What an incredible success! Today our NC Starters Coalition Launch brought together passionate leaders, entrepreneurs, and community partners committed to making entrepreneurial opportunity a civic priority in North Carolina. A huge thank you to our special guest speakers, panelists, Advisory Circle members, and attendees whose insights, energy, and dedication made this event such a powerful start. Your voices and perspectives are what will drive this coalition forward. We’re excited for the journey ahead, building connections, sharing resources, and creating opportunities that empower entrepreneurs throughout our state. Here’s to the momentum we’ve created together. Thank you all for making this launch a success!

Congratulations, Ray Johnson, on your spotlight with ABC11 and for joining our NC Starters Coalition Launch event as a panelist. I truly appreciated your insights and your dedication to helping others better understand entrepreneurship.

Ray Johnson: “It was an honor to be apart of the Right to Start Coalition event — what a powerful kickoff! Big thanks to ABC11 and Elaina Athans for taking the time to speak with me about Rideit — both with the video segment and the article. Truly grateful for the spotlight on entrepreneurship in North Carolina.
👏 Huge thanks to Catherine Read and Paula Pingel, MS, MBA for assembling such an incredible group for “Making Entrepreneurial Opportunity a Civic Priority.”
Grateful for the insight given from speakers and advocates and leaders including Thom Ruhe Senator Jay Chaudhuri and Dr Sarah Glover, along with my fellow panelists: Mayor Jess Anderson, Jesse Jur and fellow entrepreneurs Venus Liles, Warner Thacker and Michelle Weber. Excited to keep pushing the conversation forward about making entrepreneurship accessible to all.” 💡🚀

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