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🏳️‍🌈 About the Pride Council Network

The Council
the Community
Deserves

The Pride Council Network is a fractional family office–style referral ecosystem built to ensure LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and allies never have to navigate life's biggest decisions alone, or start the story over with every new professional.

"It's all about the mission, not the commission." — Charming Ihekoronye, Founder & CEO
🌈 Get Matched by PCN 📋 View Our Providers
100+
Referral Partners Goal
Free
Financial Planning Always
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Rooted in Nashville, TN
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Disciplines in the Network
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Founded by a military veteran who experienced firsthand what it means to find a truly affirming queer community, and built a network so others could have that support everywhere they go.
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Modeled after the family office, the kind of coordinated, multi-professional support usually reserved for the ultra-wealthy. Now built for the LGBTQ+ community, at no cost.
What's Broken Today

The Gaps We Exist to Close

The LGBTQ+ community faces a unique set of barriers that most professional networks simply weren't designed to address.

Problem 01
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Fragmented Referrals & Repeated Storytelling

Queer individuals must repeatedly explain their identity, family structure, and circumstances to every new professional they encounter. Each referral means starting over, with no guarantee the next person is actually affirming.

💬 "I had to come out to my accountant, my lawyer, and my realtor separately. None of them knew what each other was doing."
Problem 02
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No Trusted, Vetted Professional Network

Finding LGBTQ+-affirming professionals who specialize in serving the community, not just claim to, is nearly impossible in most cities. Discrimination still happens in housing, lending, healthcare, and beyond, often subtly and without recourse.

💬 A queer individual being denied a home loan due to their sexual orientation, a problem that a coordinated network with a trusted mortgage partner could have prevented.
Problem 03
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No Coordinated System for Queer Life

Finance, legal, real estate, healthcare, mental health, and business services all operate in silos, with no central system connecting them specifically for the queer community. There is no "family office" for people who can't afford one.

💬 Only one major insurance carrier currently covers an AIDS diagnosis. Most queer families don't know this, until it's too late.
Our Approach

How PCN Solves It

Three principles that shape everything we build.

Solution 01
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One Network, Every Need

Finance, legal, real estate, mental health, healthcare, HR, and more, all connected under one coordinated ecosystem. Providers know each other. Referrals flow naturally. The client never has to start over.

Solution 02
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Client Concierge Matching

Submit a request once. The PCN Concierge evaluates the need, identifies the right provider(s), and makes a warm, informed introduction, ensuring you're connected to someone who is both qualified and affirming.

Solution 03
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Vetted, Mission-Aligned Partners

Every provider in the network completes PCN's intake process. They're not just claiming to be affirming; they're active contributors to the community, held to ethical standards and referral accountability.

The Process

How a Referral Works

From request to connection, a clear and coordinated process designed to protect the client at every step.

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Step 01
Request Comes In

Via the website, Client Concierge form, or a referring partner. The client or referral partner submits their needs once.

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Step 02
Concierge Evaluates

The PCN team reviews the request and identifies the right match across the network: finance, health, legal, real estate, or beyond.

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Step 03
Connection Is Made

A warm, coordinated introduction is made. The client is connected to the right provider, informed, trusted, and prepared.

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Step 04
Community Grows

PCN stays connected. Referrals flow across the network. Each connection strengthens the ecosystem for the next person who needs it.

Our Story

Where It Came From

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The Beginning
Growing Up Without a Queer Community

Charming Ihekoronye did not grow up in a queer-inclusive environment. The concept of a safe, affirming community, one that celebrated and supported LGBTQ+ identity, was largely absent from his early life. That absence would shape everything that followed.

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San Diego, CA · Military Service
Finding Community for the First Time

The military brought Charming to San Diego, which changed his life. For the first time, he experienced what it felt like to be a Black, Queer man in a community that was vibrant, diverse, and genuinely supportive. It was the first time he had that kind of backing. A place where identity was celebrated, resources were accessible, and belonging wasn't conditional.

