PIONEER
STARTS
HERE

Congratulations to James Khan, President of ObiCai Restaurant Group and 2024 Pioneer of the Year!

CELEBRATING THE PIONEERS IN OUR COMMUNITY

Pioneer Starts Here is a digital storytelling platform powered by the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership (NEI). Our movement showcases the pioneers of our 11-county region in video form – telling their pioneering stories of triumph through adversity in their own words.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS!

PIONEER VIDEO SERIES

Our ongoing video series showcases some of the biggest talents and brightest minds from our region. People like Ariana McGee, CEO of Navigate Maternity and 2023 Pioneer Award winner, who created a medical device company that pioneered a new way to “save the mommas and the babies.”

PIONEERING STORIES, NOW IN A PODCAST

Powered by NEI, Barrett McNagny and Sweetwater, the NEI Pioneer Podcast will work hand-in-hand with our Pioneer Video Series to tell the stories of our region and those that did it HERE, in NEI.