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Episode 174 - Bill Davis, BeachNecessities.com

This week's guest is Bill Davis, the founder & SeaEO of BeachNecessities.com, an ecommerce platform focused on beach and ocean necessities as well as sustainability and conservation. We talk to Bill, an early pioneer of ecommerce, about how the landscape of that industry has changed and about his latest endeavor.

For more information about BeachNecessities.com, click here.

Rachel Ballatori, Mill + Co.

We invited back Rachel Ballatori, founder and CEO of Mill + Co., to talk about how businesses and entrepreneurs can do a better job of telling their stories.

For more information about Mill + Co., click here.

Episode 172 - Better Business Bureau Torch Award Winners

We explore what to means to be a successful business guided by ethics as we talk to the winners of this year's Better Business Bureau's Torch Awards in NH. Today’s Guests are Becca Friend, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau Serving NH; and two winners of the Torch Awards for Ethics: Crystal-Lee Thompson, owner of Thompson Insurance Agency, and Bruce Randall, founder of the Randall School of Karate.

For more information about the Better Business Bureau in NH, click here.

For more information about Thompson Insurance Agency, click here.

For more information about the Randall School of Karate, click here.

Sponsored by the Business of the Year Awards.

Episode 171 - Eric Hui, Terracea

Today we talk to a NH entrepreneur about how leaving the tropical climate of his native Hawaii to attend school in Boston during a cold, snowy New England winter inspired him to create a line of outdoor apparel that was both stylish and built for any weather mother nature can throw at him. 

For more information about Terracea, click here.

Sponsored by the Business of the Year Awards.

Episode 170 - Carol Lawrence, The Red Arrow

Today we talk with the owner of a NH institution – The Red Arrow Diner – a must-stop during the political primary season, host to many celebrities and a go-to diner for many families, and one of this year’s Businesses of the Year Winners.

Sponsored by the Business of the Year Awards.

Episode 169 - Maria Proulx, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in NH

Today we talk with Maria Proulx, president Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in NH, about health insurance costs and how she is leading the state’s largest health insurance provider and its clients through a turbulent economic time.

Sponsored by the Business of the Year Awards.

Episode 168 - Brian Law, Law Family Companies

Today we talk with Brian Law, the 5th generation President and CEO of the Law Family Companies about continuing his family legacy and what it takes to succeed in uncertain times.

Sponsored by the Business of the Year Awards.

Episode 167 - Jennifer Chisholm, NH Coalition to End Homelessness

Today we talk with Jennifer Chisholm, executive director of the NH Coalition to End Homelessness, about the  organization's recent report that shows the number of people unhoused in NH is spiking to record numbers and what is being done to help.

Sponsored by the Business of the Year Awards.

Episode 166 - Nichole Martin Reimer, Granite United Way

Today we talk with Nichole Martin Reimer, the new president and CEO of Granite United Way, the largest United Way in NH, about the organization is meeting challenges during this uncertain time for nonprofits.

Episode 165 - Jennice Chewlin of Chewlin Group talks about wellness in the workplace

Feeling stressed? You are not alone. Jennice Chewlin of the Chewlin Group returns to the podcast to discuss how businesses can promote wellness and mental health in the workplace. 

For more information about Chewlin Group, click here. 

Sponsored by The Business of the Year Awards Luncheon.