The mission of the Unbought & Unbossed Academy

is to support and empower Black women as they become leaders of their lives, and owners of their livelihood. Black women in the academy work to create a shared vision for our new world and build it together. The work is rooted in somatic healing, and co-operative economics. We are guided by ancestral wisdom, for our collective liberation.

The Challenge

Over 600,000 Black women faced layoffs in a single year. Black women entrepreneurs face strategic, systemic economic exclusion and the internalized “grind culture” that leads to isolation and burnout. Traditional business incubators focus on individual business strategy, while ignoring the nervous system and the power of collective action.

The Unbought & Unbossed Academy is a transformative ecosystem where Black women transition from traditional employment into sustainable entrepreneurship.

Program offerings include:

  • One-on-one coaching

  • Group coaching

  • The Council of Builders

  • Mutual Aid Fund

  • Directory of Black Women Space Holders & World Builders

Unlike standard accelerators, our model follows a unique four-part transformation:

Healing → Strategy → Ecosystem Building → Mutual Aid

Supports include:

  • Therapists and wellness practitioners to recalibrate the nervous system before launching business strategy.

  • High-touch group coaching, individual strategy sessions, expert guidance on capacity building & scaling, sales & revenue models, and business frameworks.

  • Direct investment in participant infrastructure, providing custom website development, headshots, and social media strategic plans to remove technical barriers.

  • Dedicated time for cross-sector collaboration, creating a “Council of Builders” network where participants share ideas, resources, partner on initiatives, and circulate wealth.

The Solution

Join the Academy

Individual Coaching

  • When you’re ready to slow down, turn inward, and tend to what’s been asking for care.

    This offering supports Black women who want to go deeper in the healing journey through somatic and inner-child healing practices, ancestral connection, and generational release. You’ll work to step out of survival mode, restore trust in your body, and reconnect to your innate wisdom.

    You’ll receive:

    • Personalized guidance and integration practices

    • Tools for emotional regulation & nervous system care

    • Ancestral connection rituals for self & lineage healing

    • Intuitive guidance and oracle/ tarot card reading (upon request)

    Investment: $190 (45 min) / $250 (60 min)

  • For the woman who knows she’s meant for more, but wants guidance on how to bring her ideas into alignment with her purpose. In this one-on-one coaching experience, you’ll transform confusion into clarity and fear into strategy.

    You’ll receive:

    • Clarity on your niche, mission, and offerings

    • A customized strategic plan & implementation timeline

    • Guidance to move through fear, doubt, and scarcity

    • Network mapping & expansion support

    Investment: $2,500 (6 hours of live coaching over 3 months);

    OR individual custom a la carte sessions for $425/hour.

    • (includes meeting prep time, needs alignment, 60 minute live coaching, and resource follow-up)

  • For the storyteller, the truth-teller, the creative visionary ready to share your message with the world. This offering helps aspiring and emerging podcasters design and launch a platform that amplifies your voice and mission.

    You’ll receive:

    • Season strategy design & episode planning including question generation and theme

    • Guest booking support & production guidance

    • Goal setting

    *Additional Creative Content Options:

    Custom packages are available for those looking to expand beyond podcasting ie. community building, vlog, blog, newsletter, or social media series etc.

    Investment: $375 per episode (10-episode minimum)

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Coaching Module Examples

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. You do not have to be an entrepreneur to join.

    You can be working a 9-to-5, building a business, developing an idea, working in an organization, creating in your community, or simply looking for meaningful connection.

    We welcome Black women who want to be in community with one another and are committed to the collective liberation of Black women.

  • The Unbought & Unbossed Academy is a school for Space Holders and World Builders.

    Our mission is to support and empower Black women as we become leaders of our lives and owners of our livelihood.

    The Academy is a transformative ecosystem rooted in somatic healing, cooperative economics, and ancestral wisdom. It brings together learning, healing, community, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and collective economic opportunity.

  • The Unbought & Unbossed Academy functions as a virtual Black Wall Street.

    The Academy is a connector of Black women, businesses, communities, resources, and opportunities. It is a place to learn, collaborate, build relationships, access resources, and work toward collective economic liberation.

    The Academy includes:

    • Collective visioning

    • Coaching and learning

    • Sector-based spaces for connection and collaboration

    • The Council of Builders

    • A directory of Black women Space Holders & World Builders

    • A Community Reinvestment Fund

    • A Shared Services Network

    • Opportunities to build businesses and initiatives together

  • Item dWe believe we are lifelong learners and in the power of intellectual activism.

    We learn from and with one another through coaching modules, expert-led sessions, collective visioning, live group coaching, and community knowledge-sharing.

