Black Ambition

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 We are proud to announce the 2024 Black Ambition Prize Semifinalists! These extraordinary entrepreneurs represent the best in innovation across industries like technology, healthcare, media and entertainment, AI, and consumer products & services. 🚀 https://lnkd.in/eyXEKarf Join us in celebrating their achievements and supporting their journey towards closing the opportunity and wealth gap. Each one is not just shaping their future—they're crafting a more equitable world for all of us. 🌍 Stay tuned as they advance through our Black Ambitionist Mentorship Program over the next 3 months and continue to make waves! #BlackAmbition #Entrepreneurship #Innovation

Are you in Paris for the Olympic Games? Don’t miss your chance to attend Black Ambition’s Paris Demo Day and pitch competition on August 3rd! Emcee, entrepreneur, and Forbes 30 Under 30 lister, Camille Aumont Carnel, has partnered with Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition to host a $200k pitch competition for underrepresented entrepreneurs, fireside chats, a musical performance, and a network-building reception. Complete this form and tell us how you support diverse entrepreneurs and why you should win a seat at Paris Demo Day! https://bit.ly/4bV8ZKU #BlackAmbition #DemoDay #pitchcompetition #giveaway #paris

Hey Founders, listen up! Today, we're diving into the power of automation! 🚀 Automation is crucial to keep up with the changing landscape of business. It helps streamline operations, reduce errors, and enhance productivity, allowing you to stay competitive and focus on growth. Swipe to learn how to automate repetitive tasks, high-volume processes, and manual data entry to boost efficiency and free up your time for strategic growth. Share this with a founder who could use some automation tools to increase productivity! ➡️ #BlackAmbition #Automation #BusinessGrowth #Efficiency #Productivity

We know Black Ambition when we see it! ✨ Shout out to 2023 Prize Winner, CEO and founder of Bea’s Bayou Skincare, Arielle Brown, for her amazing moderation at the SOKO Market powered by Essence! Bea’s Bayou, founded in 2020 by Arielle Brown, blends all-natural bayou herbs with pre- & postbiotic ingredients to bring itch relief from scalp to toe. Arielle moderated many panels during Essence Fest, including discussions featuring Black Ambition Prize Winners Philomina Kane and Chantel Powell. Philomina Kane, founder of KIN Apparel, creates satin-lined hoodies to protect natural hair from breakage and frizz and Chantel Powell created Play Pits, a chemical-free, kid-friendly deodorant that started as a solution for her son Kam and grew into a community favorite! #BlackAmbition #BeasBayou #Essence #SOKOMarket #Entrepreneurship #SkincareRevolution #NaturalIngredients #Innovation #EczemaRelief #PanelDiscussion #Empowerment #KINApparel #PlayPits #NaturalHairCare #ChemicalFreeDeodorant

On today’s episode of @earnyourleisure, we are thrilled to feature our CEO, @feleciahatcher. As the driving force behind Black Ambition, Felecia delves into our mission of empowering diverse entrepreneurs with the capital, mentorship, and access needed to thrive. In this episode, she explores the goals of Black Ambition, our success in helping entrepreneurs raise over $100 million, and the strategic importance of scarcity and demand in scaling businesses. Don’t miss EYL 300, premiering today at 1 PM EST on the @earnyourleisure YouTube Channel and all podcast audio outlets. Tune in for invaluable insights and inspiration! #blackambition #EYL #earnyourleisure #mentorship #supportblackowned

Fashion Meets Humanity: Pharrell's Vision for Louis Vuitton SS25 Pharrell Williams unveiled Louis Vuitton's Spring-Summer 2025 collection at La Maison de l’UNESCO in Paris, blending cultural diversity with functional elegance. The runway, adorned with LV’s iconic Damier check and international flags, showcased a spectrum of hues from neutral borwns, deep blacks to serene whites, celebrating global unity through fashion. Pharrell merged Afro-diasporic symbols with Louis Vuitton’s monogram patterns, creating a utopian vision of creative endurance and cultural unity. Functional elements like airplane-shaped pins and map-embossed jackets transition the collection from dramatic flair to wearable style, paying homage to Mother Earth with leather flight jackets and bombers. #BlackAmbition #Pharrell #LV

🌟 Honoring Excellence at the Women en Blanc Honors Brunch 🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Felecia Hatcher, CEO of Black Ambition, has been recognized as a Game Changer at the 5th Annual Women en Blanc Honors Brunch hosted by SheaMoisture! 🎉 This prestigious award celebrates Felecia's unwavering commitment to empowering Black and Brown founders, her exceptional talent, business acumen, and visionary leadership. Join us in celebrating Felecia who was honored during the 30th Annual Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans. Congratulations, Felecia! Your dedication to purpose work is truly illuminating. ✨ #WomenEnBlanc #BlackAmbition #GameChanger #EssenceFest #Empowerment #Leadership #Celebration #FeleciaHatcher

Streaming service kweliTV recently launched their new platform, kweliFUND, to help fund Black creators and their work. DeShuna Spencer, founder of kweliTV and 2023 Black Ambition Prize Winner, discussed how the platform aims to revolutionize Black storytelling and the crowdfunding experience. Congrats to DeShuna and the team! Read all about their new platform in the press. #DeShunaSpencer #kweliTV #kweliFUND #streaming #fund

Thank you to all the visionaries who applied to the Black Ambition Paris Prize Competition. Stay tuned for the announcement of finalists who will pitch live on August 3rd at Station F in Paris for a chance to win $200k. Best of luck to all! Follow us for more updates and future opportunities. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3y60ewR #ThankYou #BlackAmbition #EntrepreneurialSpirit

🌟 Black Ambition hosted a So Ambitious Reception in New Orleans during the 2024 Essence Festival. We got a special sneak peek of the Culture Capital Series by Comcast Lift Labs and the founder of Gently Soap, Kristen Dunning, shared her founder journey and current business trajectory. Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed delicious bites and curated networking. This is the magic that happens when Black and Hispanic innovators come together. ✨ Special thanks to AWS for presenting our AI Founders panel featuring: Madison McPherson, Lead Development Representative for the Nonprofit Sector at Amazon Web Services (Moderator) Willonius Hatcher, AI Filmmaker & Stand-up Comedian Latoya Stirrup, Co-Founder & CEO at KAZMALEJE Diana Muturia, Founder at Clyn #SoAmbitious #BlackAmbition #EssenceFest2024 #Innovation #Networking #CommunityBuilding