Licensing International’s Diversity & Inclusion Accelerator Program Selects Companies

Winners have been selected to participate in the program.

June 17, 2021

Licensing International has announced that five companies have been selected to participate in the association’s new Diversity & Inclusion Accelerator Program.

Each participating company receives benefits valued at more than $100,000 including:

Monthly mentoring meetings with industry leaders;
Enrollment in Coursework in Licensing Studies, an in-depth study of the business of licensing and the industry’s only training ground to become a Qualified Licensing Practitioner; and
One-year Licensing International membership, which includes consultation services, networking and matchmaking resources, access to exclusive research, business savings and more.

The Diversity & Inclusion Accelerator Program participants are:

Bedrock Collectibles (www.bedrockcollectibles.ca), a Toronto-based producer of statues and collectibles for pop-culture brands;
Holy Joe, a streetwear brand launched in 2018 by a brother-and-sister team based in Los Angeles and Mexico City;
Librex, a U.K.-based licensing agency that helps sports and fitness brands grow sustainably via brand extensions and strategic geographical expansion;
Park Star Media, a production company and creative studio based in Los Angeles and Seoul; and
Somos Arte, a Brooklyn-based production and creative services studio.

“Licensing International is committed to helping transform the existing entrepreneur licensing ecosystem into a more authentically inclusive environment,” says Maura Regan, president, Licensing International. “Through our efforts, we hope to inspire, empower and enable underrepresented founders to build successful brand licensing businesses.”