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Black Coffee Communications Inc.  ·  The Pivot Methodology

Find Your Session

The Pivot Methodology is a half-day working session for professionals, founders, and nonprofit leaders who are ready to turn their expertise into a clear brand, a compelling offer, and a plan that earns. Choose your cohort below, or tell us when works for you.

What you leave with

Every block produces something real. By the time we close, you have a complete brand foundation in your own words, ready to use.

  • Your purpose and the expertise that makes you irreplaceable, named
  • A defined audience and what they actually need to hear from you
  • Your signature offer, packaged and clear
  • Your brand voice, four words that make you unmistakable
  • Your UVP, the one sentence that opens every door
  • A sustainability and growth plan specific to your stream
  • The conversation framework that gets you clients, funders, or partners
  • Five strategic connectors and a launch moment with a date

Two streams. One room

Register as an entrepreneur or a nonprofit leader. You will work together for most of the session and split into stream-specific breakout rooms for blocks 6 and 7.

Stream 1

Entrepreneurs, Founders and Professionals

For anyone building something of their own. Whether you launched last year or have been operating for a decade, if your brand is not working as hard as you are, this session is for you.

9 blocks  ·  Finance mindset  ·  Scale thinking  ·  Sales 101

Stream 2

Nonprofit Leaders and Practitioners

For nonprofit leaders, executive directors, and practitioners ready to build communications clarity and develop the language that matches the power of their mission.

9 blocks  ·  Sustainability thinking  ·  Social enterprise lens  ·  Partnership conversations

Upcoming sessions

All sessions run Saturday mornings, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET, online. Both streams are welcome at every date. Select your stream at registration.

September 26, 2026
Saturday  ·  9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET  ·  Online
Both streams welcome
$147 CAD + HST
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October 10, 2026
Saturday  ·  9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET  ·  Online
Both streams welcome
$147 CAD + HST
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October 24, 2026
Saturday  ·  9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET  ·  Online
Both streams welcome
$147 CAD + HST
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Join the waitlist

Tell us which date works for you and which stream you are registering for. When registration opens, you will hear from us first. No payment required to join the waitlist.

Intentionally small cohorts  ·  $147 CAD + HST

Your facilitator

Mercedes Blackwood
Mercedes Blackwood
Founder, Brand and Communications Architect  ·  Black Coffee Communications Inc.

Nearly two decades in brand strategy and communications, including work alongside 100+ organizations, from community nonprofits to national programs. I've helped organizations find the story that moves capital, builds trust, and turns unfamiliarity into genuine connection. Six cohorts of the Ogo Tawa Black Artrepreneur accelerator, Management Advisory Service, United Way, Culture Days National, and a lectureship at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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