American Legacy

Eric James and Steve Whitney are entrepreneurs, as well as the founding partners of James & Whitney Co., a building and restoration firm based in Brunswick, Maine. Listen along while they speak about the start of James & Whitney Co. Building the business as well as what's ahead. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James & Whitney Co. Online: ht...

With over 39 years of experience in the environmental and engineering consulting services with an extensive background in the evaluation of water, wastewater, groundwater, surface water, soils and special waste. In his current role, John is responsible for a staff of approximately 40 Environmental Scientists, Geologists, Engineers, and Technicians. What follows is an insightful conversation about...

As Founder and President of Kennedy Solutions Group, Jennifer guides organizations in procurement policy, acquisition strategy, compliance, and market positioning, while structuring high-impact partnerships that strengthen the defense industrial base. She serves in national leadership roles across several industry associations, advising on policy development, small business competitiveness, and mi...

Over his 30 year career in the Navy, Admiral Lindell Rutherford's accomplishments have run the gamut of leadership - from leading Top Gun's transition to the F14 Tomcat fighter jet, to winning Fighter Wing One Fighter Pilot of the Year in 1983, to a collection of XO and CO appointments aboard several aircraft carriers. Hear how he got his start, rose through the ranks, and ultimately found himself...

On April 10th, 2012, on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, Travis Mills lost portions of both arms and legs to an improvised explosive device. Many, if not most, would have given up. But giving up isn't really his style. Not only has he continually overcome the day to day struggles of his new physical reality, he has turned his experience into a support system for post 9/11 veterans who have b...

Derek started off a Navy brat (his words), but it took a chance encounter during a volcanic eruption while living in the Philippines (and subsequent evacuation) to plant the seed that would become the motivation for his military (and later private sector) career.

When Matt Mackenzie told his family and friends that he was quitting his teaching job to pursue his passion for basketball player development, they tried to tell him that it wouldn't work, that there wasn't enough calling for it in rural Maine, and that he should just stick with the security afforded to him in the classroom. Now, almost 15 years later, he's turned his passion into a thriving busin...

Jack Quirk, President of Quirk Auto Group, got his start in the car business in the late 60's delivering cars and running errands while still in High School. in the early 70's, he had bought into the family Subaru dealership with one of his brothers. Now, the "Quirk Boys", all five of them, run the largest automotive groups in New England. The "here to there" of it is quite a story. Follow along a...

This week, we sit down with Burnie Gaff, the man behind Gaftek, a petroleum service company headquartered in Epson, NH. Over the years, Gaftek has diversified into construction, compliance, general contracting, lighting, electrical, and facility maintenance, employing 80 people operating out of four facilities covering six states. Follow along as Burnie talks about how he reached where he is, touc...

In this episode of American Legacy, we sit down to speak with John Raymond, an entrepreneur and business owner. Follow along as we get John's story - from his early days that motivated him to want to build businesses, to his health scare and how it changed his habits, to how he structures his businesses today.