One-Day Competition Mixing Enterprise, Wellness, Tradition, and Neighborhood Heads to Westside Cultural Arts Middle
ATLANTA, GA — Grind Fairly Fest, the nationwide pageant expertise based by media entrepreneur Mimi Johnson, returns to Atlanta on Saturday, June 6, 2026, with its extremely anticipated ATL Remix version at Westside Cultural Arts Middle.
From 12:30 PM to 7:00 PM ET, attendees will expertise a dynamic day of panel conversations, women-owned companies, grant alternatives, wellness, networking, dwell leisure, and a nostalgic Y2K celebration headlined by Grammy-nominated R&B artist Nivea.
Introduced with help from Kiss Colour & Care, BLM Sports activities, and PHerfectly Balanced, Grind Fairly Fest continues its mission of empowering ladies by means of entrepreneurship, tradition, and neighborhood.
This 12 months’s programming will function three highly effective conversations:
• The AI Impact in Media
• The Strain to Carry out
• Energy of the Pivot
Panels will carry collectively media executives, entrepreneurs, wellness leaders, athletes, and creatives shaping tradition and redefining success throughout industries.
Via its nonprofit arm, Grind For Good 501(c)(3), the pageant may even award three $1,000 grants to ladies in enterprise:
• Company Grant — supporting skilled improvement, certifications, or profession development
• Concept Pitch Grant — supporting ladies within the early phases of constructing a enterprise
• Elevator Pitch Grant — supporting ladies scaling an present enterprise
Grant functions are open by means of Might 30, 2026. Candidates should attend the pageant and maintain a legitimate ticket. Purposes can be found at grindpretty.com.
The pageant will moreover help an emergency reduction initiative by means of Grind For Good aimed toward helping ladies in media and leisure navigating layoffs and monetary instability.
The 2026 Grind Fairly Honorees embrace:
• Morgan DeBaun — Founder & CEO of Blavity Inc. and AFROTECH
• Jai Ferrell — CEO of Lady Scouts of Higher Atlanta
• Leticia Gardner — Founding father of Dynamic 3 Med Spa
• Nivea — Grammy-nominated R&B artist
• Britni Ricard — Founder & CEO of COTA SKIN
• Cicley Homosexual — CEO of The Amplifiers and Founding father of BLM Sports activities
The celebration continues with the ATL Remix Y2K Day Occasion that includes dwell performances from Nivea, Jazzy Tha Rapper, and Pearl Jade, alongside an all-female DJ lineup led by DJ Traci Steele, DJ Princess Reduce, DJ Reese, and DJ Queen of Spades.
Visitors are inspired to reach of their greatest Y2K-inspired vogue.
“Grind Fairly Fest is about creating actual alternatives for ladies whereas celebrating the tradition that connects us,” stated Mimi Johnson, Founder and CEO of Grind Fairly. “We’re creating areas the place ladies can community, be taught, safe funding, be impressed, and nonetheless have an unbelievable time doing it.”
Tickets can be found now at grindpretty.com
