UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
April 22nd PROPEL LUNCH & LEARN - Ri-Ra: 12:00 – 1:30PM
Speaker: Travis Holland, Co-Founder TOEGOZ, Inc.
Travis Holland: Graduated from St Andrews University and worked for Mellon Bank and Shaw Industries. Co-founded Toegoz in the fall of 1999. Had our first sales in Feb of 2000. Since then we have grown from purely collegiate to provide kids, toddlers, womens and womens accessories. We started out in Portland, moved to Sanford, and have been back in Portland since 2005. Our focus now is building our web business and entering into the retail segment. We will have stores located in Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach, and Bar Harbor this summer. Let me know if you need anything further.
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May 20th PROPEL BREAKFAST & LEARN– Regency Hotel 7:15 – 8:45AM
Speaker: Becky Stockbridge, Founder IBEC Creative
Becky Stockbridge: Rebecca Stockbridge is creative director and founder of MediCreative, a Portland based web and graphic design company that is focused on helping doctors create a brand identity and web presence for their practice. As a 2006 graduate of USM with a degree in art and entrepreneurial studies, Becky wrote her business plan for MediCreative in her senior year and was a finalist in the 2006 Student Business Plan Competition. She received a grant from the Libra Future Fund, and although she didn't win the competition, her plan did place in the top five, which garnered her a rent-free year in the Maine Center for Enterprise Development (MCED), a business incubator housed at USM. Today she has graduated from the incubator, opened her doors at a new office space on Congress Street, she has spun off another graphic and web design company, iBec Creative, to serve her growing client base that is not in the medical field.
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June 9th – PROPEL NIGHT OUT - Gulf of Maine Research Institute 5:30 – 8:00PM
Speaker: Ben Shaw, Founder FetchDog.com
Ben Shaw: Ben Shaw is a Founding Partner of Black Point Group, and manages a mix of private and public equity investment activities in the healthcare and technology industries. Ben is co-founder of FetchDog.com, a catalog and website for passionate dog owners. Prior to Black Point Group, Ben managed business development at The VIA Group, a leading strategic marketing communications firm. Ben serves on the boards of The Jackson Laboratory, Western Mountains Foundation, the Maine Business Roundtable and is an active alumni advisor to Bates College, where he graduated with a triple B.A. in biology, political science and environmental sciences.
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UPCOMING NETWORKING EVENTS
PROPEL NIGHT OUT
April 30th – Ocean Gateway 5:30 – 8:30PM
Come Checkout the new Ocean Gateway Terminal and Network!
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ANNUAL PROPEL CASCO BAY CRUISE
July 24th – Annual Cruise, Casco Bay Lines 6:30 – 9:30
Come enjoy Casco Bay and Network!
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