Since its inception in 1970, ESSENCE journal has been a go-to way of life journal for Black ladies, protecting a variety of subjects akin to politics, vogue, magnificence and extra.
ESSENCE Ventures is a Black-owned and operated private-equity firm. Its mission is to empower, join and supply possession to Black communities. It achieves this objective by creating and sharing curated content material, merchandise and experiences that uplift and form cultures worldwide.
ESSENCE Ventures has a month-to-month viewers of over 30-plus million folks throughout the diaspora, and it conjures up, informs, invests, and entertains by its dedication to Black excellence. “The platforms we handle are given to the communities that we exist inside and the reflection of how they outline tradition, take fairness and possession, and have fun international affect that’s informed firsthand of their genuine, clear and academic voices,” stated CEO and president of ESSENCE Ventures Caroline Wanga.
The corporate’s premier manufacturers embody ESSENCE, Afropunk, Ladies United, Naturally Curly, ESSENCE Studios and BeautyCon. These manufacturers have fun range whereas providing first-class digital, social, video, print and content material, and merchandise that information, enrich, encourage, maintain and shock audiences.
On this episode of Younger Influentials, Adweek digital editor and host Colin Daniels sits down with ESSENCE Ventures chief content material officer God-is Rivera as she shares her private journey within the media trade and offers us a glimpse of what lies forward.
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