Embracing innovation is the hallmark of a lot of successful Maine businesses, but how complicated does that process become when the business is family-owned? Getting consensus among family members to pursue something risky can be a challenge that hits close to home.
Join Business Editor Carol Coultas and a panel of professionals who’ve been in the trenches of changing family businesses on Oct. 16
Doors open at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and networking until 8:00 a.m. when the program begins. Program ends at 9 a.m.
Parking on-site is free.
About the moderator:
Hosted by Business editor Carol Coultas. Carol Coultas has been practicing journalism in Maine since the mid-‘80s and focusing on business journalism since 2003. She’s been the business editor at the Press Herald, overseeing an award-winning staff, since 2014.
On the panel
Colleen McCracken is a partner at Quad Group. Colleen has spent the last 20+ years working as a non-family member President and CEO of two well-known family businesses in Maine, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers and Planet Dog.
Christine Viscone is the owner and general manager of Highland Farms in Scarborough.
Maureen Lafferty is the Director of Human Resources for L.L. Bean.
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