The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange

The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange is a community-grounded accelerator program supporting BIPOC media entrepreneurs through training, one-on-one coaching, and grantmaking.

The 2022 Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange fellows

The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange is a community-grounded accelerator program supporting BIPOC media entrepreneurs through training, one-on-one coaching, and grantmaking.

The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange focuses on the urgent need and opportunity to support and advance more media entrepreneurs of color to ensure communities prosper and news businesses thrive and grow sustainably on their own terms.

The Founders Exchange entrepreneurs receive grant funding, the opportunity to apply for additional follow-on support, and professional coaching in addition to participating the program curriculum.

The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange is supported by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund, and the Independence Public Media Foundation. The 2023 project lead is Jos Duncan Asé, founder, executive producer, and publisher of Love Now Media. Black & Brown Founders, which supports entrepreneurs of color, delivered the training curriculum.

The 2023 Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange fellows
Entrepreneurs from the 2022 and 2023 Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange cohorts. (Photo by Zamani Feelings)

The 2023 Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange Entrepreneurs

  • Sajda Blackwell
  • Arianne Bracho
  • Nathalie Cerin
  • Crystal Cheatham
  • Monique Curry-Mims
  • Keyssh Datts
  • Cobbina Frempong
  • Yuebing Hong
  • Stephanie T. Humphrey
  • Cherri Gregg
  • Phillip J. Roundtree
  • Tamara Russell
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2023 PMFE Revenue Summit

The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange Revenue Summit gathered coaches, mentors, and fellows with a focus on money, revenue generation, and enhancing personal relationships with finances. The Summit prioritized culturally relevant discussions about financial relationships and fostered profound connections and vulnerability.

Lessons from the Founders Exchange

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