PCN | Founder & CEO
The Pride Council Network is a fractional family office-style referral council built so LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and allies have access to coordinated, affirming, and highly competent professional support across every major life decision. Charming built PCN to eliminate fragmented referrals and ensure the community has one trusted network they can turn to for anything.
Royal Family Finance | Firm Director
Royal Family Finance is the financial engine of PCN. The team specializes in debt management, life insurance and wealth protection, estate planning, tax reduction strategies, and business advisory. Royal Family Finance works across ~30 states and leads PCN's Finance Department, actively recruiting LGBTQ+ financial professionals to serve the community.
After serving in the military, building multiple businesses, and mentoring hundreds of leaders, Charming Ihekoronye arrived at a conviction: "Real freedom isn't just income. It's identity, discipline, and proximity to people who live with purpose."
As the founder of ReforgedHQ, a central hub for mission-driven brands, Charming has built an interconnected ecosystem spanning financial strategy, content creation, business development, and community leadership. ReforgedHQ houses Royal Family Finance, Charming Unlimited (gaming & creative therapy), and The Success Blueprint podcast and blog, among other initiatives.
His work at the Pride Council Network is an extension of this mission: building a coordinated professional network where queer individuals, families, and allies can access aligned, trustworthy expertise without having to start the story over with every new professional.
Who Royal Family Finance serves
- Professionals and working parents (25+) building toward homeownership, asset growth, protection, and legacy
- Entrepreneurs and content creators growing businesses while sharpening mindset, strategy, and accountability
- Business owners and companies seeking smarter tax strategy, stronger retention, and sustainable growth
- Active-duty servicemembers and veterans: SGLI/VGLI, TSP rollovers, budgeting, and post-service alignment
What ReforgedHQ supports
- Empowering underprivileged Black men and women, especially first-generation entrepreneurs
- Supporting military veterans navigating mental health, transition, and financial stability
- Partnering with charities and leaders uplifting LGBTQ+, veteran, and vulnerable communities
Author & Coaching.
Charming Ihekoronye writes and records under The Success Blueprint, a long-form body of work for entrepreneurs and founders who want to build something real without abandoning themselves in the process.
His second book, The Integrity Formula, names the invisible war most founders fight without realizing it and offers a five-anchor operating system for the kind of life and business most people only get halfway to. His work argues that strategy and structure are not what's actually breaking down for most operators. The operator is.
The work in those pages keeps going in conversation. Charming coaches founders, financial professionals, and queer leaders who want a structured way to put the same frameworks into their own life, business, and money decisions.
Integrity Formula Assessment
Comprehensive analysis across the five anchors to identify alignment gaps and personal conflicts, plus a tailored implementation roadmap. For those seeking deep self-assessment on integrity and alignment.
Freedom Formula Strategy Session
Financial independence pathway mapping using five success factors: Specific Knowledge, Accountability, Equity, Leverage, Time. For those pursuing financial independence goals.
Discovery Call
Initial consultation to assess needs and determine session fit. For prospective clients uncertain which option suits them.
What working with Charming looks like.
Plain-language strategy. No shame about starting points. Always aligned to how your actual family lives.
Specialty area.
Financial strategy for LGBTQ+ families and professionals across roughly thirty states plus Puerto Rico and Canada. Focus areas include protection, debt elimination, income diversification, and legacy planning.
Your story, used as context.
Uses the names and pronouns you use. Meets clients in their actual life, not an idealized version. Flags the places law or policy still lags, and builds around them.
Services.
All financial planning services through Royal Family Finance are completely free, with no minimums, no charges, no hidden fees. Royal Family Finance operates on an education-first model. The team earns through partnerships, not client fees. Everyone is welcome regardless of income, employment status, or asset level.
Financial Planning & Strategy
Completely FreeComprehensive financial planning covering debt management, life insurance, wealth protection, estate planning, and tax reduction, tailored for LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and professionals. The Royal Family Finance team works with you at every stage.
Initial Discovery Meeting
FreeNot sure where to start? The Initial Discovery Meeting is a no-pressure overview to understand your situation, explore how PCN and Royal Family Finance can serve you, and identify the right next step, whether financial, coaching, or referral.
Strategy & Consulting
Free Initial MeetingFor professionals and entrepreneurs seeking strategic direction, mindset coaching, and accountability. The initial meeting determines whether coaching or consulting is the right fit for your goals.
Join PCN's Finance Department
Free Initial MeetingAn interview with Charming for licensed and aspiring financial professionals exploring whether the Pride Council Network's Finance Department is the right next step for their practice.
Credentials.
Licenses, affiliations, and practice years. All verified at member intake and reaffirmed annually.
Refer someone to Charming.
How Charming prefers referrals, what he handles well, and how to pass the intro.
No minimums, no charges, completely free. Royal Family Finance's financial planning and education services are provided at no cost to the client. The team works with anyone who is open to learning, regardless of income, employment status, or current assets.
Ideal referrals
- ✓Married individuals or couples building a financial foundation
- ✓Families with children planning for the future
- ✓Homeowners or those looking to buy
- ✓Income over $50,000/year (though we work with everyone)
- ✓Anyone open to financial education and coaching
Better fit elsewhere
- →Individuals who are unemployed and not actively seeking employment or new income opportunities
- →Those looking for immediate cash assistance or short-term loans (not what we do)
- →Anyone not open to learning; financial literacy is core to everything we offer
Info needed to refer
Request an introduction.
Tell us a bit about what you are working on. A council member reads every request and sends a warm intro so Charming has context before the first call. It is always free.
Open the referral form →Two ways in.
If you need a professional, request an introduction. It is free and the lookup is fast. If you are a professional who would take referrals, the application takes about ten minutes.