{"id":13284,"date":"2025-10-17T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?page_id=13284"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:53:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:53:30","slug":"shades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/","title":{"rendered":"BESP Docuseries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"alignfull header-block \" aria-labelledby=\"header-title\">\n\t\t<!-- Simple Header -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with an Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"header-title\">Shades of Success<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the stories of Black entrepreneurs turning ambition into impact. A Futurpreneur docuseries created with the Black Entrepreneur Startup Program, funded by RBC with additional loan financing from BDC.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"header-block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2m4Cc0yqLQw&#038;list=PLBMrhkX6a7b_B-_CaYSoPaJvdqfTbge__\" class=\"button header-with-image__text__button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__image fly-out-caption__trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"caption1 caption2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1-1024x650.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1.png 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with Partners -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with Video -->\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"alignfull program-sub-nav-block\" aria-labelledby=\"program-sub-nav-block-title\">\n\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__body program-sub-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/\" class=\"button active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-1-michele\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 1: Michele\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-2-bilqees\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 2: Bilqees\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-3-arold-cecile\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 3: Arold &amp; C\u00e9cile\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-4-david\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 4: David\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-5-nicole\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 5: Nicole\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SoS-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SoS-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SoS-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SoS-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SoS-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SoS.png 1909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shades of Success<\/em> is a powerful docuseries by Futurpreneur, produced in collaboration with NA&amp;CO, that celebrates the creativity, resilience, and community of Black entrepreneurs across Canada. Through five episodes, the series highlights athentic stories of founders turning bold ideas into thriving businesses. Created through Futurpreneur\u2019s Black Entrepreneur Startup Program (BESP), funded by RBC, <em>Shades of Success<\/em> amplifies underrepresented voices and inspires the next generation to see themselves in entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BESP-BDC-lockup-EN-Black-1024x853.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13299\" style=\"width:181px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BESP-BDC-lockup-EN-Black-1024x853.png 1024w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BESP-BDC-lockup-EN-Black-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BESP-BDC-lockup-EN-Black-768x640.png 768w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BESP-BDC-lockup-EN-Black-1536x1280.png 1536w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BESP-BDC-lockup-EN-Black-2048x1707.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shades of Success is a powerful docuseries by Futurpreneur, produced in collaboration with NA&amp;CO, that celebrates the creativity, resilience, and community of Black entrepreneurs across Canada. Through five episodes, the series highlights athentic stories of founders turning bold ideas into thriving businesses. Created through Futurpreneur\u2019s Black Entrepreneur Startup Program (BESP), funded by RBC, Shades of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13284","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}