BOMESI Digital Publishing Accelerator
Spring 2023 Cohort

Meet our first cohort of media companies serving Black and Diverse communities, all working to make a difference and scale their impact.

Diversity in Publishing

The BOMESI Accelerator is focused on increasing the number of media companies serving Black and Diverse communities that are well-positioned to do business sustainably with the nation’s top advertisers. We focus on infrastructure, ecosystem building, and audience development to increase deal flow and total investment to a greater number of platforms serving Black and diverse communities.

We have identified high quality media companies serving Black and diverse communities that will be able to take their business to the next level through the accelerator. Our curriculum is largely focused on leveling up business fundamentals, deepening an understanding of monetization strategies and advertising sales, and audience growth.

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Program
Focus
Areas

  • Monetization Strategies
  • Advertising Sales
  • Audience Development

  • Branding & Communications

  • Business Pitching

  • Business Fundamentals

Lead Mentor

Alfred Edmond Jr.

SVP & Executive Editor-at-Large
Black Enterprise

BOMESI Co-Founders

DéVon Christopher Johnson

Founder & CEO
BleuLife Media Group

Rhonesha Byng

Founder & CEO
Her Agenda

Judges

Tawana Burnett

Head of Global Clients Meta

Ryan Chappell

Brand Lead
Spotify

Danielle Young

Free Agent
TheDanielleYoung.com

Reggie Gustav

Senior Brand Manager
Jameson at Pernod Ricard

Jason Rosario

Chief DEI Officer
BBDO

Kehinde Akiwowo

Senior Director
She Media

Jonathan Jackson

Advisory Board Member
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Anslem Samuel Rogue

Senior Director
The Content Collective

Damon Jones

Chief Comms Officer
Proctor and Gamble

Partners

Founding Partners

General Motors

Program Partners

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Industry Partners

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