WELCOME TO FWFA! | SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER! | NYC SUMMER WKSP (JULY 17-22)!

Operation Mentorship!
Our mission
is to teach, encourage + mentor
the next generation of entrepreneurs,
creative leaders/thinkers & collaborators.

Welcome to our Academy's 1st digital event experience!
We're excited to re-connect with our Creative Scholars
+ meet new ones from around the country!
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This Workshop idea was originally designed for an
in-person fundraising event in Williamsburg, Brooklyn;
but as the times shifted we decided to shift
& pivot along with it.
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A panel discussion during our Photoshoot Production Workshop, Sponsored by Holyrad Studio
Operation Mentorship!
is a 1 month creative mentorship program that offers our Creative Scholars an opportunity to learn from
a Creative Mentor who currently lives in their purpose and is currently working within a career/field that the CS is highly interested in.
MENTOR + MENTEE PAIRS














A creative NYC native with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree in Fashion Merchandising & over 13 years of consistent involvement in the fashion industry (through the avenues of academic, internship/employment and early career experiences) under her belt, Annicia Friday Lynton founded the Fashion With Friday Academy to combine all of her accumulated knowledge to provide experiential + educational workshops for Creative Scholars who display a high potential for creative excellence with a deep curiosity for the world of entrepreneurship.
Friday has held numerous career and leadership roles that have equipped her for the exciting role as Founder + Workshop Director for the FWF Academy including:
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Adjunct Professor at LIM College
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Mentor + Program Advisor for the Black Retail Action Group’s (BRAG) LIM College Student Chapter
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Employment at Yves Saint Laurent, Kimora Lee Simmons (KLS) Brand & European Retailer Comptoir Des Cotonniers
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Experience within the fields of Entrepreneurship, Metal Work, Creative + Art Direction, Fashion Show Production, Cosmetology, Event Conceptualization, Photoshoot Production, Wardrobe Styling + more
With entrepreneurship being at the core of her career’s focus, Friday has accumulated over 8 years of business ownership with her most important positions to date:
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Founder & Creative Director for FBF Metal Atelier (@fbfmetalatelier), a Design House for Metal Based Artistry
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Founder + NYC Project Director for Friends Who Volunteer (@friendswhovolunteer), an NYC community service collective
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Founder + Workshop Director for the Fashion With Friday Academy (@fwfacademy)