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The Rest of the Country
Realizing the Gap Was Everywhere

As military life continued to move Charming across the country, a pattern emerged: the close-knit, affirming queer community he had found in San Diego was the exception, not the rule. In city after city, the infrastructure, the inclusion, and the sense of coordinated support simply wasn't there for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Nashville, TN · 2025
Finding a Home Worth Building In

After eight years of moving, Charming settled in Nashville and found, perhaps unexpectedly, a genuinely great culture. The city has a strong, growing LGBTQ+ community worth investing in. Grateful for what San Diego gave him, Charming set out to recreate and uplift that kind of community here in Nashville, with the vision to expand it to every major city in the country.

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October 2025
The Pride Council Network Is Born

Drawing on a background in military leadership, financial strategy, and building multiple businesses, Charming structured PCN after the family office model, the same coordinated, multi-professional support system that wealthy families have always had access to. The goal: bring that same level of aligned, trusted expertise to the LGBTQ+ community. At no cost to the client. Rooted in mission, not commission.

"San Diego gave me something I had never had before; a community that saw me, supported me, and made space for me as a Black, Queer man. I am so appreciative of that environment. I want to recreate it, and uplift it even more, starting here in Nashville."

— Charming Ihekoronye, Founder & CEO
🏛️ Why the Family Office Model?

Wealthy families hire an entire in-house team of financial, legal, estate, and strategic professionals, all working together, all knowing the full picture. One family. One unified organization serving every need. Charming wanted that same structure for the queer community. A council of trusted professionals, coordinated around the client, not scattered across disconnected referrals.

🤝 Co-Founded With
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Charming Ihekoronye
Founder & CEO · He/Him

Military veteran, business strategist, financial educator, and founder of ReforgedHQ and Royal Family Finance. The architect of the PCN ecosystem.

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Nathan Turley
Co-Founder · He/Him

Board member of Nashville Pride Festival and founder of the Queer Men's Book Club, an intergenerational space for queer men to connect outside of the bar scene. Community organizer at his core.

The Ecosystem

The Network Model

PCN is not one organization; it's a coordinated ecosystem of professionals, firms, and partners all connected through a single referral council. At the center is the community it serves.

Pride Council Network — Referral Ecosystem Diagram

PCN is its own entity. Royal Family Finance is not the Pride Council Network; it is one department within it, serving as the financial arm. The network is designed to grow every department: legal, real estate, mental health, healthcare, HR, nonprofit partnerships, and more. Every professional who joins contributes to a coordinated system where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Royal Family Finance
Live Now
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Mental Health Professionals
Live Now
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Home & Real Estate Pros
Growing
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Mortgage Lenders
Growing
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Legal Attorneys & Firms
Growing
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Health & Wellness Pros
Growing
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Small Business Owners
Growing
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Non-Profit Partners
Growing
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Influencer & Creators
Growing
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Chamber Ambassadors
Growing
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Nashville Pride Board
Partner
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More Coming
Expanding
Community

Who We Serve

PCN was built for everyone who has ever needed a trusted professional and wasn't sure who was truly safe to call.

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Community Members

LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and allies navigating life's biggest decisions, from buying a home to protecting their wealth, managing their health, or starting a business.

Individuals & Couples Queer Families Allies Young Adults BIPOC Community Military Veterans
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Providers & Professionals

LGBTQ+-affirming professionals who want to be discoverable by clients who specifically need them and who want to operate as part of a coordinated, ethical referral ecosystem rather than in isolation.

Financial Planners Mental Health Pros Real Estate Agents Attorneys Nurse Practitioners Business Coaches
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Referral Partners

Individuals, organizations, and community leaders who refer clients into the network, contributing to a stronger ecosystem and, where eligible, participating in PCN's referral compensation structure.

