Greenlight Maine

10/18/2026

Join Maine employers and our very own Julene Gervais as she moderates an important conversation about an issue affecting more and more Maine workplaces: employees balancing their jobs with caring for aging parents, spouses, and other loved ones.

On Friday, October 23, join a terrific group of Maine business and community leaders at the Maine Family Caregiver Summit, hosted by AgeMaine (formerly Southern Maine Agency on Aging) in partnership with the Maine Trust for Local News.

The panel, The Caregiving Workforce: How Maine Employers Are Responding, will explore what employers are doing to support working caregivers, retain valued employees, and create more flexible, supportive workplaces.

Join leaders from Martin's Point, Machias Savings Bank, Unum, AARP Maine, and United Way of Southern Maine.

The morning Employer Leadership Forum will also feature Amanda Rector, Maine State Economist, examining the economic realities of family caregiving and its impact on Maine's workforce.

If you're a Maine business leader, employer, or HR professional, we hope you'll join us!

📅 Friday, October 23 | 7:45–10:30 a.m.
📍 Abromson Center, USM Portland

Register here: https://www.pressherald.com/caregiver/

Friday, October 23, 2026 7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hannaford Hall, Abromson Centerat USM Portland Hosted by the Maine Trust for Local News with Age Maine (formerly the Southern Maine Agency on Aging) EMPLOYER LEADERSHIP FORUM 7:45 a.m. The business case for supporting employees who care for loved ones...

10/16/2026

🚦GREENLIGHT MAINE — SEASON 12 IS HERE!

Do you have a big idea, an innovative product, or a Maine business ready to grow?

Greenlight Maine is looking for the next group of Maine entrepreneurs ready to share their stories, showcase their businesses, and take their ideas to the next level!

🌟 Get your business in the spotlight.
🤝 Connect with business leaders.
🚀 Put your ideas in motion.

Your opportunity starts now!

👉 Apply today at GreenlightMaine.com

Greenlight Maine Productions creates programming which promotes and awards funding to entrepreneurs and innovators in Maine.

09/25/2026

Our Greenlight Maine Golf Tournament is coming up October 2nd at Point Sebago, and we want you to join us!

If you’ve played with us before, supported Greenlight Maine, been a judge, watched our shows, sponsored one of our programs, or simply believe in supporting Maine’s small businesses and entrepreneurs, we would LOVE for you to join us.

Come alone or grab a few friends. Bring your employees. Invite a customer or another business owner.

Come spend a beautiful fall day at Point Sebago, have some fun, make some connections and support the Maine entrepreneurial community we all care so much about.

And if you’ve been thinking about it but haven’t signed up yet…this is your sign. 😉

Who wants to join us on October 2nd?

Send us a message and I’ll get you the information or fill out the link below,

Let’s fill this course together! 🏌️‍♀️❤️

GREENLIGHT MAINE FALL CLASSIC REGISTRATION

09/21/2026

What an incredible night! ✨

Fashion With Purpose was everything we hoped it would be — a night filled with fashion, innovation, incredible people, and a whole lot of heart. ❤️

We are so grateful to everyone who came out, supported the event, walked the runway, volunteered, sponsored, and helped bring this vision to life. It was amazing to see our Maine business community come together for a night that was truly about purpose.

A huge thank you to Renata O'Donnell and Stiletto Models, our amazing hosts Emily Santom from WGME CBS 13 News, Portland and Julene Britt Gervais, Hardshore Distilling Company, our sponsors, models, business leaders, and everyone behind the scenes who made this evening possible.

Most importantly, thank you to everyone who supported Greenlight Maine and our mission to celebrate and support Maine entrepreneurs and small businesses.

This was more than a fashion show. It was a reminder of what can happen when great people come together with a purpose.

Fashion with Purpose. Innovation with Style. And a night we won’t forget. ✨

Thank you for making it such a success! ❤️

09/16/2026

One night. Only a few tickets left!

On Thursday, September 17, the runway comes to Hardshore Distilling Co. — and every seat helps power Maine entrepreneurship.

Fashion with Purpose brings together Stiletto Models, Maine business leaders, cocktails, and a community that shows up for each other. It's a night of style with something real behind it: supporting Greenlight Maine's work to elevate the entrepreneurs building this state's future.

🗓️ Thursday, September 17, 2026
🕠 5:30 – 8:30 PM 📍 Hardshore Distilling Co., 53 Washington Ave. Portland

Seats are limited. Grab yours today 👇 fashionwithpurpose.eventbrite.com

09/10/2026

GREENLIGHT MAINE SMALL BUSINESS NIGHT AT THE SEA DOGS!

Join Greenlight Maine and their sponsors to celebrate small businesses at Delta Dental Park this Friday, September 11th at 6pm.

* Packages for Small Businesses
* First Pitch and Recognition on the Field
* BBQ in the Picnic Area

Get your tickets at the link below while they last!

9/11/26 @ 6:00 PM - Greenlight Maine Small Business Night at Delta Dental Park

09/08/2026

Why a fashion show?
Because behind every Maine business is someone who took a risk — and Greenlight Maine exists to give those people a stage, an audience, and a shot at the capital that moves them forward.
Fashion with Purpose turns one evening in Portland into fuel for that work. Your ticket supports the entrepreneurship platform that has spent years putting Maine's founders in front of the whole state.
Thanks to Renata O'Donnell and for partnering with us.
Style is the hook. Impact is the point.
Thursday, September 17 · 5:30–8:30 PM · Hardshore Distilling Co. 🎟️ fashionwithpurpose.eventbrite.com

09/03/2026

💚 Introducing IN THE GREEN! 💚

Greenlight Maine is excited to launch a new show celebrating people who are making a positive impact, overcoming challenges, finding success and creating opportunities for others.

And what better way to begin than with Elevating Voices Honoree Churchill Preston, owner of Mbingo Mountain Coffee! ☕️

Churchill’s journey from electrical engineer to entrepreneur is a powerful story of purpose, perseverance and giving back—connecting Maine with coffee-growing communities in Cameroon.

🌱 In The Green is about growth.
💚 It’s about impact.
✨ It’s about the people behind the success.

Our first episode is coming soon!

Stay tuned… because there’s a lot of good happening “In The Green.” 💚

08/29/2026

Meet your cohosts for the evening. 👏
Emily Santom, Meteorologist at WGME 13, and Julene Gervais, Executive Producer of Greenlight Maine, are taking the mic at Fashion with Purpose on September 17.
Two Maine women who know how to hold a room — and a cause worth holding it for.

Tickets are moving. Get yours before they’re gone: Link to your tickets in the comments.
📍 Hardshore Distilling Co., Portland | 5:30 – 8:30 PM

08/21/2026

One night. Big impact.

On Thursday, September 17, the runway comes to Hardshore Distilling Co. — and every seat helps power Maine entrepreneurship.

Fashion with Purpose brings together Stiletto Models, Maine business leaders, cocktails, and a community that shows up for each other. It's a night of style with something real behind it: supporting Greenlight Maine's work to elevate the entrepreneurs building this state's future.

🗓️ Thursday, September 17, 2026
🕠 5:30 – 8:30 PM 📍 Hardshore Distilling Co., 53 Washington Ave. Portland

Seats are limited. Grab yours today 👇 fashionwithpurpose.eventbrite.com