What does leveling up even look like?


For some, it might mean getting a salary raise, a new job, change careers or even start a business.

The underlying fuel in all of these potential moves is the knowledge required and the motivation to go after it.

But what happens when most if not all of the digital learning platforms don't take your lived experience into consideration.

For those of us that have been through it, raising money or negotiating a salary raise isn't the same experience for Black Professionals or Founders of Color.

Juan Young had enough of this. So he's doing something about it through Melanence

Melanence is on a mission to bring valuable knowledge to a previously underserved community.

Fresh off a successful 100k crowdfunding campaign, we had a sit-down to break down his vision and journey to building a platform to serve millions of Black and Underrepresented professionals out there.