Community Organizers Non-Profit Leaders Influencers & Creators Corporate Partners Chamber Ambassadors
🎯 Charming's Personal Crusade

While PCN serves everyone in the LGBTQ+ community and beyond, the founder has a particular commitment to: young Black men, LGBTQ+ youth, active-duty military & veterans, individuals navigating mental health challenges, and those who have historically lacked access to the kind of professional support PCN provides.

Where We're Going

The Vision for PCN

PCN launched in Nashville in 2025. What comes next is ambitious, and built to last.

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Rooted in Nashville, Expanding Nationally

PCN is building its foundation here in Nashville with the expectation of growing into other major cities across the country before the end of the year. The Finance Department through Royal Family Finance serves clients nationwide. PCN is building its local foundation here in Nashville first, with the goal of establishing chapters in 3 to 6 additional cities by the end of the year.

In Progress
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100+ Referral Partners Across All Disciplines

PCN is actively recruiting professionals across finance, legal, mental health, real estate, HR, healthcare, and more, building a network large and diverse enough to match any client need.

Actively Recruiting
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50+ Queer Financial Professionals

Royal Family Finance is specifically recruiting LGBTQ+ individuals to become licensed financial professionals, growing a team that reflects and serves the community it supports. No prior experience required.

Recruiting Now
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A Fully Staffed Concierge Team

The vision is to grow referral volume large enough to sustainably employ a full, dedicated Concierge team, paid for by the consistent flow of referrals the network generates. This is how PCN funds its own growth while keeping all services free to clients.

Future Goal
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A Transparent, Community-Visible Donation Fund

PCN plans to build a publicly displayable donation fund where every member, client, and partner can see in real time exactly where donations come from and where they go, specifically toward Pride events and community happenings. No fund will launch until the system is built with full transparency and accountability. 100% of donations will be visible to the community.

Building the Right Way
The Numbers We're Building Toward
100+
Referral Partners
50+
Queer Finance Pros
$0
Cost to Clients. Always.
3–6
New City Chapters by Year End
🫙 Community Donation Fund, Coming Soon

We believe in total financial transparency. When the donation fund launches, every dollar in and every dollar out will be publicly visible to the network, earmarked specifically for LGBTQ+ events, community resources, and Pride happenings. We're building the infrastructure first. The fund opens when it's right.

🔍 100% Transparent · Community-Visible
🌍 The Bigger Picture

PCN is not just a referral network. It's a model for what professional support should look like for underserved communities, and one day, a national ecosystem where no LGBTQ+ person has to navigate life's biggest moments without trusted, coordinated help by their side.

What We Stand For

Our Values

Six principles that shape every decision, every referral, and every relationship within the network.

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Affirming

Safe, celebratory, and unconditionally inclusive. Every partner, provider, and process is held to a standard of genuine affirmation, not performative allyship.

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Ethical

Mission over commission. Transparency in all financial dealings. Referral partners are held to accountability standards that protect the clients they serve.

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Coordinated

No silos. No repeated storytelling. Every provider in the network is connected, so clients get a cohesive, informed experience across every discipline they need.

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Empowering

Building wealth, health, and capability, not dependency. Every interaction is designed to leave the client more informed, more protected, and more capable than before.

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Community-First

Built with and for the people it serves. The community's feedback shapes the network's growth. Success is measured by outcomes for clients, not metrics for the organization.

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Disciplined

Shaped by military leadership and mission-first thinking. PCN operates with rigor, consistency, and a long-term view, because the community deserves an organization built to last.

Ready to Be Part of the Network?

Whether you're looking for support, want to offer it, or want to help the community grow; there's a place for you in PCN.

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Find a Provider

Browse our directory of vetted, LGBTQ+-affirming professionals across multiple disciplines.

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Get PCN-Matched

Submit a request and let the Concierge match you with exactly the right provider for your need.

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Join the Network

Apply as a provider or referral partner and become part of the ecosystem serving our community.

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