<p>Naaya Founder and Creative Director</p><p>“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” – Bell Hooks</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sinikiwe" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a><a href="https://twitter.com/sinikiwesteph" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-twitter fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>Illustrator & Designer</p><p>"Being weird is actually cool, lean into it. One day you'll get to do all the things you only ever dreamed of doing, like living in New York, making art for a living, and traveling the world."</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/yeshidesigns" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>Photographer & Director</p><p>"One thing leads to another so do that one thing well."</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tayojr" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tayokukujr" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-tiktok fa-2xl"></i></a><a href="https://www.twitter.com/tayojr" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-twitter fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>Founder & CEO, Modernblkgirl</p><p>"Never let anyone dim your light."</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyj" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>Founder & CEO, TECHTEE</p><p>"Keep creating because it will be hard to ignore."</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tobitobetoby" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a><a href="https://www.twitter.com/tobitobetoby" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-twitter fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>Founder & Director, Mifland</p><p>"Be present everyday."</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/regulartob" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a><a href="https://www.twitter.com/Regulartob" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-twitter fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>Founder of Gyrl Wonder</p><p>"I wish you could see into the future. I know you have NO idea the beauty that life has in store for you. Remember that tough times don't last, tough people do. I hope I'm making you proud. :)"</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/heytola" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>CEO & Co-founder of Group Black</p><p>“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.”</br> – Henry David Thoreau</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/travismontaque/" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a><a href="https://twitter.com/travismontaque" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-twitter fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>Founder of WE THE URBAN</p><p>"You’re different and that’s okay. All of your big ideas, ambitions, creativity and eccentricities make you so special. Keep being yourself; it’ll take you further than you can imagine."</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/williegreene_" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a>

<p>Founder + CEO Transparent & Black</p><p>"Every insecurity you ever had about who you are was a lie."</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/yasminejameelah" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram fa-2xl"></i></a>