    The Academy's curriculum supports members in areas including business and idea development, strategy, leadership, self-trust, nervous system regulation, visibility, relationships, and collaboration.

    We are also grounded in scholarship and ancestral wisdom. We remember the intellectual and organizing blueprints created by our ancestors and build upon them as we create what comes next.

  • We believe collective liberation requires us to build economic power, community infrastructure, and new ways of caring for one another.

    The Academy creates opportunities for Black women to develop our ideas and businesses, build relationships, share resources, collaborate across sectors, and invest in one another.

    Our model is grounded in four interconnected areas:

    Healing → Strategy → Ecosystem Building → Mutual Aid

  • The Council of Builders brings Black women together to imagine and build the world we want to live in.

    Members can be matched into teams based on their skills, interests, and areas of work to build businesses or strategic initiatives together.

    The Council also creates opportunities for collective visioning, resource-sharing, partnerships, and collaboration for people who are not selected for a team.

  • No.

    You can participate wherever you are in your journey. You may have an established business, an early-stage idea, a community initiative, or simply a desire to explore what's possible.

    The Council is designed to help people find aligned collaborators and build capacity together.

  • FREE MEMBERSHIP

    • Monthly collective visioning sessions

    • Access to the Directory of Black Women Space Holders & World Builders

    • General community discussion

    • Opportunities to connect with other Academy members

    • Ability to apply for quarterly Council of Builders cohorts

    $10/MONTH MEMBERSHIP

    Everything in the free membership, plus:

    • Sector-based breakout chat rooms for collaboration and community building

    • Virtual sector meetings led by community members

    • Coaching modules supporting business and idea development

    • Strategy and business structure development

    • Activities, tools, and resources

    • 10% off The Unbought & Unbossed merch store

    Business and strategy coaching modules include:

    • Finding & Communicating Your Niche

    • Getting Unstuck

    • Goal Setting & Action Learning

    • Network Mapping

    • Business Structure Development

    $30/MONTH MEMBERSHIP

    Everything in the $10 membership, plus:

    • Coaching modules focused on mindset, healing, and leadership

    • Nervous System Regulation & Integration

    • Visibility & Being Seen

    • Abundance vs. Scarcity

    • Self-Compassion

    • Relational Skills & Collaboration

    • Self-Trust & Leadership

    • Two written coaching questions per month

    • Monthly live group coaching

    • Opportunities to learn from experts

    • 10% off The Unbought & Unbossed merch store

    $1,000 LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP

    Lifetime members receive lifetime access to the Academy and the benefits associated with the highest membership tier, including the evolving community, curriculum, programming, and opportunities available at that level.

  • Yes. All three membership levels can apply to the quarterly Council of Builders cohorts.

    Membership does not guarantee selection. Cohorts will have their own matching and selection process.

  • As the Academy grows and reaches financial sustainability, we will establish a Community Reinvestment Fund.

    Membership revenue will be reinvested into a shared fund that can support:

    • Emergency assistance

    • Mini-grants for approved projects

    • Business and community-building initiatives

    • Shared infrastructure

    • Other forms of community support

    The goal is to create an ecosystem where our success creates more opportunities for the community.

  • The Shared Services Network is a network of trusted professionals who can provide support to Academy members as the Community Reinvestment Fund grows.

    This may include:

    • Therapists

    • Executive assistants

    • Bookkeepers

    • Web designers

    • Social media strategists

    • Other professionals who can help members sustain and grow their work

  • The Academy will establish structures for oversight of the Community Reinvestment Fund, including guidance from advisors with relevant expertise and a community-based committee.

    The committee will help develop strategies and criteria for how funds and resources are distributed.

  • The Academy's coaching is designed to support both strategy and internal capacity. Modules will begin with the ones below, and will grow based on community need.

    Business and strategy topics include:

    • Finding and communicating your niche

    • Getting unstuck

    • Goal setting and action learning

    • Mission and vision

    • Network mapping

    • Business structure development

    • Business setup and resources

    Mindset and healing topics include:

    • Nervous system regulation and integration

    • Visibility and being seen

    • Abundance vs. scarcity

    • Self-compassion

    • Self-trust and leadership

    • Relational skills and collaboration

  • We are building an ecosystem of Black women Space Holders and World Builders who are working together across sectors to strengthen Black economic power and community resilience.

    The goal isn't simply to help individual women build businesses. It's to equip Black women with the tools, networks, relationships, resources, and platforms to sustain our work, circulate wealth, strengthen our communities, and collectively build the world we want to live in.

    Healing → Strategy → Ecosystem Building → Mutual Aid