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Meet our Founder

Briana "Bri" Franklin

The ultimate UnDEBTfeated champion.

Hi, I'm Bri!

 

I founded UnDEBTfeated as a way to turn my 10 years of lived experience struggling under the weight of $123,000 in debt that began when I was just 19 years young into life-changing guidance for others still suffering and who potentially stand to in the future.

 

As a high school senior, I could've never imagined that being the first in my family to pursue an Ivy League education would've ultimately taken such a disastrous turn and derailed my life before I had the chance to build it, thanks to predatory lending.

 

Because of that journey, I know firsthand what it’s like to feel as though you're drowning in a sea of seemingly insurmountable student debt obligations, helplessly watch as outsized loan payments and uncapped interest rates drain your hard-fought spending power and suffer the compounding effects on all aspects of your physical and mental health.​

 

I'm grateful to finally be in a position to turn that pain into purposeful action that radically shifts the financial freedom trajectory for millions of others.

 

What started as an independent journey rooted in determination has evolved beautifully into a quest for collective liberation, and I'm honored to lead the charge.

 

Victory is ours,

~Bri

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Awards & Accolades

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Bri's extensive portfolio of work has been featured in over 2 dozen outlets, including Forbes, Buzzfeed, Katie Couric Media and NPR and earned best-in-class industry recognition, including the 2023 SXSW Innovation Award for Social Impact, Visionary Women Foundation's Rising Visionary award and selection for Goldman Sachs' One Million Black Women Initiative through her prior nonprofit, The Prosp(a)rity Project (2020-2024.)

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Over its lifetime, TPP deployed nearly $200K in retroactive scholarships through its flagship 35*2 Free Initiative to help close to 2 dozen low-income, debt constrained Black women reduce their student debt burdens, along with 2,000+ free hours of financial coaching and career development training.

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In 2024, Bri was named a Chime Changemaker and was 1 of 25 women annually accepted into Leading Women Defined (LWD), established by media mogul, Debra Lee.

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She has spoken at numerous schools, companies and events around the country about leadership, entrepreneurship, financial wellness, overcoming debt constraint and her faith journey.

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To hire Bri as a speaker/inquire about partnership opportunities, click below.

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