Pharrell Wiliams and his non-profit, Black Ambition, are teaming up with Chanel for a two-part initiative to help provide Black and Latinx entrepreneurs with “access to knowledge, insights and opportunities from industry-leading experts.” Williams has already tapped Tracee Ellis Ross, Edith Cooper, Emma Grede, and Natalie Massenet to help out with a "Women Who Lead" conversation.
“It’s important to have recognizable faces, and faces that represent brands that they build,” Williams said regarding the initiative.
In addition to the "Women Who Lead" event, there will also be a series of interactive mentorship workshops.
“Even when you have a great business plan you might not find the right operators,” Williams says. “[The mentorship program] teaches you all of those things. Success really does have a lot of authors. Usually when you say ‘success has a lot of authors’ it's a dig at people who didn’t do something but are taking the credit. In this particular sense when it comes to running a business, success does have a lot of authors – there are a lot of signatures needed to cosign to get a brand new idea off the ground.”
Williams has worked with Chanel numerous times in the past for various campaigns and events.
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