The decision of who will win falls to our distinguished panel of judges — all entrepreneurs themselves. We’re incredibly grateful to have them here today.

• Michelle Neujahr, Owner, Nu-Yar, emcee
• Catherine Cloudman, President & CEO, CHC Advisors, LLC
• Kate McAleer, Founder, Bixby & Co.
• Ed McKersie, Founder & President, ProSearch and Founder, Live+Work in Maine

Our partners generously donated their time to help address a common need for strategic marketing resources among early-stage LaunchPad applicants.

• Creative Imaging Group, a communications management company  
• Grove Marketing, an advertising and branding agency
• iBec Creative, a web design, development, and digital marketing studio
• Philbrook PR, a media relations and PR company
• pro-voke, a strategy and culture consulting firm

Our preliminary judges spend countless hours, in a very short amount of time, reviewing applications and selecting our finalists. We couldn’t do this without you!

• Tim Agnew, Masthead Venture Partners
• Kristine Delano, Strategy & Business Development Advisor
• Katie Fullam Harris, MaineHealth
• Brad McCurtain, Maine Securities Corp.
• Ed McKersie, Pro Search
• Becky McKinnell, iBec Creative
• Rich Petersen, MaineHealth and Maine Medical Center