What's the most important thing you've learned at NBSS?

It can be rewarding to be surprised, and it’s an honor to be on the journey of discovery with people. Abbie Smith had never been a woodworker, was accepted to Carpentry based on her transferable skills and work ethic as a Marine. She took the Three Month Furniture Making course and excelled to the point that her instructor and classmates recruited her to Cabinet & Furniture Making. Abbie’s husband, who I tried to recruit on their initial visit, was on his way to auto mechanic training, and when that fell through he came back and was accepted to Carpentry. They both intended on going into business together from the start, and they are doing just that now.

It’s right to give people second and third chances in most cases. Timing in a prospective student’s life plays an important and sometimes unknown factor in how and why they present their interest to grow in this direction.