BrainTrust Founders Studio

Announcing our 2024 Economic Advancement Report, showcasing the commercial and cultural leadership displayed by entrepreneurs in the BrainTrust Founders Studio community! This year’s report is further proof that American shoppers across all races and ethnicities are buying more beauty and wellness products created and sold by Black founders, driving sales, retail traffic and jobs: ↗️ Commercial leadership: $142.6 million in collective sales ↗️ Cultural leadership: Who bought? Basically everyone. Many Black-led companies sold more products to Asian, Caucasian and Hispanic customers combined than to Black customers. See CreatorIQ data. ↗️ Product leadership: 39,000+ product SKUs sold, up from 4,000+ last year. ↗️ Retail leadership: 47,000+ retail “doors,” up from 23,000+ last year. ↗️ Ally leadership: As venture funding to Black founders hit a three-year low, retailers and some key LP communities emerged to partner with underrepresented funders and founders. ↗️ Entrepreneurial leadership: Black founders are openly discussing plans to sell their companies, create wealth and give back to the community. #BrainTrustFoundersStudio #2024EconomicAdvancementReport LAMIK Beauty MYAVANA thirteen lune Pressed Roots CurlMix CreatorIQ https://lnkd.in/g4mVpuua

Tomorrow join Bryan Ballowe, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of TradeCap Partners, as he discusses purchase order financing services offered to founders, including Finished Goods Financing, Reseller Financing, Production Financing, Project Financing, and Government Contract Financing. TradeCap Partners is a partner of JP Morgan. #TradeCap #JPMorgan #Financing

Entrepreneurship is about turning vision into reality. We’re here to support every step of the journey. #EntrepreneurLife #VisionToReality

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Celebrating 3 amazing years of empowering diverse founders! We're proud of the incredible community we've built and the impact we've made together. Here's to many more years of innovation, growth, and success! 💪🏾 #BrainTrustFounders #FounderCommunity #BeautyAndWellness

United by purpose, growing as one. #BuildingCommunity #EmpowerEachOther

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Bringing visionaries together—our events are where ideas spark and connections thrive. #Networking #InspireAndConnect

Don't miss the Founder Friday virtual call October 18th at 12 pm PST//2 pm CTS//3 pm EST, featuring fellow BTFS member, Khadija Imara, founder of The Original UnBraider. We'll also discuss upcoming events, funding opportunities, accelerators, new resources, and celebrate some founder wins! We look forward to seeing you all! Don’t miss out! #FounderFriday #VirtualProgramming #TheOriginalUnBraider

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