Black consumers drive billions in spending across beauty and fashion each year, yet brands built by Black founders are only just beginning to capture their fair share. This panel brings together founders making their mark on the industry, sharing how they tapped into a market need, tested their instincts before going all in, and learned when to pivot and when to hold firm. Building a brand tests founders at each stage of growth, and this session tackles how to approach scaling your business, securing funding and navigating hard stretches. It takes one great idea to disrupt an industry. This session is a blueprint for how to bring that vision to life.