Welcome To The 2021
LaunchPad Livestream
Meet Our Emcee &
Event Judges
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

Special Thanks To Our
Emerging Business Partners
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

Big Thanks To Our
Preliminary Judges
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
