Reading Time: 4 minutes Michaella Testa says she likes living a normal life, and she’s happiest when she’s able to start her workday around 9 a.m. and shut her computer at 5 p.m. That leaves her plenty of free time, and while she likes routine and normalcy at work, her life outside of Trueline is anything but normal. “I…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes If there’s one thing Peter Markoe doesn’t want to hear on the phone in his role as a content developer, it’s crickets. But for several years while living in Los Angeles, crickets were his life. After graduating from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, with a degree in English—because he excelled in math and science, Peter…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes When Joy Wilkie was growing up in the famed Ozarks region in southwest Missouri along the Arkansas border, she wanted to be an artist. Then a counselor and social worker. She never set out to work in human resources, but it makes sense looking back, she says. “During my senior year of high school, I…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes When Alyssa LoVerso says she’s been traveling all her life, she’s not kidding. She took her first trip—to Italy—when she was two months old. Since then, traveling with family, friends and her fiancé has become a passion. “We just love going on adventures, seeing new places and experiencing different cultures,” says Alyssa, one of Trueline’s…
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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: 5 minutes What is Content Marketing? You’ve been hearing about content creation, strategy, and marketing for years now. You’re told you need “it,” but what exactly is “it” and why is it so important? Content is any text, images, or resources posted on your website that define who you are and provide value to your users. We’re not…
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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 Trueline has evolved many times since our humble beginnings more than a decade ago in Washington, D.C. We started with a staff of eight in a small office space in Bethesda, Maryland. Since our founding in 2009, we’ve relocated to Portland, Maine, expanded our staff tenfold and opened several new office spaces as we’ve continued…
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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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