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V I E W P O I N T S W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 3 A U G U S T 8 , 2 0 1 6 Get Maine's business news daily at mainebiz.biz and on Twitter (@Mainebiz). Below is some of the best from our online-only offerings: Featured @ Mainebiz.biz For a daily digest of Maine's top business news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews From the Editor O ur publisher Donna Brassard likes to point out that women-owned businesses fared better in the recession. at's because collaboration and communica- tion are at the heart of anything run by a woman. I say that with the authority of being a son of a very strong mother, the younger brother of three success- ful sisters, the father of two smart daughters in their 20s and the husband of an accomplished wife. Mentorship is another key aspect of women in business — and a recurring theme in the profi les of our 2016 Women to Watch. Mentors off er encour- agement. Mentors teach. Mentors lead by example. ey help us through tough times and off er praise when we do something well. As a sub-theme, there's often a perception that you can have a career or you can have a family but you can't have both. I'd like to think the issue isn't just limited to women. But the women profi led here illustrate that it's possible to have both. As Andrea Cianchette Maker points out, you may not get everything you want at the same time — my wife Jen is fond saying, "You can have it all, you just can't have it all at once." Our profi les delve into these themes. Andrea Maker talks about coaching a soccer team of 11-year-old boys. She didn't know much about soccer, but she brought in people who did. She taught lessons like teamwork and sportsmanship. As a lobbyist, she has to do the same thing: bringing in experts to educate policymakers on a given issue. Deanna Sherman talks about learning from the longtime Dead River Co. CEO, Robert Moore. Debra D. Taylor cited a number of mentors, from her mother to her fi rst boss to industry peers to colleagues. With Lindsay Skilling, there's a theme of the student becoming the teacher, as she takes over the family business and literally takes on the role of watching out for her aging father, who had led Giff ord's Famous Ice Cream. All of this talk of mentoring really came home to me recently at Higgins Beach. I was out surfi ng a recent morning. e sun was out, the water was warm and there were some tiny waves peeling in. I saw a mom paddle out with her young daughter perched on the nose of the board. e mom spun the board around, paddled into a wave and they were off , hooting and hav- ing a great time — the mom standing on the surfboard and the daughter still perched on the front of the board. I started surfi ng 40 years ago and didn't see a woman surfi ng until about the 1980s, and even then it was by no means commonplace. at has changed, fortunately. To see a female surfer out there, with her daughter, was both encouraging and inspiring. Whether we're talking about business or life, we're all working to bring along the next generation. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz Without mentors we'd have no leaders MDI Bio Lab President announces resignation Kevin Strange, president of the Bar Harbor-based MDI Biological Laboratory, has announced that he will leave his post in July 2018, the end of his current term. Find out more about Strange's legacy at the laboratory at main ebiz.biz/strangexit Be smart. BE SHUR. bernsteinshur.com When you need someone committed to raising the bar, not just passing it. Turner egg facility not going cage-free The operator of a Turner facility that made headlines as part of an undercover operation alleg- ing animal cruelty says that it will be making the transition to a cage-free system at its Ohio and Connecticut egg facilities, but a similar move in Maine seems unlikely. Find out more about the recent allegations and the reason for the Turner exclusion at mainebiz.biz/cagefree The little berry that could For the second time in 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has said that it will purchase an additional 3.8 mil- lion pounds of Maine wild blue- berries to distribute to food banks and other charitable organizations across the country. Find out what Maine's congressional delegation has to say about the berry sale at mainebiz.biz/usdaberry Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors offer encouragement. Mentors teach. Mentors Mentors teach. Mentors Mentors teach. Mentors Mentors teach. Mentors Mentors teach. 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