Winning With AI in Maine

Portland and beyond. One evening to master the AI tools your fishing operations, tourism enterprises, and hospitality businesses depend on. Learn from someone who built software companies that sell to business owners. No coding required. Pre-register now to hear first when we confirm a date.

What is the seminar in Maine?

• Maine produces 90% of America's lobster supply and generates $725 million annually in dockside value.
• Tourism drives $10 billion yearly into Maine's economy, supporting 110,000 jobs across hospitality, restaurants, and lodging.
• Portland ranks among the highest for restaurants per capita in the country, with deep roots in farm-to-table and sustainable sourcing.
• Forestry and forest products employ thousands across Maine, with 90% of the state's forests privately managed and certified.

Seminar cities in Maine

• Bangor, ME · Coming soon. Pre-register to hear first.
• Portland, ME · Coming soon. Pre-register to hear first.

One live evening in Maine

Maine fishing and tourism businesses operate on tight margins and seasonal demand. The seminar teaches you to automate the customer communication work that keeps those relationships alive year-round: booking confirmations, order tracking, invoice generation, and follow-up sequences that feel personal. You manage the relationships; AI handles the logistics.

You're facing pressure to compete with larger chains and online travel platforms. AI levels that playing field. It handles the administrative work that keeps you from selling, from managing customer inquiries to scheduling guides or updating inventory. One evening, you'll learn which tools work, how to implement them, and how to keep your team aligned on using them.

Mike Filsaime built companies that sold software to thousands of business owners. He teaches in plain English, no coding, and every takeaway is immediately usable. By the end, you'll have the foundation to deploy AI across marketing, operations, and customer service.

How business actually works in Maine

Maine's economy rests on four pillars: commercial fishing and lobstering, tourism and hospitality, forestry and wood products, and food production and distribution. The lobster industry alone employs thousands of harvesters, processors, and distributors, and fishing communities depend on that supply chain staying healthy and efficient. Tourism creates seasonal employment spikes that most hospitality businesses manage manually, from reservations to staffing.

The state's tourism infrastructure serves 30 million visitors annually. That includes lodging, restaurants, guides, activity operators, and retail. Each business manages customers, bookings, and communications individually. Most are still using email, phone calls, and manual scheduling. As visitor expectations shift, the pressure to communicate faster and more consistently has increased.

Forestry represents a significant portion of Maine's economy, with private landowners managing timber, pulp, and specialty wood products. Processors, mills, and distributors work with thin margins and tight supply windows. Administrative overhead from manual invoicing, order tracking, and customer follow-up consumes resources that could go toward production and growth.

How Maine businesses use AI right now

Maine lobster companies and fishing operations use AI to optimize logistics: tracking supply across multiple boats, predicting demand patterns, and automating customer invoices to wholesalers and restaurants. Follow-up with restaurant buyers happens on schedule, eliminating lost sales from forgotten follow-ups. Processors use AI to handle customer inquiries while managers focus on production.

Tourism businesses from lodges to charter services to gift shops use AI for booking confirmations, upsell emails, and customer service triage. A guided fishing trip or kayaking outfitter can send personalized follow-ups with photos and special offers after guests return home. Email sequences nurture repeat customers without added labor.

Food and beverage producers use AI to manage retail relationships, coordinate shipments, and respond to customer inquiries about sourcing and ingredients. Farm-to-table restaurants use it to automate reservations reminders and seasonal menu announcements. Processors track orders and manage invoicing while their teams focus on quality and production efficiency.

Six things Maine attendees take home

• Stop losing customers to follow-up delays. Fishing operations, tour companies, and restaurants lose repeat business because follow-ups slip through cracks. AI schedules your customer communication automatically. A guest finishes their trip; they receive a thank-you email, photos, and an offer for next season within 24 hours. Your team doesn't touch it. Repeat bookings increase.
• Automate invoicing and order tracking. Lobster distributors, food producers, and commodity exporters waste hours on manual invoices and shipping confirmations. AI generates invoices from your orders, sends them instantly, flags late payments, and updates customers on shipment status. Your accounting gets done while you manage inventory.
• Build loyalty with personalized communication. Tourism and hospitality thrive on repeat customers. AI segments your customer base by season, behavior, and spend, then sends personalized offers and updates. A lodge guest who books in fall gets different messaging than a summer casual visitor. Your messaging feels personal, not generic.
• Hire less, accomplish more per person. Maine tourism and hospitality face seasonal staffing pressure and year-round administrative work. AI handles customer service inquiries, booking confirmations, and reservations management. Your team focuses on quality experiences and sales, not paperwork. You can serve more customers with the same crew.
• Manage supply chain visibility without extra staff. Fishing operations and food producers need real-time visibility into supply, orders, and shipments. AI tracks inventory across locations, flags shortages, and alerts you to opportunities. Your team sees what's selling, what's slow-moving, and where to adjust production.
• Turn seasonal spikes into revenue opportunities. Tourism and hospitality boom seasonally. Rather than scrambling to handle booking floods, AI routes inquiries, sends automated confirmations, and upsells add-ons. Your team sells and delivers; the system handles logistics. You capture more revenue from every visitor.

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