilize the potential of diversity.”
Gabe Hoffman-Johnson, founder and president of the USL to Portland pro men’s soccer team: “To this day, a crisp fall day still smells like soccer to me.”
Tricia Costigan, Navy veteran and president of Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville: “When done right, leading from the front looks more like working with and amongst your team.”
