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V O L . X X X N O. X X I I I O C T O B E R 7 , 2 0 2 4 20 4 0 U N D E R 4 0 AWA R D Providing a job and safe environment for men in recovery Matthew Jones, 35 Owner/lead carpenter, Forest Street Carpentry Significant professional accomplishment: Consistently providing a safe and full-time work environment for men in recovery, build- ing and completing full houses with my team/employees. Current state of mind: Being very intentional about what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. Passion project: I'm currently converting a school bus to a solar-powered livable RV. 'Lightbulb' moment: When I got sober in 2019 I began bringing other newly sober men to work with me. It created an environment that was accomplishing more than making money or building. Audacious goal: Establishing a self-sus- taining "craftsmen collective" for people in recovery, where people who are newly sober and in long-term recovery can find creative outlets through carpentry, weld- ing, upholstery, etc. Favorite quote: "We are more often fright- ened than hurt; and we suffer more in imagination than in reality" — Seneca Influential books: "The Tipping Point," by Malcolm Gladwell; "The Chalice and the Blade," by Raine Eisler Favorite TV show: "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Best way to recharge: In the woods or at Pai Men Miyake eating ramen At age 60: With a functioning body, a sharp mind, a young spirit, a self-assured daugh- ter, a happy wife, skydiving at least once a week. Blazing a trail in holistic health benefits Colleen Kavanagh, 36 Founder and CEO, SoulBeing Significant professional accomplishment: Developing enough courage to become an entrepreneur when my first child was only 6 months old, the persistence to see the company through multiple pivots, the strength to keep the business alive through the pandemic (and the birth of a second baby), and the confidence to grow SoulBeing into what we are today. Current state of mind: Peace and plenty, my family motto. Passion project: My whole life feels like a passion project. SoulBeing is my current focus as a professional endeavor. Between running a startup and being a present and involved mom to Millie (5 ½ years old) and James (3 years old), I'm at capacity with two full- time-plus jobs that are uniquely important and fulfilling. 'Lightbulb' moment: When I was work- ing for GE Healthcare, I learned that 70% of people being treated in our hospitals today are preventably ill. The seed was planted that compelled me to build an infrastructure facilitating access to evidence-based health care services focused on holistic, root-cause and pre- ventative care. Audacious goal: To shift the way our soci- ety thinks about health care to include a more comprehensive understanding of the options available to support our overall health. To empower others with resources that allow each of us to better care for ourselves and each other. Favorite quote: "To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, the singular power of self-respect" — Joan Didion Influential book: "Being Mortal," by Atul Gawande. The subtitle is "Medicine and What Matters in the End," it reframed for me the role of medicine in our society today in comparison to what it could be: enabling well- being rather than just ensuring survival. Favorite TV show: "The Great British Bake Off" Best way to recharge: Spending time with my kids, ideally in the ocean or on a forest trail. Reading books of every genre. Making art (poorly), listening to music, dancing and doing yoga. I love to cook, and I'm also an aspirational gar- dener and tennis player. At age 60: Continuing to do meaningful work and philan- thropy, writing books, playing tennis and golf, spending time with my adult children and husband, Matt, at home in Maine. I'll become increasingly eccentric — studying astrol- ogy, mentoring entrepreneurs and angel investing — and no doubt still be surrounded by rescue dogs. Putting young Mainers on the path to career success Kay Kerina, 32 Program manager, Maine Career Exploration Program; principal consultant, Kerina Consulting LLC Professional accomplishment: Being a support for young people behind the scenes. Sometimes it's a pep talk before a job interview and other times it's advocating with a young person at a workplace. Current state of mind: Excited to drive change. Passion project: I am extremely passionate about the arts, and specifically dance. I also spend time cooking, and if you ask anyone that has eaten a meal from me, it is about 99% garlic and likely I grew it in my garden — my other passion project. 'Lightbulb' moment: In college when I was working at the center for career development, In some of my friends started asking if I would help them prep for interviews or look at their resumes. That's when it clicked in my brain. Connecting people to that same feeling I had when I went to work and loved it, was what I wanted to do. Almost eight years later, I still am that friend that has the pulse on careers, and I absolutely love helping people connect to meaningful work. Audacious goal: I want to follow in the footsteps of my grandfather, Mbrumba Kerina, who was a political leader in Namibia. I want to serve my country at the national policy level as well and follow in his legacy. He is one of my greatest inspirations, and I want to make him proud. Favorite quote: "We have tomorrow. Bright before us. Like a flame" — Langston Hughes, in the poem "Youth" » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E I can't get enough when it comes to reading. — Kay Kerina Maine Career Exploration Program My whole life feels like a passion project. — Colleen Kavanagh SoulBeing P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y

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