{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Beyond LaunchPad","slug":"beyondlaunchpad","podcastDescription":"Gorham Savings Bank catches up with Maine’s most innovative small businesses, entrepreneurs, and influencers.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13886043/Podbean_Thumbnail_New_Logo_7wgfiy.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13886043/Podbean_Thumbnail_New_Logo_7wgfiy_1200x628.jpg?s=953e60eaad937c6238ca909402c86bf1&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://beyondlaunchpad.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/beyondlaunchpad/feed.xml","theme":"focuspod","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-vjdfc-d3e25b?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":15,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-05:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-5,"text":"(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/New_York"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":7,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Gorham Savings Bank","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-vjdfc-d3e25b-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-launchpad/id1615397532","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-vjdfc-d3e25b?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/6cmXWNpwIIsVLgYaLeqoRa","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Arial"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Arial"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#377E2C"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player2"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#001E33"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/r4um39/Podbean_Cover_Art_New_Logo07774792-e494-a381-89b5-eb4316a0d4b6.jpg"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"/assets/focuspod-banner-light.jpg"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"simple-list"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":8},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#001E33"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"hide"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#001E33"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2022 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"GorhamSavings","twitter_username":"gsbmaine","instagram_username":"gorhamsavingsbank","youtube_username":"channel/UCdoGJE1BxaLE-xpHI1fmWlg","linkedin_username":"company/gorham-savings-bank"}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://beyondlaunchpad.podbean.com","apiCommonParams":{"t":"68658a0c","clientSignature":"e160a293b3e364d5367930a57bd1bf36","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb21134799-q7jy3","episode":{"id":"pb21134799","idTag":"q7jy3","title":"Beyond LaunchPad | Episode 5, NKENNE","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13886043/Podbean_Thumbnail_New_Logo_7wgfiy_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13886043/Podbean_Thumbnail_New_Logo_7wgfiy_1200x628.jpg?s=953e60eaad937c6238ca909402c86bf1&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13886043/Podbean_Thumbnail_New_Logo_7wgfiy.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Learn how our latest guest, NKENNE, is leveraging Maine's entrepreneurial ecosystem to launch the first dedicated African language learning app. Based in Portland, NKENNE is helping connect users to their roots and building a virtual community of African language speakers. Hear Michael Odokara-Okigbo of NKENNE, our 2022 LaunchPad Emerging Business Award winner, on Beyond LaunchPad.

","publishTimestamp":1686571200,"duration":1566,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ecqnq3/GSB_Beyond_Launchpad_NKENNE_D9_AUDIO_EXPORTa8r7dmp360jv3.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-q7jy3-1427dcf","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-q7jy3-1427dcf","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/beyond-launchpad-episode-5-nkenne/","downloadLink":null,"fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":0,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-q7jy3-1427dcf","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fbeyondlaunchpad.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fbeyond-launchpad-episode-5-nkenne%252F&rts=87c8514e7b9f8e4b5991d55b8c8ea713835d4a23","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0},"episode":{"id":"pb21134799","idTag":"q7jy3","title":"Beyond LaunchPad | Episode 5, NKENNE","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13886043/Podbean_Thumbnail_New_Logo_7wgfiy_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13886043/Podbean_Thumbnail_New_Logo_7wgfiy_1200x628.jpg?s=953e60eaad937c6238ca909402c86bf1&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13886043/Podbean_Thumbnail_New_Logo_7wgfiy.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"