TREVOR NG'OMA

TREVOR
NG'OMA

Trevor Ng'oma

Just building.

Introduction

What makes a business worth building?

I've become increasingly interested in that question...  Through building creator-led businesses, studying finance, and thinking about the role capital plays in what companies can become.

Originally from Malawi and now based in Boston, my path has taken me from earning a B.S. in Marketing at Grambling State University to pursuing an M.S. in Finance at Brandeis University, while building NORTH VISION along the way.

I'm still figuring out the answers. That's kind of the point.

Selected Work

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NORTH VISION monthly performance report cover prepared for CookedByJess

Founder & Creative Director

NORTH VISION

An independent company working across strategy, brand development, partnerships, and creator-led businesses.

Visit northvisiongroup.co
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Jess smiling behind a large platter of fried chicken wings and corn on the cob

Strategy / Creative Direction / Business Development

CookedByJess

0 → 900K+ followers in just over a year

A creator-led food business supported through NORTH VISION across brand strategy, audience growth, partnerships, commercialization, creative direction, and business operations.

Visit cookedbyjess.com

Ideas, questions, observations

Notes

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Why Used Cars Are Still So Expensive

I was listening to a podcast and they broke down why used car prices are still so high. Three things stood out:

The price waterfall — When new cars get more expensive, used cars tend to follow. More people get priced out of buying new and start looking used instead.

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Economics

September 2026

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I finally understand The Big Short.

I'd seen The Big Short before. I thought I understood it. Turns out, I really didn't.

Watching it again while studying finance was completely different. Mortgage-backed securities, credit default swaps, ratings, leverage... all the stuff that used to sound like complicated Wall Street language actually started making sense.

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Finance

September 2026