Lisa Liberatore has never been one to sit still for long. She’s got a knack for making connections and an unstoppable drive to bring big ideas to life. Her entrepreneurial journey kicked off with Baxter Tea Company, a coffee and tea business she built from the ground up and later sold after five years.

​Not one to slow down, Lisa jumped into the world of real estate, co-founding several investment companies before shifting gears to something a little closer to home—food. She launched Lisa’s Legit Burritos in Gardiner, and before long, it expanded to Augusta. Rather than running the day-to-day herself, she set up a licensing agreement, keeping a stake in the business while trusting her partners to handle the operations.

​Her passion for startups and small businesses led her to become the Program Manager for Scratchpad Accelerator, Maine’s first seed accelerator north of Boston. For ten years, she has worked with 20 scalable companies, helping them raise over $7 million in equity. Along the way, she built a statewide mentor network, ran events from intimate gatherings to 200-person crowds, and always managed to surpass fundraising goals. Supporting Maine’s entrepreneurs and small business community is just part of who she is.

​Lisa also co-founded CoVort, Bangor’s only coworking space, right in the heart of downtown. It’s a hub for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and anyone looking for a creative, collaborative workspace.

​With everything she’s learned along the way—both in business and life—Lisa decided to put it all into a book, The Power of Transparency. It’s an honest take on what it’s really like to build businesses, become a mom, and navigate the twists and turns of going from happily married to happily divorced.

​Most recently, Lisa teamed up with her son, Dorian (aka D-Max), to start D-Max Merch, proving once again that entrepreneurship runs in the family.​​

On the academic side, she earned a Master’s in Student Development in Higher Education with a focus on Educational Leadership. And when she’s not launching businesses or mentoring startups, she’s helping first-time investors find their footing as an Associate Broker with NextHome Experience.

​For Lisa, business isn’t just about making money—it’s about making meaningful connections, building communities, and always looking for the next adventure.