Each week, host Dr. Lisa Belisle sits down with the people who shape the state: entrepreneurs and educators, physicians and artists, community builders and keepers of place. She brings a clinician's ear and two decades in radio and writing to every conversation.
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We wanted to make sure it was more than just a statement people were signing onto, but a pledge to really look internally in their own organizations and figure out what they can do, whether it's around hiring practices or just making their organization a more welcoming organization for people of color.
I like my pieces to be on this edge of dark and light. Some people look at them and they think, oh, that's scary. And some people look at them and they think, oh, that's like light coming out of scariness.
I think every business should have a branded framework because it will differentiate you from other people. It will make it easier for your prospects to understand what you do and it will probably be the trigger that helps them want to open up their wallets or book you because they know that you have a proven methodology that's gonna get them the solution they want.
Meet Your Host
MD · PhD · MPH · MBA
Dr. Lisa Belisle is a board-certified family physician, writer, and the host of Radio Maine. She works at the intersection of medicine and the human spirit, in the clinic, on the air, and on the page.
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Radio Maine is produced in partnership with the Portland Art Gallery, Maine's premier destination for contemporary fine art. Visit the gallery at 154 Middle Street in Portland, or explore the work of gallery artists online.
From Off the Wall · Portland Art Gallery Artist
I consider the opportunity I have to paint to be a gift.
Recent essays from Dr. Lisa Belisle's Substack on medicine, place, and the creative life.
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Previously: Love Maine Radio
Quick clips from recent conversations.