Senior Writer | Editor | Sports Business Reporter
Jabari Young is a Senior Writer, Editor, and Sports Business Reporter for Forbes. With a focus on business and sports, Jabari covers a wide range of topics including entrepreneurship, diversity in the workplace, and success stories in the sports industry. His work has been featured in Forbes, Forbes Australia, NBC New York, CNBC, and NBC Connecticut.
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Jabari Young's coverage predominantly focuses on sports, particularly basketball and baseball, with a significant emphasis on diverse entrepreneurial ventures related to the sports industry. His articles often highlight the experiences of individuals from underrepresented communities in both sports and business.
Given this focus, Jabari might be interested in pitches that showcase stories of diversity and inclusion within the sports world or those that explore the intersection of entrepreneurship and athletics. Entrepreneurs with unique success stories or initiatives promoting diversity within professional sports could align well with his coverage.
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By: Jabari Young
Inside Pharrell Williams’ $1 Billion Plan For Black Entrepreneurs
By: Jabari Young
Black Ambition, a nonprofit founded by Pharrell Williams, funds and offers mentorship to Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs.
The nonprofit Recording Academy had a controversial 2019, but it still averaged annual revenue of $82 million over the last three years. T
Inside T.D. Jakes’ $1 Billion Partnership With Wells Fargo
The Memphis rap star runs one of the biggest labels, owns a piece of an MLS team and is looking to build generational wealth like his mentor Jay-Z. But first, he’s going to business school.
Fat Joe visited the Nasdaq MarketSite to speak with Forbes about his career, new investment, and the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Afro Unicorn CEO April Showers talks with Forbes senior writer and editor Jabari Young about her product licensing business, which she says grew to $15 million in sales from $5 million in 2022.
Benjamin Harvey, the CEO of AI Squared, says he’s added investors including former TIAA CEO Roger Ferguson in a $13.8 million Series A raise.
Tanya Van Court, the CEO of financial technology startup Goalsetter, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young to discuss the startup's $9.6 million raise and results from its financial literacy quiz.
John Hope Bryant, the CEO of nonprofit Operation HOPE, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young at the Nasdaq MarketSite to discuss his new book, "Financial Literacy For All."
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