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Hi, I’m April Shaw-Beaudoin, interviewer, publisher, marketing strategist, and the voice behind Maine Famous.

I launched Maine Famous in 2022 as a way to connect people through story. What began with me taking photos on my phone has grown into a statewide media platform supported by professional photographers, writers, and videographers who help elevate the way we document Maine’s small businesses. I spend my days interviewing shop owners, chefs, farmers, makers, innkeepers, artists, and entrepreneurs and sharing the stories that reveal the heart of this place.

In 2025 we published The Insider's Guide to Midcoast Maine, a full color coffee table book featuring nearly 100 businesses. Our third book, The Insider's Guide to Downeast Maine, goes to print in January 2026 with circulation slated for May. We continue to expand Maine Famous through regional podcast seasons, live events, and community collaborations. This year we hosted the launch of Season 3 of the Maine Famous Podcast featuring business owners on MDI and in Ellsworth, and we will kick off Season 4 with a January event celebrating the Mountains region of Maine.

Alongside this work I run Omnitizing, the branding and marketing agency I co-own with my husband, Buck. We support organizations across Maine with strategy, design, websites, and storytelling.

Maine Famous exists to amplify local businesses, celebrate the people behind the counter, and help residents and visitors discover the real Maine. If you care about small businesses and the stories that make this place exceptional, you are in the right spot.