Introducing Noir's Pitch Room: Mentorship That Meets Our Students Where They Are CALL FOR MENTORS!!!
- The Founder
- Aug 16
- 3 min read
Bringing the Power Back to the Community
This fall, Noir Culture is launching Noir's Pitch Room: a free, fully virtual mentorship program connecting Boston's teen entrepreneurs of color, ages 13 to 18, with real mentors. It runs October 2026 through June 2027, built around each student's schedule.
We're Looking for Mentors of Color
Before we get into how it works — we need you. Noir's Pitch Room is powered by mentors of color from across Massachusetts: entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and professionals across every field, ready to guide the next generation. If that's you, we want you in our mentor directory this fall.
Why We Built This
Our students are building real businesses and real futures. What they need next is real access, to people who've done it before, who can answer the hard questions, and who can push their ideas forward. Noir's Pitch Room is our answer to that need: consistent, one-on-one mentorship woven into the school year, led by mentors of color who reflect the community our students come from.
How It Works
Step 1: Sign Up. Any Boston teen of color, ages 13–18, can register for Noir's Pitch Room. All students must be registered before any meetings take place.
Step 2: Meet the Founder. Once registered, students meet one-on-one with Nia Simpson, Founder & CEO of Noir Culture, for 1 to 3 sessions to establish their business idea, its purpose, and their first steps forward.
Step 3: Meet the Mentors. From there, students are matched into our mentor directory; entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and professionals of color across every field, and can drop in for sessions all year long based on their mentor's availability.
How Students Book a Session
Browse mentor profiles on the Noir Culture website to find the right fit for your industry and interests
Click through to their booking link on their profile
Pick a 30-minute or 1-hour slot that works for you
Show up on Google Meet for the session
No back-and-forth, no waiting — just find a time and get on the calendar.
What to Expect in a Drop-In Session
These are informal, flexible check-ins, not a rigid curriculum. Go to your mentor for anything: building out your business idea, networking within their industry, or just getting advice when you need it. Sessions happen over Google Meet and run 30 minutes or an hour, all year long, on your mentor's schedule.
We're Looking for Mentors
Noir's Pitch Room only works with mentors willing to show up. We're building out our roster now for the October launch, and we need business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals of color from Massachusetts ready to give a student real guidance — a pitch review, a gut-check on a business plan, or just an honest conversation about what it takes to build something.
What it takes:
Set your own availability, you control your calendar
Meet with students virtually over Google Meet, 30 minutes or an hour at a time
No long-term contract, sessions run October 2026 through June 2027, at the pace you set
If you've got experience to share and an hour to spare, this is a direct way to invest in the next generation of teen entrepreneurs of color in Boston.
Get Involved
Students: Sign up for Noir's Pitch Room to get matched with Nia for your first session.
Everyone else: Support the program and help us keep expanding access for our students — donate here.
Noir Culture Inc. is a Boston-based nonprofit empowering youth entrepreneurs of color through mentorship, business education, and community. Fiscally sponsored by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston.
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