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Episode 156 - Andrea Hechavarria, NH Life Sciences

The biotech and life sciences industry is booming in NH and NH Life Sciences is the association supporting this growing sector. We talk to NH Life Sciences President and CEO Andrea Hechavarria about how life sciences is transforming NH's economy.

For more information about NH Life Sciences, click here.

Episode 155 - Jay Baier, Baier Transport

Jay Baier, president and CEO of Baier Transport in Seabrook, went from wondering whether the vehicle-transport business he bought was a lemon to racing toward success. We talk to him about his path from racing cars to transporting them and growing a thriving business.

To learn more about Baier Transport, click here. 

 

Episode 154 - Kathleen Reardon, NH Center for Nonprofits

We talk to Kathleen Reardon, CEO of the NH Center for Nonprofits, about the challenges facing this critical industry and how the center is supporting them.

To learn more about the NH Center for Nonprofits, click here.

Sponsored by the Business NH Magazine's NH Futurecast: 2025. 

Episode 153 - Julie Reynolds and Jennifer Ufkin, Cornerstone VNA

Today we talk to Julie Reynolds, who led Cornerstone VNA in Rochester for more than decade and spent 40 years of her career in the home health industry, and her successor, Jennifer Ufkin, about the growth of Cornerstone and the future of this visiting nurse association.

To learn more about Cornerstone VNA, click here.

Sponsored by the Business NH Magazine's NH Futurecast: 2025. 

Episode 152 - David Anzalone, Advanced Exteriors & Glazing of New England

We start the New Year with an interview with David Anzalone, president of Advanced Exteriors & Glazing of New England in Salem about how he took his company from a startup to becoming the fastest growing company on Business NH Magazine's list of the Top 100 Private Companies in NH in just three years.

To learn more about Advanced Exteriors and Glazing of New England, click here.

Sponsored by the Business NH Magazine's NH Futurecast: 2025. 

Episode 151 - Fred Kocher - NH Business on WMUR

You know Fred Kocher form his weekly business presort on WMUR but how much do you really know about Fred? We delve into his 50 year career in media and politics.

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Sponsored by the Business NH Magazine's NH Futurecast: 2025. 

Episode 150 - Melanie Plenda, Granite State News Collaborative

Today we talk with Melanie Plenda, executive director of the Granite State News Collaborative, about the important role local news organizations play in communities and a new effort underway to fund them. Listen in so you don't get left in the dark!

For more information about the NH Community News Fund, click here.

Sponsored by the Business NH Magazine's NH Futurecast: 2025. 

Episode 149 - Michelle Hilger - Mongoose Power Solutions

This week we chat with Michelle Hilger, founder of Mongoose Power Solutions, about her work to help companies keep their emergency power systems maintained and helping her industry train the next generation of workers. Find out why this  fast growing company was named one of Business NH Magazine's Five Companies to Watch in 2024.

For more information about Mongoose Power Solutions, click here.

Sponsored by the Business NH Magazine's NH Futurecast: 2025. 

Episode 148 - Jonathan Strimling - CleanFiber

In this episode, we talk to Jonathan Strimling, CEO of CleanFiber and the recipient of the 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the NH Tech Alliance, about the highs and lows of leading a series of tech companies and growing his latest venture.

For more information about CleanFiber, click here.

Sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim.

Also sponsored by the Business NH Magazine's NH Futurecast: 2025.

 

Episode 147 - Joe Tuplin - Kilted Moose Outdoor Furniture

We talk with Joe Tuplin, a veteran who, after serving in the national guard, turned his hobby of making wooden outdoor furniture, which helped him relax after serving in war zones, into a thriving business—Kilted Moose Outdoor Furniture. Joe is one of more than 70 makers who are participating in the Very Merry Holiday Gift Festival on Nov. 23 and 24, 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown Hotel.

For more information about Kilted Moose Outdoor Furniture, click here. 

Sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim.

Also sponsored by the NH Fiscal Policy Institute's 2024 Budget and Policy Conference.