North Coast Business Initiative

We hosted our very first afternoon panel ... Big Swings in Entrepreneurship

And it was real.

Three business owners.
Three very different chapters.
One powerful conversation.

Guided by our own Josh Muller, the panel dove deep into:
The leap from idea to action
The struggles that force you to grow
What it really takes to go from solopreneur → leader → owner
The quiet lessons that keep showing up, again and again

What made this event special wasn’t just the advice; it was the honesty.

Honesty from:
Adam LaFaber
Amy Mucha
Marvin Montgomery Jr

No sugarcoating.
No “overnight success” stories.
Just real people sharing what it actually takes to build something that lasts.

To everyone who was invited, took notes, asked questions, and stayed late...thank you.

We’ll be doing more of this.
More stories.
More support.
More space to grow, together.

Want to hear more? We have the podcast coming out soon and if you want to be invited to the next one, reach out to an NCBI Exec Team member.

Huge Shoutout to our panel Sponsors, without you, none of this is possible

Eradin Berrios ERIEBANK
Justine Lemanowicz
Phil Vedda Vedda Printing Inc.