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These Founders Are Disrupting The Fashion Industry: Ownership, Influence & Identity In Fashion Today

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In conversation at the ForbesBLK Summit we take a deep dive into entrepreneurship, brand

longevity, creative direction, and the unique challenges and triumphs of building as a Black

founder in a historically exclusive industry featuring Brandon Blackwood, Founder & CEO, Brandon Blackwood NY Antoine Gregory, Founder & Creative Director, Black Fashion Fair Jenee Naylor, Founder, 12PM Studios & Style Expert with Ali Jackson-Jolley, Assistant Managing Editor for DEI, Forbes.

Brandon Blackwood, Founder & CEO, Brandon Blackwood NY

Antoine Gregory, Founder & Creative Director, Black Fashion Fair

Jenee Naylor, Founder, 12PM Studios & Style Expert

Moderator: Ali Jackson-Jolley, Assistant Managing Editor for DEI, Forbes

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