For more than three decades, I've dedicated my life to studying how the most successful Black leaders have broken through systemic barriers to create prosperity that extends beyond themselves to uplift families and communities for generations.
The uncomfortable truth? Excellence alone has never been enough for our community.
THE WEALTH GAP ISN'T ABOUT ABILITY—IT'S ABOUT ACCESS AND ALIGNMENT.
History has shown us that despite our extraordinary talents, innovations, and work ethic, Black excellence exceptionalism often goes undervalued and underrewarded in traditional systems. The 1% understand what many of us haven't been taught:
The pathway to true prosperity isn't just what you know, but who you strategically align with.
The Difference Between Individual Achievement and Collective Black Prosperity
The Problem
Brilliant Black professionals with impeccable credentials remain overlooked for leadership positions
Black businesses receive less than 1% of venture capital despite demonstrating higher returns
Our community holds less than 2% of America's wealth despite our outsized contributions to its creation
Each generation must often start from scratch instead of building upon accumulated resources
The FRASER Way
Leveraging both excellence AND strategic relationships to create opportunity
Connecting with established Black leaders who can champion your advancement
Creating success that deliberately raises others as you climb
Building collective economic power that increases access for the entire community
Establishing wealth structures that benefit multiple generations of your family and community
THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN SUCCESS—IT'S ABOUT LEGACY AND LIBERATION
"Success runs in our race."
The most powerful among us understand that true freedom comes through economic empowerment, not just for individuals, but for our collective community. This challenge provides the exact blueprint that has helped thousands of Black professionals and entrepreneurs create unprecedented prosperity.
When we unite our individual excellence with strategic relationship-building, we create unstoppable momentum that benefits generations yet unborn.
Introducing
For the first time ever, Dr. George F. Fraser – recognized by Forbes as "one of the world's top networking experts" and founder of the PowerNetworking Conference, is revealing his proprietary system for building high-value connections that actually generate life-changing opportunities.
Live On June 2nd-6th 7:00PM
Power networking challenge
Family First: Restoring the Black Family as the Cornerstone of Wealth and Power
Uncover the hidden crisis affecting the Black family today—and how rebuilding our families rebuilds our economic future.
Learn why family structure, legacy planning, and values must come before business and financial success.
Winning the Wealth Game: Building Real Assets and Real Legacies
Learn the real strategies for building lasting wealth across generations—not just looking successful, but being successful.
Understand how to invest in assets, relationships, and systems that outlive you and empower your family’s future.
Your Story, Your Legacy: Why Building Wealth Through Relationships Is The New Revolution
Dr. Fraser shares his personal journey, why Black relationships are the key to Black wealth, and the urgent call to action for building social and economic capital now.
Discover the power of family, community, and vision in setting the foundation for generational wealth.
Networking With Purpose: How To Build Relationships That Pay Dividends for Life
Discover the 7 deadly networking mistakes that kill opportunity—and how to avoid them.
Master the art of authentic, strategic relationship-building that creates career growth, business deals, and legacy-level influence.
Future Wealth & Strategic Partnerships: Where Black Excellence Exceptionalism and Opportunity Intersect
Discover the 10 best emerging business opportunities for Black entrepreneurs today.
Learn how to network beyond cultural stereotypes and build powerful, diverse partnerships that help you scale your impact and income.
Power networking challenge
Your Story, Your Legacy: Why Building Wealth Through Relationships Is The New Revolution
Dr. Fraser shares his personal journey, why Black relationships are the key to Black wealth, and the urgent call to action for building social and economic capital now.
Discover the power of family, community, and vision in setting the foundation for generational wealth.
Family First: Restoring the Black Family as the Cornerstone of Wealth and Power
Uncover the hidden crisis affecting the Black family today—and how rebuilding our families rebuilds our economic future.
Learn why family structure, legacy planning, and values must come before business and financial success.
Networking With Purpose: How To Build Relationships That Pay Dividends for Life
Discover the 7 deadly networking mistakes that kill opportunity—and how to avoid them.
Master the art of authentic, strategic relationship-building that creates career growth, business deals, and legacy-level influence.
Winning the Wealth Game: Building Real Assets and Real Legacies
Learn the real strategies for building lasting wealth across generations—not just looking successful, but being successful.
Understand how to invest in assets, relationships, and systems that outlive you and empower your family’s future.
Future Wealth & Strategic Partnerships: Where Black Excellence and Opportunity Collide
Discover the 10 best emerging business opportunities for Black entrepreneurs today.
Learn how to network beyond cultural stereotypes and build powerful, diverse partnerships that help you scale your impact and income.
Meet Your Challenge Host
As the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of PNEx, Dr. Fraser is a bestselling author of 7 books, a 40+ year entrepreneur, and a highly sought-after speaker. His lifelong focus on effective networking, building/scaling businesses, financial literacy, and healthy Black Families has won him over 350 awards and citations globally.change.
He was inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum (2011)
Dr. Fraser has received 2 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Awards, 3 Honorary Doctorates, and is a graduate of Dartmouth College Minority Business Executive Program (1995-96).
