Maine SBDC Business Advisor Since 2020

Advising Specialties:  Exporting, International Trade, Product Development, Product Marketing, Start-Ups

Education:  MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona; B.S. in Marketing and International Business from Minnesota State University.  

Professional Background:  Grace has 20 years of international business experience in product development, product marketing, and business development. She previously worked in the consumer goods industry, where she developed and marketed trend-right products that were sold in major national retail stores, such as Walmart, Macy’s, and Pottery Barn. She has worked in a variety of business settings, from small companies to large public corporations.  Most recently, Grace started an exporting company focused on selling frozen seafood from the Americas to Asia Pacific countries