3% Accelerator
The 3% Accelerator is a business and wellness initiative for women entrepreneurs of color. The program supports creative visionaries who are building the agencies and companies that they want to work for during the critical early years of entrepreneurship. The Accelerator addresses key business challenges, professional and business development, leadership, as well as personal support for the unique challenges that women of color in the creative industry experience.
The first cohort launched in May 2020. Meet the nine women…
Shameka M. Brown
CEO & Executive Coach, The Only One There
Website: theonlyonethere.com
Twitter: only1there
Vimbayi Kajese
Founder, #Adtags
Website: Adtags.co, weforum.org/people/vimbayi-kajese
Instagram: @afroglamchic
Twitter: @VimbayiKajese
Liên Johnson
Founder, PHNX Creative
Website: Phnx-Creative.com, OutrideBike.org
Instagram: @phnx_creative, @outride, @salut_alien
Folayo Lasaki
Principal + Founder, Striped Elephant
Website: StripesAndElephants.com
Twitter: @justfolayo
Love Malone
Founder and CEO, The Gradient Group
Website: GradientGroup.com
Instagram: @LoveMalone, @GradientGrp
Twitter: @love.malone, @gradientgrp
Candace Queen
Principal + Creative Director, Tabernacle
Website: Tabernacle.Studio, CandaceQueen.com
Instagram: @tabernacle.inc, @candacedqueen
Twitter: @tabernacleinc, @candacedqueen
Bernadette Rivero
The Cortez Brothers, Inc.
Website: CortezBrothers.com
Instagram: @cortezbrothers
Twitter: @cortezbrothers
Ryen Raquel Williams
Founder, Under Her Empire
Website: UnderHerEmpire.com, RyenRaquel.com
Instagram: @ryenraquel
Twitter: @uhempire, @ryenraquel