Reading Time: 4 minutes Phil Jackson had Red Holzman. Bill Belichick had Bill Parcells. And Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka had Gregg Popovich. Almost every great coach in sports history can count the lessons learned from observing a former coach. The same can be said for Jason Williams, co-coach of Trueline’s sales development team. In his role leading the…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes While Emily Haefner may not aspire to run a large 20-acre farm in her off time like some in her family, her future does include continuing her commitment to agriculture and sustainability—definitely some raised beds. “I’ve always loved science; it was my favorite subject in school, and I’m still fascinated by it,” says Emily, a…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Do surfers really float alone on their surfboards, contemplating the ocean and life like they do in Hollywood movies? How about in coastal Maine in the middle of winter—when the biggest storms and waves roll in? “Yes, I’ve done that many times since I first took a surfboard into the Atlantic Ocean when I was…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s an iconic scene near the end of the classic 1994 comedy “Dumb & Dumber” where Jeff Daniels’ character, Harry Dunn, gets shot in the chest by a villain. Luckily, Dunn was working with the FBI and was wearing a bulletproof vest. “What if he shot you in the face?” Lloyd Christmas, played by Jim…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s an old saying that age is just a number and that a person is never too old to try new things. Andrew Melson has put those two adages into practice recently, and the 36-year-old Mainer is now the happiest he’s been. “I consider myself a late bloomer, and I owe a lot of this…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes In July, about two dozen Trueliners gathered on the rooftop of a downtown Portland bowling alley on an overcast, then rainy, Tuesday night. It was the first time since mid-2020 this many of our team members were in one place. For some of us, it was a chance to re-connect with colleagues we hadn’t seen…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Last year, eight of Trueline’s best and brightest employees journeyed to Augusta in a black SUV to celebrate the company being named of one the Best Places to Work in Maine. This year, we’ll have to get creative (#SocialDistancing). For the fifth year in a row, Trueline was one of 84 Maine-based companies to make…
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