He is the recipient of the prestigious “The HistoryMaker” Award (2005).
He has been married 52 years to Nora Jean, he they have two sons and three granddaughters. Born and raised in BedStuy, Brooklyn, NY, he resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
Join me in this challenge, and I'll show you how to transform your approach to relationship building in ways that will benefit you for the rest of your career.
Meet Your Guest Speaker
A visionary entrepreneur, thought leader, and global authority on financial literacy, economic empowerment, and inclusive capitalism.
Named to the prestigious Forbes BLK50 List in December 2024 and TIME Magazine’s inaugural The Closers List, recognizing 18 global leaders working to close the racial wealth gap.
He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation’s largest on-the-ground financial literacy and economic empowerment non-profit.
He is a CNBC Contributor, host of the iHeart Radio podcast “Money & Wealth with John Hope Bryant”
He is a private investor, lawyer, corporate advisor, and operator with over 25 years of experience across different industries. His work is grounded in a people-first approach to solving business problems and a lifelong commitment to social justice.
Currently serves as a senior executive and advisor at Aventiv Technologies, working to make communication more affordable and accessible for incarcerated individuals and their families
Committed to social justice, civil rights, and economic equity for African Americans, Latin Americans, LGBTQIA+, and women.
Led COVID-19 relief efforts that provided access to testing and distributed over 500,000 meals across Chicago in partnership with World Central Kitchen.
He is one of the worlds leading financial scholars and social commentators.
He advocates for education, economic empowerment and social justice and has changed the definition of what it means to be a Black scholar and leader in America and beyond.
He has presented his message to millions making regular appearances in various national media outlets, including CNN, Good Morning America, MSNBC, FOX News, BET, NPR, Essence Magazine, USA Today, The Today Show, ESPN, The Tom Joyner Morning Show and CBS Sports.
He has over 650,000 subscribers and 3.1 million social media followers world-wide.
President & CEO of BLACK ENTERPRISE. He joined the company in 1988 after earning his M.B.A. from Harvard University.
In 2000, he co-founded the Black Enterprise/Greenwich Street Corporate Growth Fund – A unique private equity firm seeking to finance the growth of established minority-owned.
In 2002 Butch was inducted into the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Hall of Achievement.
In 2009 he was honored with the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.
For 35 years, I've shared million-dollar networking strategies with Black professionals in workshops costing thousands of dollars. Now, I'm bringing these prosperity-building principles to you in an intimate, accessible format designed to transform how you build relationships that create generational wealth.
I've always believed in the principle of "lifting as we climb." This challenge is my way of empowering more Black professionals to master the networking secrets of the 1% – strategies that have historically been guarded and kept from our community, but that I've used to help thousands create unprecedented success.
Live On June 2nd-6th 7:00PM
Throughout my career connecting Black excellence exceptionalism to opportunity, I've witnessed a profound truth: economic power comes through strategic relationships and collective advancement.
I'm offering this challenge at no cost because I believe deeply in the "Economics of the Round Table." When more of us understand how to build powerful networks and access wealth-creating opportunities, our entire community prospers. The path to intergenerational wealth requires us to share knowledge and open doors for each other.
To ensure this experience remains intimate and interactive, we can accommodate only 100 participants in this session of the challenge. Secure your place today and discover the exact networking strategies that the 1% use to build wealth that lasts for generations.
Based on the response to previous workshops and my PowerNetworking Conference (which sells out months in advance), we expect these spots to fill quickly.
I've helped thousands of professionals—including many self-described introverts—build powerful networks. My approach isn't about working a room or being the loudest voice; it's about authentic connection and strategic relationship-building that plays to your natural strengths. Some of the most successful networkers I've mentored are natural listeners and deep thinkers.
Each daily session will run approximately 60 minutes, with an additional 20-30 minutes of implementation activities. While recordings will be available, I encourage live participation for the full community experience. As I often say, "The network is in the room"—and that includes our virtual room during this challenge.
Absolutely. In fact, those earlier in their professional journey often see the most dramatic results because they haven't developed ineffective habits. The principles I teach apply whether you're building your first professional connections or expanding an established network. Remember, everyone—including myself—started somewhere.
Absolutely. In fact, those earlier in their professional journey often see the most dramatic results because they haven't developed ineffective habits. The principles I teach apply whether you're building your first professional connections or expanding an established network. Remember, everyone—including myself—started somewhere.
"You are only as strong as your relationships."
Today, you stand at a pivotal moment. You can continue approaching networking the way most do—collecting business cards, making superficial connections, and wondering why opportunities seem to flow to others but not to you.
Or you can join us for five days that could fundamentally transform your approach to building the relationships that determine your professional destiny.
The choice, as always, is yours.
"Success runs in circles, not in rows." - Dr. George C. Fraser
The Power Networking Challenge is presented by FraserNet, Inc. and the PowerNetworking Conference, the premier networking event for Black professionals, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.