Show 62: President and Co-owner of The Shipyard Brewing Company Fred Forsley

TideSmart Talk with Stevoe host Steve Woods describes President and Co-Owner of The Shipyard Brewing Company as the “Kevin Bacon” of Maine, where everywhere he goes someone knows him. The two also disucssed Shipyard’s recent expansions, as well as Forsley’s Skype session with Senator King. Continue reading

Show 61: “North Woods Law”, Maine Game Warden Sergeant Tim Spahr

During Sergeant Spahr’s visit to the TideSmart Talk with Stevoe studios in Falmouth the two talked about how Season 3 of “North Woods Law” is currently being filmed and what that experience has been like. They also touched on how “back in the day” to be a game warden all you had to do was be able to start a campfire and open a can of beans, and how now it takes much more than that. It takes someone with outdoor knowledge, strong charactrer and the confidence to handle unpredictable situations. Continue reading

Show 61: President of the Maine Wellness Association Joe Edwards

While in the Falmouth TideSmart Talk with Stevoe studio, Edwards and Stevoe discussed how health insurance can be very difficult for the average person to understand and that was one of the reasons the Maine Wellness Association and MaineSense came to be. The three goals of the Maine Wellness Association is to provide members with better healthcare, an overall better experience and at a lower cost. Continue reading

Show 60: Creator of Envision Maine Alan Caron

TideSmart Talk with Stevoe host Steve Woods (left) was joined in the studio by the creator of Envsion Maine Alan Caron (right). Caron described himself as a lifelong learner and told the story of how he only completed two months of high school and then went on to be the first high school dropout admitted to a mid-career Master’s degree program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. The two also discussed Envsion Maine’s goal and how Mainers need to develop a shared picture of the future. Continue reading

Show 60: Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Southern Maine Bob Heiser

Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Southern Maine Bob Heiser talked with TideSmart Talk with Stevoe host Steve Woods about the importance of nonverbal communication in the sales process, as well as in the animal kingdom. Heiser even discussed his interest in KE1MH radios, and how when he was a kid growing up in Pennsylvania, they were the house neighbors hated with the big, ugly antennae in the backyard. Continue reading

Show 59: President of the University of Maine Paul Ferguson

In the TideSmart Talk with Stevoe studio, University of Maine president Paul Ferguson discussed “The Blue Sky Project”. The two explored more closely what compiles this plan and its objectives and how they are progressing to meet these objectives. President Ferguson also touched on how there is something different about Mainners that’s tangible. Continue reading

Show 59: Maine Alt-Country/Rock Band, The Mallett Brothers Band

TideSmart Talk with Stevoe host Steve Woods was joined in the TideSmart Talk studio for the second time by The Mallett Brothers Band. The band played 3 songs from their new album “Land”, including “Something to Lean On”, “Piece of Land’, and “All Kinds of Crazy”. They spoke with about how many of the songs were written in Asheville, North Carolina in a house they all rented. The band spoke about how “truth in life inspires albums”. They also spoke about where the name of their new album “Land” comes from. Continue reading

Show 56: Director and Chairman of the Harold Alfond Foundation Greg Powell

Director and Chairman of the Harold Alfond Foundation Greg Powell talked with TideSmart Talk with Stevoe host Steve Woods about growing up close family friends to the Alfonds, in fact Greg’s father was Harold’s dentist. Powell also told Stevoe the story of how the Dalai Lama wore a pair of Dexter shoes, which are on display at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta. Continue reading

Show 56: Founder and president of Tri-Maine Productions Will Thomas

TideSmart Talk with Stevoe host Steve Woods was joined in the TideSmart Talk studio by founder and president of Tri-Maine Productions Will Thomas. Thomas, originally from New York, graduated from Bowdoin College, where his love for endurance sports began. Thomas discussed with Stevoe how he has competed in more than 70 triathlons, and how he has helped to develop and promote endurance races throughout the world, and Northern New England. Continue reading

Show 55: Chancellor of the University of Maine System James Page

Dr. James Page recently celebrated his one year anniversary as the University of Maine System Chancellor. Reflecting back on his first year, Page talked about how he hopes to make education more accessible to Mainers and the challenges in attracting and maintaining young, innovative entrepreneurs to the state. Continue reading