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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 19 N OV E M B E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 Hosted PBX Phone Systems | Hosted File Sharing, Backup , Backup , and Recovery | Access to New Fiber Ne r Ne r tw tw t orks an and more… Leverage your broadband. Imagine the possibilities. Broadband is just the beginning. Save time, save money and say goodbye to costly capital investment by leveraging the broadband you already have. We'll show you how. toll free: 866 494 2020 | www.gwi.net InterSpec Inc. 207 Gannett Drive, South Portland Founded: 1998 Top leader: Gilles Letourneau, CEO and president Sales growth 2012–14: 57% Employees: 17 (14 full-time and 3 part-time) Contact: 772-6135 www.e-SPECS.com Shad's Custom Countertops Inc. 11 Collins Pond Road, Windham Founded: 1997 Top leader: Shad Hall Sales growth 2012–14: 61% Employees: 15 Contact: 877-GET-SHAD www.getshad.com Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions How would you describe your com- pany's core mission? InterSpec pro- vides innovative software solutions and services built on its patented e-SPECS technology. For architects and engineers, e-SPECS saves time and cost while producing a higher quality project and ensuring Building Information Modeling systems are coordinated with the specs. What were the key factors in your company's growth? A strong refocus on proper marketing, sales processes and customer satisfaction. How have you adjusted to the rapid growth? Although rapid, this growth Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions Five questions How would you describe your com- pany's core mission? Three core val- ues: Deliver high-quality products and great service at a fair price. Attract and retain the highest-quality employ- ees. Give back with both time and money to the communities that sup- port our families and our business. What were the key factors in your company's growth? Creating the Shad's brand through television and print advertising. We chose to market directly to the consumer even though our customers are kitchen dealers, lumberyards and home centers. We've worked hard at getting the Shad name out there through local advertising, sponsoring sports teams, athletic events, and swag so that people think of Shad's when consid- ering countertops. How have you adjusted to the rapid growth? It's been very challenging. Our success is due to finding and retaining quality employees that take pride in our company and the work. Do you have plans to hire additional employees? Yes. What can we expect for 2016? We are exploring more community projects with schools and hospitals allowing us to continue giving back to Maine. SMALL COMPANY RUNNERS UP was very deliberate and well man- aged. We have added personnel in key positions and maintained our focus on a continuing path of acceler- ated growth moving forward. Do you have plans to hire additional employees? Yes, we will be hiring additional employees in several key areas in 2016. What can we expect for 2016? We anticipate that 2016 will be a dynam- ic year for InterSpec. In addition to growth within our core product lines, we will be launching a new informa- tion based product in January that will be a game changer for the build- ing product manufacturing market. 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 Gilles Letourneau, president and CEO of InterSpec Shad Hall, owner of Shad's Custom Countertops