NEW ORLEANS (press release) – New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), happening March 11-16, is proud to feature a diverse line-up of expert speakers that includes New Orleans-based thought leaders alongside nationally recognized thinkers and business leaders.

Generational Wealth: Creating Pathways for the Next Black Wall Street,” presented by the Freeman School's Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, featured five accomplished alumni who discussed their careers and offered advice for building financial security. The panel featured Shannon Brice (MBA ’04), Brian Egwele (BSM ’01), Stephanie Navarre (MBA ’86), Derrick Strozier (BSM ’14) and Kenny Welcome (BSM ’15) and was moderated by Charisse Gibson, Emmy award-winning journalist with WWL-TVn goes here

Kenny Welcome isn't yet a decade out of Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business and he's launched his own venture capital firm, KJW Capital, with the aim of connecting primarily Black people of wealth with investment opportunities, particularly in new businesses founded by Black ent… Read more

Kenny Welcome earned a Bachelor of Science in business management and marketing from Tulane’s A. B. Freeman School of Business. While an undergraduate, Welcome played Green Wave football as a defensive tackle, was named an Academic All-American, and even sang the National Anthem before a game… Read more.