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Continuing (and Creating!) Legacy in Fly Fishing
Selene of Maine, Selene’s Fly Shop
End of college, I fly fished for the first time. And I was on the was on the water for two hours, and I forgot the rest of the world. And it was like my ‘aha, zen, wow’ epiphany.
Wrestling Your 'Dream Life' Demons
Tarin O’Donnell, Tarin It Up Podcast and TKO Yoga & Fitness
It’s networking. Everything in life is networking. You meet people, and you’re just exposed to things you weren’t exposed to before. You find these opportunities you didn’t even know existed.
Choose What Works Best for YOU (for Two!)
Michelle Boyer, Arctic Lynx Maternity Activewear
If activity is part of your life pre-pregnancy, I think that it’s such a gift to stay active during pregnancy and beyond.
Go All In (and Bring Your 'Sisters' Along)
Heather Kinal, Ride Cosmic Dirt & Rooted MTB Festival
The way I operate is when I’m excited about something, I’m very passionate, and I go all in and try to bring as many people with me as possible.
Give the People What They Want
Kelley Cullenberg & Sarah Doscinski, Spandits
One of the really key things to staying in the business has been adaptability, you know, just rolling with the times and what people are looking for.
Customize Your Life (and Your Chalk Bag!)
Erin O'Toole, Oterra Designs
The difference I’m trying to provide through Oterra is that these are unique, they’re expressive, and they can be personal to you… There’s something really special about being able to say ‘this is mine, I chose it to be this and to look like this’
Grab Your Hot Saw and Show Them How It's Done
Alissa Wetherbee, Axe Women Loggers of Maine
Let’s show that women do this too… and that it’s a sport. We’re not wearing bikinis. The women are actually athletes on a team.
Be Your Own Advocate (and Someone Else’s Too)
Jenn Minery
Be willing to learn, but be willing to fail, and be okay with that.
Do It and See What Happens
Emily Kirkton, GearME
As long as two or fewer children are crying at a time, we’re doing alright.
Be Better Together
Jenny Kordick, Maine Outdoor Brands
I’m working with a lot of entrepreneurs and start-ups, and I feel that with Maine Outdoor Brands, we’re in that same place of working to figure out what our story is.
Find the ‘Extra’ in Your Ordinary
Tracyn Thayer
All the experiences I’ve had in my life up to that point kind of all came together.
Share the Wealth (and Spare Change)
Joy Massicotte, Lifted Outdoors
You dream something up, and then you just put the plan in action to make it happen.