FRIDAY, Dec. 1 at 7:30 a.m.
Portland House of Music and Events
Like A Boss is a live Q&A business event where you can hear insightful, first-hand accounts of the realities of running a business. Our CEO and Publisher Lisa DeSisto interviews local CEOs and business leaders for a behind the scenes look at their career paths, the ups and downs of running their businesses and the trends shaping them.
Sara Burns is president and CEO of Central Maine Power, Maine’s largest electricity utility company, with 900 employees serving more than 600,000 customers. Burns started working at CMP in 1987 as manager of risk management. She was promoted to president in 1998 and was named CEO in 2005. She recently announced that she will be retiring at the end of the year. Burns is chairman of the board of Maine and Company, a business development organization, and she is on the board of directors of both the Mitchell Institute and the Augusta Board of Trade. Burns is a graduate of and now on the Board of Trustees at Colby College.
Ticket includes breakfast and coffee from The Holy Donut and Coffee By Design. Stage set is provided by Red Thread.
Doors open at 7:15 a.m. Program begins at 7:45 a.m and concludes at 9:00 a.m.
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