NICHOLAS Lovejoy
Company: Staple Health, Inc
Title: CEO
Age: 32
Career Highlights: Passing up a highly coveted job at Kaiser Permanente in California to move back to Vermont and run a startup.
Community Involvement: I serve on the board of The Porter Medical Center in Middlebury as well as on the board of advisors for the Appalachian Mountain Club.
What motivated you to live and work in Vermont? I moved to Vermont for a job and a girl (a girl who's now my wife, Heather) and stayed because of the community of engaged, entrepreneurial friends we've found here.
Favorite part of your job? I love talking with people. Whether it's negotiating a deal or planning a product launch, I'm at my best when talking it out with someone else. Good thing this task comprises most of my day.
What is the best career advice you have received? Show up. No matter what the meeting is, who it's with or what you're doing, show up prepared, engaged and interested.
Favorite Vermont escape: Rock climbing in Bolton followed by a dunk in the Bolton Potholes.
Favorite downtime activity: Summer: Rock climbing. Winter: Skiing.
What career goal(s) would you like to accomplish in the next 5-10 years? Successfully exit my startup and use the proceeds to launch my next venture.
