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Open Door from the Maine Trust for Local News

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The Portland Press Herald presents, Like A Boss, the live Q&A business event series. Our CEO and Publisher, Lisa DeSisto, will meet one-on-one with local CEOs and business leaders for a behind the scenes look at their career paths, the ups and downs of running their businesses and the trends shaping them. Join us to hear insightful, first-hand accounts of the realities of running a business.

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Episodes

Like A Boss: Lisa Whited - WTF: Workplace Transformation Facilitation 21.04.2017 25:27

Lisa Whited has played a role in transforming the culture at many of Maine's top employers. As the Chief Transformation Office at WTF (Workplace Transformation Facilitation), Lisa shares best practices on how to deepen engagement with your employees. Learn how food, coffee and fitness are table stakes in today's most productive workplaces. Get expert advice on how to improve the morale and cul...

Like a Boss - Meredith Strang Burgess of Burgess Advertising & Marketing 21.03.2017 47:40

Meredith Strang Burgess, President and CEO of Burgess Advertising and Marketing sat down with Portland Press Herald President and C.E.O Lisa DeSisto to talk about the firm's thirtieth anniversary. They also discussed how a soil science degree at UMO prepared Burgess for a career in marketing, her early work with McDonalds, her time in the Maine Legislature, Burgess' work with the Maine Cancer Foun...

Like a Boss - One on One Live with Leeann Leahy of the Via Agency 15.12.2016 1:05:54

Portland Press Herald CEO and Publisher, Lisa DeSisto, chats with Leeann Leahy, CEO of the VIA Agency. Leahy grew up as an account planner at big and small agencies in NYC working on clients like Coca-Cola, JPMorgan Chase, NFL, Godiva, and Johnson & Johnson, to name a few. Three years ago she moved to Portland, Maine to join The VIA Agency as President. During her tenure, she has helped the agency...

Like a Boss - One on One Live with Patrick J. Scully, CEO of Bernstein Shur 07.12.2016 27:10

Portland Press Herald CEO Lisa DeSisto, chats with Bernstein Shur CEO Patrick J. Scully about what it takes to lead a 100-year-old firm of over 100 lawyers. They discuss what the firm looks for in new talent, how the city of Portland is a great place for a law career and what keeps him up at night. And there might even be some singing involved. Links: Portland Press Herald http://www.presshera...

Like a Boss - One on One Live with Steve Smith, L.L. Bean C.E.O. 30.09.2016 1:05:08

About Steve Smith Steve began his career in 1992 at J. Walter Thompson in New York City. He moved to Maine in 1997 and rose to become the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Resort Sports Network. In 2011, he joined Walmart International where he gained general management responsibility, integrating e-commerce into the core business and improving annual sales growth. A year later, Steve beca...